Cessna T-37A "Tweety Bird" Jet Trainer
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brwhiz
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This Static Aircraft Display of a Cessna T-37A "Tweety Bird" is inside the Hill Aerospace Museum located on the northwest corner of Hill Air Force Base at 7961 Wardleigh Road in Riverdale, Utah.
Waymark Code: WMH00G
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2013
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Cessna T-37A
"Twwety Bird"
S/N 57-2259 Span: 33'10" Length: 29'3"
Height: 9'2" Weight: 6,580 lbs Crew: 2
Engines: Two Continental J-69 Turbojets
of 920 lbs Thrust Each Armaments: None
Maximum Speed: 410 mph
In early 1953, the USAF announced that Cessna had been chosen to build a new turbine-engine training aircraft based on their Model 318 civilian aircraft. The prototype flew on October 12, 1954, with the first production aircraft flying approximately a year later in 1955. The T-37 was initially used as a basic trainer, the pilots transferring to these aircraft only after completing their primary training in T-34's. In November, 1959, T-37B's entered service with more powerful engines and improved Nav/Com systems. All surviving T-37A's were retrofitted to this standard. The final version was the T-37C which had provision for armament and wingtip fuel tanks. By the end of production in 1977, a total of 1,268 T-37's had been built.