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Cessna T-37 Tweet
Cessna · Military Jet Trainer · USA · Early Jet (1946–1969)
The Cessna T-37 Tweet is a small, economical twin-engine jet trainer aircraft. It was flown for decades as a primary trainer of the United States Air Force (USAF) as well as in the air forces of several other nations.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Trainer
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Early Jet (1946–1969)
- Country
- USA
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Operator
- USAF/Turkey/Colombia/Pakistan
- Primary Role
- Military Jet Trainer
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1956
- Produced
- 1270
- Engine
- 2x Continental J69-T-25
- Thrust / Power
- 2,100 lbf total
- Launch
- Ground
- Length (ft)
- 29.3
- Wingspan (ft)
- 33.9
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 3870
- MTOW (lb)
- 6600
- Endurance (hr)
- 4.5
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 38000
- Range (mi)
- 890
- Max Speed (mph)
- 425
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 0.56
- Armament
- Total stores stations: None (T-37A/B), 2 underwing for stores up to 500 lb (227 kg) (T-37C)|guns=