The T-38A "Talon" is a twin engine, high altitude, supersonic jet trainer. It is used primarily by Air Education and Training Command for Undergraduate Pilot and Pilot Instructor training. The aircraft in this photograph was painted in Bicentennial colors in 1976.
Webb AFB T-38A Movie Clips from 1977
By popular request, here is the full 9 minute formation training flight movie from 1977. Current and former instructors and students will recognize all the training maneuvers including pitchouts and rejoins, crossunders, echelon turns, close and extended trail and more. Since the video is so long, I have loaded it up on YouTube. Enjoy!
T-38A On Display at Hangar 25
The T-38 has swept back wings, a streamlined fuselage and tricycle landing gear with a steerable nose wheel. The instructor and student sit in tandem in a pressurized cockpit. The cockpit avionics have been updated continuously, making the transition to a modern fighter aircraft almost seamless. The T-38 has been in use by the USAF since 1961. With ongoing updating and wing strengthening, it is estimated to remain in service for at least another 20 years.
T-38A Arrives at Hangar 25
The T-38 aircraft on display at Hangar 25 saw service at Laredo AFB, Texas and Williams AFB, Arizona before being retired to Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona for storage in 1992. Hangar 25 acquired this aircraft in March 2001, on loan from the U.S. Air Force Museum. With great assistance from many museum members and volunteers, the aircraft was assembled, painted and placed on display.
