Primary
Function : |
Advanced
jet pilot trainer |
| Builder
: |
Northrop
Corp. |
| Power
Plant : |
Two General
Electric J85-GE-5
turbojet engines with afterburners |
| Thrust
: |
2,900 pounds
(1,315 kilograms)
with afterburners |
| Length
: |
46 feet,
4 1/2 inches
(14 meters) |
| Wingspan
: |
25 feet,
3 inches (7.6 meters) |
| Height
: |
12 feet,
10 1/2 inches
(3.8 meters) |
| Speed
: |
812 mph (Mach
1.08 at sea
level) |
| Ceiling
: |
Above 55,000
feet
(16,667 meters) |
Max take-off
weight : |
12,500 pounds
(5,670 kilograms) |
| Range
: |
1,000 miles
(870 nautical miles) |
| Armament
: |
T-38A: none;
AT-38B has provisions
for external armament |
| Unit Cost
: |
$756,000 |
| Crew : |
Two, student
and instructor |
Date
Deployed : |
March 1961 |
| Inventory
: |
Active force,
562;
ANG, 0; Reserve 0 |
| Web site
: |
http://www.laughlin.af.mil/ |
