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Aviation History
1958
1958 - 0860.PDF
876 FLIGHT Military Aircraft of the World . . . Northrop T-38 (mock-up). Below, Lockheed T2V-1 SeoStar. include leading-edge slats, increased tail area, stronsjer unde-carr'R»e,raised instructor (rear) seat and full carrier equipment. The first T2V flew in December 1954. Ten had been delivered at the beginning of1958 and many more are now in use; the bulk contract covered 271 aircraft, costing $61m. Span, 42ft over 169 Imp. gal tip tanks; length, 38/i; height, 13ft;gross weight, 16,400 Ib; max. speed, 600 m.p.h.; initial climb, 6,330/r/ min; range, 840 n.m.; landing speed, 97 m.p.h. North American T2J-1 Winner of a U.S. Navy design competitionfor a new general purpose trainer, the T2J has been designed and built by North American's Columbus division. The first example flew on February 10. Development has been accelerated by employing a wingsimilar to that of the FJ-1, flying controls similar to those of the T-28C (plus a powered tailplane) and standard systems and equipment whereverpossible. Pilot and pupil sit in tandem; the Westinghouse J34-WE-46 turbojetof 3,400 lb thrust is in the belly, fed from cheek intakes and exhausting at the wing trailing edge; and the main fuel tank occupies the fuselage abovethe wing. Full earner equipment is carried and a variety of packages can be installed housing guns, bombs, rockets or towing gear. ModifiedMartin-Baker seats arc expected to provide safe escape st ground level. Quantity production is already in hand, although evaluation at Palmdalehas yet to begin. Span, 36ft; length, 38/f 4in; height, 14ft; wing area, 225 sq ft; emptyweight, 6,500 Ib; gross weight, 9,850 Ib; max. speed, 429 kt; landing speed, 67 kt; performance to 50ft, take-off 2,010/r and landing 1,690ft;range with 483 Imp. gal, 840 n.m. Northrop T-38 This remarkable machine is stated to "fill the needfor a trainer aircraft with a performance capability matching the charac- teristics of supersonic operational aircraft." Powered by two GeneralElectric J85 or Fairchild J83 turbojets, each rated at about 2,500 lb with afterburner, the T-38 is to be used for the following functions: super-sonic techniques in general; multi-jet handling; aerobatics; night flying; instrument training; and cross-country navigation.Ailerons, rudder and slab tailplane are fully powered, with spring, or spring/bob-weight, feel. The thin wing has practically no sweep, andhas mid-span ailerons arid small flaps. The fuselage is markedly area ruled, the instructor sitting behind and above the pupil. All fuel iscarried between the engine intake ducts, the cells occupying the full fuselage cross section. The T-38 is in production and is intended tosucceed the T-33 as a standard trainer. First flight is scheduled for next January. Span, 25ft 2in; length, 44ft lin; height, lift llin; gross weight,10,960 Ib; max. speed, about 850 m.p.h.; range, more than 1,000 n.m. Temcp TT-1 Pinto This trim little machine was the first primaryjet trainer to be adopted by the U.S. Navy. It has tandem ejection seats, an extremely advanced structure stressed to a factor of 11.25, hydraulicspeed brakes, liquid oxygen breathing and a single Continental J69-T-2 engine of 920 lb thrust. The prototype flew in March 1956; followingsuccessful evaluation an order was placed for 14, the first of which was delivered last September. Further orders are likely. Span, 29ft lOin; length, 30ft 7in; height, 10ft lOin; gross weight,4,400 Ib; max. speed, 286 kt; initial climb, 1,900ftI'min; stalling speed at 4,000 Ib, 67-69 kt. North American T2J-1. Temco TT-1 Pinto.
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