Northrop T-38 Talons at Space Center Houston - Houston, TX
Posted by: 
ggmorton
N 29° 33.010 W 095° 05.692
15R E 297026 N 3270772
Some T-38 Talons in front of Space Center Houston.
Waymark Code: WMHA9
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/14/2006
Views: 76
General characteristics
* Crew: 2: student and instructor
* Length: 46 ft 4.5 in (14.14 m)
* Wingspan: 25 ft 3 in (7.7 m)
* Height: 12 ft 10.5 in (3.92 m)
* Wing area: 170 ft² (16 m²)
* Empty weight: 7,200 lb (3,270 kg)
* Loaded weight: 11,820 lb (5,360 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 12,500 lb (kg)
* Powerplant: 2× General Electric J85-5A (J85-5R
after PMP modification) afterburning turbojets,
3,850 lbf (17.1 kN) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: Mach 1.3 (858 mph, 1,381 km/h)
* Range: 1,140 mi (1,835 km)
* Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,240 m)
* Rate of climb: 33,600 ft/min (170.7 m/s)
* Wing loading: 70 lb/ft² (340 kg/m²)
* Thrust/weight: 0.65
These two planes are on display at a small roadside park near the entrance to Space Center Houston. It is well lit at night. I could not find any information on these specific airplane via a tail number lookup.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Northrop T-38A
Tail Number: (S/N): N900NA and N968NA
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): park
inside / outside: outside
Other Information::
None.
Access restrictions:
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
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