Comments on: T-38 Fighter Jet Still a Premier Trainerhttp://www.becomefighterpilot.com/t-38-fighter-jet-still-a-premier-trainer/Wed, 04 May 2011 17:20:45 +0000hourly1By: Bob "Stambo" Stambovskyhttp://www.becomefighterpilot.com/t-38-fighter-jet-still-a-premier-trainer/#comment-360Wed, 04 May 2011 17:20:45 +0000http://www.afterburnerclub.com/?p=2447#comment-360F-5s been used for yrs. Marine aggressors at Yuma airframes are getting old. T-38Cs have updated cockpits, and beefed up airframes.Only wish they’d retrofit T-38C with the F-5E’s J-85-21 engine (3,000 # in A/B)-Yee ha!

Problem: short legs. 45 minutes of yank and bank, then bingo. Short/thin wings=140 KIAS + fuel on final!
Still E-ticket ride.
Semper Fi

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