The mentor is known for its honest flight characteristics, aerobatic capabilities, and formation flying. Nearly 1200 talons were produced before the last one rolled off the assembly line in 1972. V280 valor nextgen vtol tiltrotor aircraft flight demo aviation history topics 747 787 a4 a10 a380 ah64 airpower airshow b17 b29 b52 bob hoover c17 ch47 cold war crossfield f4 f35 f86 f104 f111 f4u hurricane joe engle lifting body mike machat museum nasa neil armstrong p38 p51 sac shuttle sr71 stealth u2 uav v22 warbirds. Air force manual 11217, instrument flight procedures. Aviation maintenance technician handbook general pdf, 64.
Navy, and many other military training commands around the. Manufacturers pilots briefing notes for the t38a, report nb6231 dated 62 with approx 35 pages. As for the t38s, the reason nasa has them is not to train astronauts how to fly, but to teach them spaceflight readiness training sfrt. Only the first ten pages on 254 are available for nonregistered users.
Here you can find the manuals for vintage airplanes like the b24 liberator, p51 mustang, and more modern manuals for early jet fighters. Nasa t38a talon performance and specifications nasa. Nasa flight manual for the t38n, t38n1 at revision a dated november 2003 with approx 373 pages. This manual implements afpd 112, aircraft rules and procedures. It is an excellent reference on instrument flying and you need to get into this.
The resulting model has been corrected and validated by real t38 pilots. It entered service in 1961, and quickly set climb records, earning it the nickname white rocket. Manufacturers colour brochure for the t38 supersonic trainer, report nb594 dated 60 with approx 12 pages. The t38 remains in service as of 2020 in several air forces the united states air force usaf operates the most t38s. The northrop t38 talon is a twinengine, highaltitude, supersonic jet trainer. The most useful manual for those of us not in the warbird community is probably afman11217v1 instrument flight procedures, the air force equivalent to the faas instrument flying handbook.
Northrop t38 a aircraft flight crew checklist manual t. Coaxicalrotor design, builtin gyro insure more stable performance and make the. Thats the term that nasa uses for training astronaut candidates on the importance of handling critical tasks in a highpressure, time critical, physically challenging environment. The t38a is a pressurized, twoplace, tandem cockpit, twinturbojet supersonic aircraft manufactured by northrop corporation. Mjx t38 thunderbird instruction manual pdf download. But afji11204 operational procedures for aircraft carrying hazardous materials somehow seems especially appropriate. Northrop t38 a aircraft flight operatimng difference suplemental data manual t. Home aircraft manuals mr northrop t38 talon northrop t38a, b talon flight manual usaf. T 38 aircraft maintenance stands ground support equipment. These are either original or copies of manuals and blueprints used when these aircraft were in active. These are either original or copies of manuals and blueprints used when these aircraft were in active duty, now transferred into electronic format.
Afm, poh, cessna, pdf, pilot operating handbook, airplane flight manual, download, free. Canopycockpitfuselage covers canopy covers help reduce damage to your airplanes upholstery and avionics caused by excessive heat, and they can eliminate problems caused by leaking door and window seals. It provides a comprehensive document containing t38 fundamental procedures and techniques that may be used to accomplish the various missions of the t38. Touchandgo landings are the only time the t38c flight manual refers to a. Northrops t38 talon was the worlds first supersonic trainer aircraft, and remains in service today in air forces worldwide. Vintage aircraft manuals and training handbooks vintage military aircraft flight and service manuals and pilot training handbooks on sale at discount prices every day.
Air education and training command is the primary user of the t38 for joint specialized undergraduate pilot training. Operate and assess an aircraft and its systems in accordance with natops and flight training instructions, reporting any anomaly to the instructor. Air force 30 dec 2017 flight manual t 37 mxomjjfxmn pdf 36 pages 187. This item is sold for historical and reference only. Afm 11217 is the air forces equivalent to navair 0080t112, natops instrument. The northrop t38 talon is a twoseat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer. Hereafter in this publication, to 1t38a1 will be referred to as the flight. On this site you can purchase and download digital. Home aircraft manuals mr northrop t38 talon these manuals are supplied in adobe pdf format, and delivered via digital download, processed within 2448 hours.
In addition to training usaf pilots, the t38 is used by nasa. Its a complete modular system that when combined with other options such as lights, electrical and pneumatic circuits, and toolboxes gives personnel the ability to operate on the aircraft while minimizing traveling up and down the ladder. T38 talon pilots flight operating instructions by united. The manual was declassified several years ago and has now been made free to the public. The first is a quick start manual for those who just want to kick the tires and light the fires while the other is a very comprehensive pilots operating handbook, over 240 pages in length, that is nearly a verbatim replication of the realworld t38a manual. Faah808331a, aviation maintenance technician handbookairframe. The erect spin the motion of an airplane in a spin can involve many complex aerodynamic and inertial forces. Air force instruction 11202, volume 3, general flight rules afi 11202, volume 3 is the air forces opnav 3710. Items considered procedural guidance for specialized. The northrop t38 was the first supersonic training aircraft and was developed from the northrop fighter project which was eventually produced as the f5. This operating handbook is 1,052 pages and includes all systems except for the advanced synthetic aperture radar system.
Alphabetical list of flight manuals flight manuals. Project talon spot may 2010 edwards air force base air force flight test center this technical information memorandum afftctlmiool, t38c optimal landing technique determination project talon spot was submitted under job order number mt09b40q by the commandant, usaf test pilot school, edwards afb, california. Nomenclature aoa angle of attack, deg acfs advanced concepts flight simulator agl above ground level radar altitude, ft arc ames. These digital flight manuals contain all the information required by the pilot, including a technical description of the aircraft, limitations, normal and emergency procedures and in most cases performance data. For the first time ever, the sr71 flight manual has been made available online. Air force instruction 11202, volume 3, general flight rules afi 11202, volume 3 is the air forces opnav 3710, it is the air forces allencompassing.
This report presents the results of the air force flight test center t38a. Volume 3, t38 and at38 operations procedures, to 1t38a1, flight manual usaf series t38 aircraft. Originally classified restricted, the manual was recently declassified and is here reprinted in book form. T38 airframe, engines, landing gear struts and tires. T39ng natops manual t39 natops pcl terminal objective.
The t38 phase maintenance stand offers firstclass, state of the art, access to the t38 training aircraft. The t6ab natops flight manual is the only source of officially recognized ocf and spin recovery procedures. Accurate t38 aerodynamic model based on northrop and nasa data the adv model is built only around wind tunnel and flight test data obtained from the aircraft manufacturer, nasa and other research agencies. Here was nasas 2008 planning study of the t38 fleet. Read online full pdfs also available in german, french, and spanish, or a japanese or chinese quick start guide. The t38 talon is a twinengine, highaltitude, supersonic jet trainer used in a variety of roles because of its design, economy of operations, ease of maintenance, high performance and exceptional safety record.
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