Happy 50th Birthday, T-38 Talon

Valley Press on ^ | Monday, April 20, 2009. | Sr. Airman Julius Delos Reyes 95th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

[jnsun]

I wonder if the engines have remained the same. They really didn't deliver much thrust, as I recall 6000 lbs (AB) per? And they certainly have to be replaced or reconditioned over that time. But they certainly did match well for the performance.

Also recall the term as "coke bottle fuselage" (not soda), meaning cross sectional area remains constant lengthwise.

Thanks for memories.

[GeronL]

haven’t there been many variants? Didn’t Mexico have their own version?

[Jeff Chandler]

The skies around here were once filled with T-38s and Tweets. Williams AFB was right down the road.

[Oztrich Boy]

I'm still wondering about "The T-38 has swept wings"

No more than the DeHavilland Tiger Moth (30 years earlier)

[JRios1968]

That’s what she told me...

[WayneS]

RE:
Buy one here:
http://www.thorntonaircraft.com/body/body.cfm?page_name=mil

If I have to ask how much, I can't afford it, right?

[jaydubya2]

It’s still free to dream...for now.

[finaltable]

I called. They are $1.7 million and they will paint it however you want after you buy it.