T-38 IP: “Did You Bring Your Water Bottle?”
Back when I fell victim to one of the oldest tricks in the books! During my T-38 flight training one of my instructors was a former A-10 fighter pilot that…
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USAF, Navy Ground F-35s and Other Jets for Ejection Seat Defect
The U.S. Air Force is standing-down and inspecting their F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters over concerns about a defect in the jet’s explosive ejection seat cartridges, following a discovery of…
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My Fighter Career: “I Wasn’t Born To Fly”
“My Fighter Career” is a limited series of articles by Byron Hukee. He’s a humble, bad ass, retired USAF pilot who flew everything from the F-100 to the F-16. Hello,…
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One Dead In Laughlin AFB T-38C Crash Near Del Rio, Texas
UPDATED: Nove 21, 2017 10 PM CT: Laughlin Air Force Base cancelled all flying through the Thanksgiving holiday after yesterday’s crash that killed one pilot and injured another. The name…
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Too much fun! My T-38 Fiasco at Webb AFB, TX back in 1971
On my first T-38 solo, I got into multiple troubles. In one of the maneuvering areas, I decided to do repeated loops, merrily climbing and losing ten thousand feet in…
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ENJJPT is Short for Where Future US and Allied Aviators Go to Get Their Wings
ENJJPT Is One of the Most Successful Joint Training Programs Ever The Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program (ENJJPT) is a multi-national training program that trains combat pilots for the…
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Talon: The World’s First Supersonic Jet Trainer Has Aged Gracefully
Northrop’s T-38 Has Trained Thousands of Pilots Around the World- and Still Does On March 17th 1959, the first T-38 Talon trainer was placed in service with the United States…
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This Fighter Instructor Is Crazy (And We Love It!)
“Go Get Him! Kill him!”Like a rallying cry in Gladiator, this IFF (Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals) instructor emphasizes the importance of the kill instinct for fighter pilots. There is no…
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Columbus AFB Pilot Training Class Kicks Off Video Rivalry With a Killer Video
Friendly competition heating up between pilot training bases over “drop-night” videos. The real winner in this competition is our nation with well-trained men and women. Last week, we posted a video of…
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I flew the White Rocket: My T-38 Experience
The T-38 is a beautiful machine that is nearing the end of its service life over the next 5-7 years. A T-X competition is underway to determine its replacement. Our…
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We Take A Look At The Jets Competing To Replace The T-38
Beginning in 2003, the US Air Force’s Air Education and Training Command (AETC) set its sights on replacing the T-38 Advanced Jet Trainer. The T-38 first flew in 1959, and…
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Watch this J-85 Jet Engine Test Go Horribly Wrong
Engines are extremely reliable pieces of machinery. This reliability isn’t just luck though. It is a result of a robust testing and maintenance program. Prior to service entry, a jet engine undergoes…
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