The Aviationist on MSN

U.S. Air Force's T-38 Inducted at Navy's FRCSE for Overhaul and Repair Program

As part of the Talon Repair, Inspection and Maintenance program, T-38s will be inducted at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast ...
Seapower

First Air Force T-38 Talon Arrives at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast for Overhaul and Repair

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The first Air Force T-38 Talon aircraft arrived at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) Nov. 24 for ...
SlashGear

Here's How Fast A T-38 Jet Can Go After Its Afterburner Is Initiated

How does the military prepare pilots for the extreme rigors of flying a cutting-edge fighter jet? Since 1959, the U.S. Air Force has relied on the capable performance of the T-38 Talon as a trainer ...
Beyond Walks on MSN

T-38 Pilots Launch Early Morning Training Flights

Student pilots and instructors from the 25th Flying Training Squadron perform preflight checks as they prepare to taxi out ...
The National Interest

Why the US Air Force Prefers the T-38 Talon over the Navy’s T-45 Goshawk

For the US Air Force, the T-38 prepares students for high-performance combat aviation in wide-open airspace. Meanwhile, the T-45 emphasizes the challenges of carrier operations. The US Air Force, Navy ...
SpaceNews

Northrop Grumman T-38 Talon Honored for 50 Years of Service

On March 17, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) joined representatives of the U.S. Air Force in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first delivery of the T-38 Talon trainer aircraft. At an ...
Forbes

Mitigating Risk While Training International NATO Pilots

In the first two parts (links below) of this series about Sheppard Air Force Base, near Wichita Falls, Texas, we described what it was like to view the April 8 total solar eclipse from 30,000 feet in ...
Forbes

U-2 Twilight Landings At Beale Provide A Spectacular Show

A few years ago, I visited Beale AFB near Sacramento, California, for a series of Forbes stories about operations there (links below). The military base is home to the venerable U-2 and a fleet of ...
The National Interest

This Aircraft Will Change How the US Air Force Trains Its Pilots

T-7A-trained pilots should leave training better prepared for the realities of fifth-generation fighter operations. For generations, the US Air Force has relied upon the Northrop T-38 Talon to train ...
Air Force Times

Contractor crushed by T-38 jet suffered broken ribs, spinal fractures

A T-38 Talon taxis on a runway at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, March 7, 2024. (Senior Airman Nicholas Paczkowski/Air Force) A civilian maintainer was hospitalized for nearly a week with ...
insider.si.edu

Front jackpad screws, Northrop, T-38 Talon

The T-38 Talon is the world’s first supersonic trainer, first flown in 1959. Tens of thousands of pilots learned to fly in T-38s. The US Air Force is the primary user of the T-38, but Talons are also ...