Northrop T-38 Talon
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Northrop T-38 Talon

车辆背景与资料

Northrop T-38 Talon 是由美国飞机制造商 Northrop Corporation 设计和生产的双座、双引擎超音速喷气教练机。它是世界上第一款超音速教练机,也是产量最高的教练机。

T-38 的历史可追溯至 1952 年以及 Northrop 的 N-102 Fang 和 N-156 战斗机项目。在 1950 年代中期,Northrop 官员决定改装 N-156,以满足美国空军(USAF)近期发布的一项通用作战要求,即开发一款超音速教练机来取代 Lockheed T-33。该竞标成功,很大程度上得益于其与竞争机型相比更低的生命周期成本,公司获得了制造三架原型机的初始订单。其中第一架被指定为 YT-38,于 1959 年 4 月 10 日首飞。T-38 于 1961 年 3 月 17 日正式加入美国空军服役。

美国空军是 T-38 的最大运营商。其他 T-38 运营商包括 NASA 和美国海军。位于马里兰州帕图森特河的美国海军试飞员学校是美国海军的主要运营商。其他 T-38 此前曾被美国海军用于异型机空战训练,直至被类似的 Northrop F-5 Tiger II 取代。其他北约国家的飞行员在与美国飞行员的联合训练项目中也经常驾驶 T-38。截至 2025 年 [更新],T-38 仍在多个国家的空军服役。截至 2025 年 [更新],T-38 已在其原始运营商美国空军服役超过 60 年。

2018 年 9 月,美国空军宣布,如果计划的 T-7A 初始低速生产能在 2026 年前实现,则可能在 2034 年前用 Boeing–Saab T-7 Red Hawk 取代 Talon。这一替换时间表取决于国会批准,以及飞机交付、评估并在 2027 年获得美国空军的初始作战能力。

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A T-38C assigned to the 416th Flight Test Squadron, 412th Test Wing, Air Force Test Center, flies over the Mojave desert near Edwards AFB, California
A T-38C assigned to the 416th Flight Test Squadron, 412th Test Wing, Air Force Test Center, flies over the Mojave desert near Edwards AFB, California
Air-to-air right side view of a USAF T-38 Talon aircraft from 560th Flying Training Squadron, Randolph AFB, Texas, as his lead performs a left pitchout
Air-to-air right side view of a USAF T-38 Talon aircraft from 560th Flying Training Squadron, Randolph AFB, Texas, as his lead performs a left pitchout
A T-38C cockpit
A T-38C cockpit
Two T-38 chase planes follow Space Shuttle Columbia as it lands at Northrop Strip in White Sands, New Mexico , ending its mission STS-3
Two T-38 chase planes follow Space Shuttle Columbia as it lands at Northrop Strip in White Sands, New Mexico , ending its mission STS-3
NASA Dryden 's T-38 in flight over Cuddeback Dry Lake in Southern California
NASA Dryden 's T-38 in flight over Cuddeback Dry Lake in Southern California
Picture of the formation leader, taken from the backseat of a T38C, of the 479th Fighter Training Group, Moody AFB, Georgia, 2006
Picture of the formation leader, taken from the backseat of a T38C, of the 479th Fighter Training Group, Moody AFB, Georgia, 2006
A T-38 in Portuguese Air Force colours at Air Base No. 11 (BA11 – Beja)
A T-38 in Portuguese Air Force colours at Air Base No. 11 (BA11 – Beja)
U.S. Air Force 25th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot and his student walk to a T-38A to begin flight training at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, November 1997
U.S. Air Force 25th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot and his student walk to a T-38A to begin flight training at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, November 1997
An X-15 in flight attached to a B-52 mother ship, with a T-38 chase plane, 1961
An X-15 in flight attached to a B-52 mother ship, with a T-38 chase plane, 1961
A T-38 takes off from Edwards Air Force Base with only one engine during single-engine takeoff testing, to evaluate recommended speeds for takeoff if an engine fails
A T-38 takes off from Edwards Air Force Base with only one engine during single-engine takeoff testing, to evaluate recommended speeds for takeoff if an engine fails
US Navy DT-38A at United States Navy Fighter Weapons School "TOPGUN", 1974
US Navy DT-38A at United States Navy Fighter Weapons School "TOPGUN", 1974
A T-38 Talon in Thunderbirds livery at the Alliance Air Show, 2014
A T-38 Talon in Thunderbirds livery at the Alliance Air Show, 2014
A T-38 Talon at the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show, 2019
A T-38 Talon at the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show, 2019
A T-38 Talon on display at the Frontiers of Flight Museum
A T-38 Talon on display at the Frontiers of Flight Museum
A T-38 Talon on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
A T-38 Talon on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
A T-38 Talon on display at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center
A T-38 Talon on display at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center
T-38 Serial Numbers 60–0573, 60–0589, and 61–0828 at Owatonna Degner Regional Airport , Minnesota
T-38 Serial Numbers 60–0573, 60–0589, and 61–0828 at Owatonna Degner Regional Airport , Minnesota
T-38A Serial Numbers 3842 at Gangshan Air Force Base, Gangshan District , Kaohsiung City , Taiwan
T-38A Serial Numbers 3842 at Gangshan Air Force Base, Gangshan District , Kaohsiung City , Taiwan
Northrop T-38 Talon