T-38 Talon

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The T-38 Talon is a twin-engine supersonic jet trainer aircraft widely used by air forces, particularly the U.S. Air Force, for advanced pilot training.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
T-38 Talon canonical 5
Northrop T-38 Talon 2
T-38C 2

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Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf jet trainer aircraft
military aircraft
supersonic aircraft
twin‑engine aircraft
aircraftConfiguration high‑performance trainer
supersonic
swept‑wing
twin‑engine
airForceDesignation trainer
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 2
crewConfiguration tandem seating
designFeature area‑ruled fuselage
ejection seats for both crew
pressurized cockpit
tricycle landing gear
developedFrom Northrop N-156 project
emptyWeight approximately 7,200 lb
engineType afterburning turbojet
firstFlight 1959-04-10
fuelType jet fuel
height approximately 12 ft 10 in
introduced 1961
landingGear retractable
length approximately 46 ft
manufacturer Northrop Corporation
linked to: Northrop Grumman
maximumSpeed approximately 1,300 km/h at altitude
approximately Mach 1.3
maxTakeoffWeight approximately 12,700 lb
modernizedVariant T-38C
linked to: T-38 Talon

T-38N
linked to: T-38 Talon
nicknamed White Rocket
notableUser NASA astronauts
numberBuilt over 1,100
operatorType air forces
space agency
powerplant 2 × General Electric J85 turbojet engines
primaryRole advanced jet trainer
primaryUser United States Air Force
produced 1961–1972
range approximately 1,800 km with external tanks
relatedAircraft Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter
linked to: F-5 Freedom Fighter
roleInTrainingPipeline advanced phase of Undergraduate Pilot Training
serviceCeiling approximately 50,000 ft
status in service
successorAircraft T-7A Red Hawk (planned USAF replacement)
USAFDesignation T-38A
linked to: T-38 Talon

T-38B
linked to: T-38 Talon

T-38C
linked to: T-38 Talon
usedBy German Air Force
NASA
Portuguese Air Force
Republic of Korea Air Force
Saudi Arabian Air Force
Taiwan Air Force
Turkish Air Force
United States Air Force
United States Navy
usedFor advanced pilot training
astronaut proficiency flying
lead‑in fighter training
test pilot training
wingspan approximately 25 ft 3 in

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Boeing T-7A Red Hawk intendedToReplace Northrop T-38 Talon
linked to: T-38 Talon
Pete Knight aircraftFlown T-38 Talon
Columbus Air Force Base basedAircraftType T-38C Talon
linked to: T-38 Talon
William J. Knight aircraftFlown T-38 Talon
TuAF usesAircraftModel T-38 Talon
T-38 Talon modernizedVariant T-38C
linked to: T-38 Talon
T-38 Talon modernizedVariant T-38N
linked to: T-38 Talon
T-38 Talon USAFDesignation T-38A
linked to: T-38 Talon
T-38 Talon USAFDesignation T-38B
linked to: T-38 Talon
T-38 Talon USAFDesignation T-38C
linked to: T-38 Talon
General Electric J85 usedInAircraft Northrop T-38 Talon
linked to: T-38 Talon