Northrop T38 Aggressor Weapons Training Wood Model Airplane

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Keep a piece of history with you anytime with the stunning AT-38B Talon Aggressor wooden model airplane.

Model Airplane: AT-38B Talon Aggressor Weapons Training Aircraft
Wingspan: 5.5""
Fuselage Length: 11.25"
Scale: 1/48
Material: Mahogany wood
Manufacturer: Northrop Corporation
Engine: Propeller
Era: Modern Era
Branch: United States Air Force (USAF)

Model Airplane Factory offers handmade T-38 Talon Aggressor model aircraft jet, artistically created by our gifted artists. Multiple coats of clear lacquer is applied in T-38 Talon Aggressor model plane jet to protect the exquisite artwork and provide an overall glossy finish. Our Talon Aggressor T38 model display jet is a beautiful, handmade authentic replica, made from the very finest grade of select kiln-dried mahogany wood and painstakingly decorated by our skilled craftsmen. Talon Aggressor T-38 airplane display includes hand-made armaments to represent real weapon loads based on the original Talon Aggressor T-38. The rich color paint scheme and markings of the T38 Talon Aggressor are cautiously painted to the assembled Talon Aggressor T-38 jet display.


Most T-38s built were of the T-38A variant, but the USAF also had a small number of aircraft that had been converted for weapons training. These aircraft (designated AT-38B) had been fitted with a gunsight and could carry a gunpod, rockets, or bombs on a centreline pylon. In 2003, 562 T-38s were still operational with the USAF and are currently undergoing structural and avionics programmes (T-38C) to extend their service life to 2020. Improvements include the addition of a HUD, GPS, INS (Inertial Navigation System), and TCAS as well as PMP (a propulsion modification designed to improve low-altitude engine performance by significantly increasing thrust). All USAF variants (T-38A and AT-38B) are being converted to the T-38C standard.

Modified with a weapons pylon and a gunsight, the Talon became the AT-38B (LIFT). AT-38Bs could carry gun pods, rockets or practice bombs, and trainee pilots learned basic combat maneuvers and air-to-ground weapons delivery in them.

The USAF’s relatively low air-to-air kill ratio in the Southeast Asia War led to the creation of the very successful “aggressor” air-to-air combat training program in 1973. Mimicking Soviet tactics, USAF aggressor pilots flew T-38As against other USAF fighter pilots flying frontline USAF fighters. In 1976, the similar, but more capable, Northrop F-5E began replacing the T-38A as the USAF’s aggressor.

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