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To: oldbill
You don’t understand the issue.

Right back at you.

The reasons not to relaunch the T-38 are that it's a 60 year old design for a 60 year old training concept. There have been a couple of revolutions in training philosophy since the T-37/T-38 basic/advanced idea of the 50s

The last supersonic trainer to enter service was the Mitsubishi T-2 at the end of the 60s. The handful of supersonic hours didn't justify the added cost for what could be equally done on an intermediate trainer such as the Hawk/Alpha Jet.

Once high performace turboprops could simulate jet throttle performance the operating costs of a T-37 type basic trainer again became unjustifiable.

Even today the only reason to go supersonic is if you also want a common design with a 70% scale F-16 for your combat squadrons. (ie the KAI T-50/TA-50/FA-50)

18 posted on 02/20/2012 3:34:13 PM PST by Oztrich Boy (For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn? -Mr Bennet)
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To: Oztrich Boy

Your expertise is based on what?


19 posted on 02/20/2012 8:38:01 PM PST by oldbill
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