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NASA Dryden's T-38 trainer aircraft in flight over Cuddeback Dry Lake in Southern California. |
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Photo Number: | ED06-0072-8 |
Photo Date: | May 5, 2006 |
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Photo Description: |
NASA Dryden's T-38 trainer aircraft in flight over Cuddeback Dry Lake in Southern California. Formerly at NASA's Langley Research Center, this Northrop T-38 Talon is now used for mission support and pilot proficiency at the Dryden Flight Research Center. |
Project Description: |
Formerly assigned to NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., the T-38 aircraft had supported various aeronautics research projects there for a number of years. The aircraft is used by NASA Dryden's research pilots for proficiency and mission support flights. Dryden operated two T-38s for a number of years, replacing them with newer F-18s. However, the cost of maintaining and operating the F-18s make the fuel-friendly, lower maintenance T-38 an attractive addition to Dryden's fleet. NASA has also operated a small fleet of T-38s for pilot proficiency and training for astronauts at the Johnson Space Center in Texas since the mid-1960s. |
NASA Photo by: | Jim Ross |
Keywords: | T-38, Talon, mission support aircraft, Cuddeback Dry Lakebed |
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