T-37A Tweety Bird - Fort Rucker, AL - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

The T-37A made its first flight in 1955 and went into service with the Air Force in 1956. The T-37B became operational in 1959. All T-37A's have been modified to T-37B standards. The T-37 Tweety Bird is a twin-engine jet used for training undergraduate pilots, undergraduate navigator and tactical navigator students in fundamentals of aircraft handling, and instrument, formation and night flying.

The twin engines and flying characteristics of the T-37 give student pilots the feel for handling the larger, faster T-38 Talon or T-1A Jayhawk later in the undergraduate pilot training course. The instructor and student sit side by side for more effective training. The cockpit has dual controls, ejection seats and a clamshell-type canopy that can be jettisoned.

The T-37C is similar to the T-37B, but has provisions for both armament and wingtip fuel tanks. The plane can carry two, 250-pound (112.5 kilogram) bombs. Associated equipment includes computing gun sights and a 16mm gun camera. The aircraft can be fitted with cameras for reconnaissance missions.

This aircraft entered service with the USAF in 1956 as 56-3465. It was one of three T37As (3464,5 and 6) that were transferred to the US Army for evaluation as part of the "High Performance Army Observation Aircraft Program" or "HPAOA" otherwise known as Project Long Arm. They were named "Nina (3465) Pinta (3466) and Santa Maria (3464) after Christopher Columbus' ships. The project did not eventually choose the T-37, instead using the Grumman OV-1 Mohawk.

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): T-37A Tweety Bird Tail Number: (S/N): 63465 Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): U. S. Army Aviation Museum inside / outside: outside Other Information:: The aircraft is part of the outdoors display of the U. S. Army Aviation Museum at Ft. Rucker. Access restrictions: The aircraft is displayed outside. There is no fence. Daylight hours would be best for visiting. The aircraft is located on an active Army base.

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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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