Specifications |
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) |
Height | 12 feet, 10 1/2 inches (3.8 meters) |
Wingspan | 25 feet, 3 inches (7.6 meters) |
Speed | 812 mph (Mach 1.08 at sea level) |
Ceiling | Above 55,000 feet (16,667 meters) |
Maximum Takeoff 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 |