I want to join the USAF in a few years, and I am praying that they retain the T-37 until that time. I want the chance to be able to train on the “Tweety Bird.” I live about an hour or so from Columbus Air Force base, maybe a little more, and I see T-37’s, T-38’s, and the occassional T-1 come in and do touch and go practices at the airport in my city. It is a lot of fun to watch them perform. It is like a free mini-air show. Anyway, of all the three types, I enjoy watching (and hearing) the T-37’s the most. They just interest and impress me I guess. I am also fond of the A-37 Dragonfly attack version. What a warload! Anyway, the landing pattern goes right over my house, so it is really neat to watch them. Can I get some opinions on this aircraft and also some information on how it flies. I am curious to know what the Tweet handles and performs like.
By: J Boyle - 11th November 2008 at 04:00
There were rows of them at Davis-Monthan on Stephen Fry’s programme about America on BBC last night. The lucky so and so got there in a highly polished B-17.
I’m guessing that would have been the CAF’s Sentimental Journey, based up the road in Mesa (Phoenix).
By: AMB - 11th November 2008 at 00:35
Do Greece and Turkey still fly them?. I presume all the Portugese ones have long gone.
Turkey still uses them I believe, as does South Korea and Pakistan, but Greece have replaced theirs with Raytheon Texans. Indeed the Portuguese ones have long been retired after one of the “Asas de Portugal” machines had a wing fall off in flight and they subsequently found fatigue cracks in others, so they were all withdrawn. Several Air Forces still use the A-37 Dragonfly variant, particularly in Central and South America.
By: zoot horn rollo - 10th November 2008 at 18:53
Do Greece and Turkey still fly them?. I presume all the Portugese ones have long gone.
By: ozplane - 10th November 2008 at 17:03
There were rows of them at Davis-Monthan on Stephen Fry’s programme about America on BBC last night. The lucky so and so got there in a highly polished B-17.
By: MSW - 10th November 2008 at 13:17
Courtest Aircraft have one for sale (Dragonfly variant) for $650k
By: Nashio966 - 9th November 2008 at 09:06
according to wikipedia still in service but slowly being phased out by the Texan II
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