New Arrival

[Jacques van Oene]

Dryden Flight Research Center
P.O. Box 273
Edwards, California 93523
Phone 661/276-3449
FAX 661/276-3566

Alan Brown
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Phone: 661/276-2665


RELEASE: 05-09P

NEW ARRIVAL

NEW ARRIVAL -- A sleek, supersonic T-38 trainer jet is taxied into the
parking ramp at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center by Dryden's
chief pilot Gordon Fullerton, marking the return of the type to
Dryden for the first time in more than 10 years. Formerly assigned to
NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., the aircraft had
supported various aeronautics research projects there for a number of
years. The aircraft will be used by NASA Dryden's research pilots for
proficiency and mission support flights. Dryden operated two T-38s
for a number of years, replacing them with newer F-18s. However, the
cost of maintaining and operating the F-18s make the fuel-friendly,
lower maintenance T-38 an attractive addition to Dryden's fleet. NASA
has also operated a small fleet of T-38s for pilot proficiency and
training for astronauts at the Johnson Space Center in Texas since
the mid-1960s.

--NASA Dryden photo by Tony Landis
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PHOTO EDITORS: A publication-quality photo to support this release is
available for downloading at:
http://www1.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/T-38/HTML/EC05-0041-2.html


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