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Description
| Notes: Military version of the boeing 737-200 modified for navigator training (12 STUDENT STATIONS, 4 INSTRUCTOR STATIONS, AND 3 PROFICIENCY STATIONS) . | ||
| Manufacturer: | Boeing | |
| Base model: | T-43 | |
| Designation: | T-43 | |
| Version: | A | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | |
| Basic role: | Trainer | |
Specifications
| Length: | 100' | 30.4 m | |
| Height: | 37' | 11.2 m | |
| Wingspan: | 93' | 28.3 m | |
| Gross Weight: | 115,500 lb | 52,380 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 | ||
| Thrust (each): | 14,500 lb | 6,575 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 2,995 miles | 4,822 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 576 mph | 927 km/h | 501 kt |
| Max Speed: | 586 mph | 943 km/h | 509 kt |
| Climb: | 3,760 ft/min | 1,145 m/min | |
Operators (Past and Present)
| USAF | 12th FTW | Randolph AFB | TX |
Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| Bill Thomson Glasgow, MT | I worked in the 323rd AMS Nav shop from July 1974 to Aug 1977. When I arrived on station, we still had 70 of the old T-29C and T-29D aircraft. A few months later, the T-29s were gone, replaced with T-37s handed down from the UPT program at Gunter in Alabama. System troubleshooting on the T-43 was unique. The multiple installations of radar indicators, TACAN systems, VOR systems, and the like, meant a readily available source of known good units was right at hand.
I remember doing a LOT of bench repair on RT-471 and RT-220 TACAN transceivers too. Going to Commander's Call at the base theater was not something most of us were happy about. Listening to LTC Butcher prattle on and on about the T-45 simulator (a T-43 environment clone) was about exciting as watching a piece of metal corrode. Rafting down the American River from Sunrise Blvd to Goethe Park with Don, Conrad and our FTD class Radar Instructor (his name totally escapes me) WAS however, a blast. One I'll never forget. I went back to Sacramento in 1991 and to my suprise, I saw a picture of aircraft 0286 on the back cover of the Sacramento phone book. Two years later, Mather AFB was closed as a result of the BRAC program. 09/06/2007 @ 20:13 [ref: 17860] |
| USAF Capt. Eric Ziegler , KS | Copied and pasted: Designation Period: 1948-Present
When I was an Instructor on T-43's (1982-1985) they were in remarkably good condition for 34-year-old aircraft! 09/04/2006 @ 12:02 [ref: 14070] |
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