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The Talon first flew in 1959. The U.S. Air Force uses the T-38 for test pilots and flight test engineers training at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Air Force Materiel Command uses the T-38 to test experimental equipment such as electrical and weapon systems. Pilots from most North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries train in the T-38 at Sheppard AFB, Texas, through the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration uses T-38 aircraft as trainers for astronauts and as observers and chase planes on programs such as the space shuttle. The Talon was also used by Jacquiline Cochran on several record-breaking speed and altitude flights.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date 1959 Type CRAFT-Aircraft Parts Manufacturer Northrop Aircraft Inc.
 Physical Description Metal cylindrical engine Dimensions Overall: 68.6 × 279.4 × 58.4cm (27 × 110 × 23 in.)
Storage: 304.8 × 94 × 71.1cm (10 ft. × 37 in. × 28 in.)
 Materials Aluminum Alloy
Ferrous Alloy
Plastics
Duct Tape
Paint
Asbestos
 Inventory Number A20040215004 Credit Line Transferred by the United States Air Force. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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