The Plane! The Plane! Northrop T-38

[Uncle Wig]

Sporty!

[Silencio]

Ooh, nice colorway.

[MGS_forgot_password]

The Plane!

[Numo]

Cloth or leather interior?

[Uncle Wig]

MGS_forgot_password wrote:
The Plane!

Thanx for the xtra info.

Here's another. If I recall, they were setting up for the open house at DMAFB. Notice the box in the back seat with the U-2 sticker.

[lost in space]

How many upholders?

[OWC Jamie]

lost in space wrote:
How many upholders?

I see three upholders for when it is at rest and 4 when when it is in flight.

[Carnos Jax]

Actually, you only see 2 when it is in flight (the other two are downholders). :-)

Many people don't realize it, but the two horizontal tails* at the back of the airplane always produce a down force in flight (except perhaps during certain maneuvering situations). If you actually take the time to look at it in detail, you'll notice they have an upside down airfoil (relatively flat on top and more curved on bottom).

*(proper term horizontal stabilizers...or in the case of some planes, like the T-38, stabilators...a combination of stabilizer and elevator, as the function is to both stabilize the airplane in pitch and 'elevate'/move the nose up and down, as well as produce a down force to counter the nose down pitching moment produced by the distribution of aerodynamic forces on the wing).

[Carnos Jax]

So I actually put two and two together. I just realized the "BB" on the tail must mean it's from Beale AFB, and the RW stands for Reconnaissance Wing, and that Beale is home to U-2's (and SR-71's back in the day?), and so these planes must be what the U-2 pilots fly to keep current (since operating a U-2, being that it's a limited strategic asset, should be restricted to actual missions and the occasional training).

[jdc]

No, No, NO! Thats a Mig 28 Trainer! :RollingEyesSmiley5:



Yes Carnos, correct on all counts.

See those all the time in here in Sac.

Good friend/neighbor flew the U2 "Dragonlady" for many years from Beale. He's flown those T-38s everywhere. Used to buzz his fiancees place, or wherever she happened to be. Air Force Academy grad even.

he said most of his flight were boring. Did a lot of reading. =)