Posted on 01/11/2011 10:12:06 AM PST by sukhoi-30mki
That T-38 doesn’t have the updated inlet duct lip.
F-5 came after the T-38. Also use an earlier version the J-85-5. Originally developed F-5A/B J85-13 for export then F-5E/F using the J-85-21. No hard points at all on T-38 wing. Centerline cargo pod and AT-38B which has electrical wiring to carry centerline minigun pod.
I was just getting ready to say that. Really beautiful lines. I know they're obselete performance wise, but in terms of looks they're still at the top of the list.
“Whitson, a biochemist, told committee members that without her training as a T-38 “back seater” she would have been ill-prepared to command the station during a 192-day mission that included five spacewalks.”
I’m all for keeping the T-38, but I’d really pay to see someone train for a spacewalk from the backseat of one.
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