『每日軍事武器鑑賞』－ T-37B「鳴叫」初級噴氣訓練機

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T-37 Tweet
The T-37 Tweet is a twin-engine jet used for training undergraduate pilots, undergraduate navigator and tactical navigator students in fundamentals of aircraft handling, and instrument, formation and night flying.

The twin engines and flying characteristics of the T-37 give student pilots the feel for handling the larger, faster T-38 Talon or T-1A Jayhawk later in the undergraduate pilot training course. The instructor and student sit side by side for more effective training. The cockpit has dual controls, ejection seats and a clamshell-type canopy that can be jettisoned. The T-37 has a hydraulically operated speed brakes, tricycle landing gear and a steerable nose wheel. Six rubber-cell, interconnected fuel tanks in each wing feed the main tank in the fuselage.

The T-37B has improved radio navigational equipment, UHF radio and redesigned instrument panels. Many foreign air forces fly the T-37B, including those of Thailand, Greece, Chile, Jordan, Turkey and Pakistan. Students from 12 North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries train in T-37B's at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Flying the T-37C are the air forces of Portugal, Peru, Colombia and Greece, among others.

The T-37C is similar to the T-37B, but has provisions for both armament and wingtip fuel tanks. The plane can carry two, 250-pound (112.5 kilogram) bombs. Associated equipment includes computing gun sights and a 16mm gun camera. The aircraft can be fitted with cameras for reconnaissance missions.

The T-37A made its first flight in 1955 and went into service with the Air Force in 1956. The T-37B became operational in 1959. All T-37A's have been modified to T-37B standards. A contract was awarded in August 1989 to Sabreliner Corp. for the T-37B Structural Life Extension Program. The contract included the design, testing and production of kits, installed by a U.S. Air Force contract field team, which modified or replaced critical structural components for the entire fleet, extending the capability of the T-37 into the next century. More than 1,000 T-37s were built, and 507 remain in the U.S. Air Force inventory. All have been repainted in a distinctive dark blue and white to help formation training and to ease maintenance.

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OA-37

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翼展：10.2米
機長：8.9米
機高：2.8米

最大起飛重量：2981千克

平飛速度(海平面)：315英里/小時(M0.4)
實用升限：10600米
航程：1760千米

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T-37「鳴叫」教練機

T-37「鳴叫」是美國賽斯納飛機公司(Cessna Aircraft Co.)製造的雙引擎基礎教練機，用來培訓飛行員和導航員，並訓練學員的駕駛、儀器操作、編隊飛行和夜航等基本技能。T-37A與1955年首飛，並於次年12月進入美國空軍服役。

該機採用並列雙座設計，駕駛艙設有兩套獨立的控制系統和彈射座椅。起落架採用前三點佈局，同時配有野鴨控制的減速閘，兩翼內各有六個互相連通的副油箱給機身內的主油箱供油。

T-37B在T-37A的基礎上改進了無線電導航系統、UHF無線電接收系統，並重新設計了一表面版。T-37B被包括泰國、希臘、智利、約旦、土耳其和巴基斯坦等許多國家在內的空軍所使用。1959年投入使用。所有的T-37A都被改造成了T-37B。

T-37C和T-37B相似，但配備了外掛武器和翼尖副油箱，可攜帶兩枚250重的炸彈，並可攜帶照相機完成偵察任務。使用T-37C的國家有葡萄牙、秘魯、哥倫比亞和希臘等。

T-37共被生產了1000多架，其中507架至今仍在美國空軍服役。它們的機身都被漆成獨特的藍色和白色，以利於編隊訓練和便於維護。

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(文章來自：基礎訓練機）

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Specifications
Primary Function	Primary trainer in undergraduate pilot training, undergraduate navigator and tactical navigator training
Builder	Cessna Aircraft Co.
Power Plant	Two Continental J69-T-25 turbojet engines
Thrust	1,025 pounds (461.25 kilograms), each engine
Length	29 feet, 3 inches (8.9 meters)
Height	9 feet, 2 inches (2.8 meters)
Maximum Takeoff Weight	6,625 pounds (2,981 kilograms)
Wingspan	33 feet, 8 inches (10.2 meters)
Speed	315 mph (Mach 0.4 at sea level)
Ceiling	35,000 feet (10.6 kilometers)
Range	460 miles (400 nautical miles)
Armament	T-37B, none; T-37C has provisions for external armament
Unit Cost	$164,854
Crew	Two, student pilot and instructor pilot
Date Deployed	December 1956
Inventory	Active force, 507; ANG, 0; Reserve 0