Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Northrop T-38A Talon Supersonic Jet-Powered Advanced Training Aircraft.
2 x General Electric J85-GE-5A afterburning turbojet engines developing 2,680 lb dry thrust and 3,850 lb thrust with afterburner.
Propulsion
857 mph
1,380 kph | 745 kts
Max Speed
50,000 ft
15,240 m | 9 miles
Service Ceiling
1,140 miles
1,835 km | 991 nm
Operational Range
33,600 ft/min
10,241 m/min
Rate-of-Climb