Northrop T-38 Talon

The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Northrop Corporation. It was the world's first supersonic trainer as well as the most produced.

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1961  Wikimedia, Wikidata
T-38; T-38 Talon; Talon
1187 produced, 
land-based military trainer, tandem trainer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States Air Force, Northrop, Turkish Air Force, German Air Force, United States, 

AT-38B Talon, Gobius malabaricus, N-205 Space Trainer, ST-38 Talon, T-38 VTOL, T-38A Talon, 

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  AT-38B Talon ⓘ
  military trainer aircraft model by Northrop

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  Gobius malabaricus ⓘ
  military trainer aircraft model by Northrop

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  N-205 Space Trainer ⓘ
  prototype trainer aircraft model by Northrop

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  ST-38 Talon ⓘ
  prototype trainer aircraft model by Northrop

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  T-38 VTOL ⓘ
  prototype trainer aircraft model by Northrop

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  T-38A Talon ⓘ
  military trainer aircraft series by Northrop

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Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas

The F-20 Tigershark next to the T-38 Talon at the California Science Center, 19 July 2025.

STS-41 crew

US Navy 050803-N-0295M-167 A T-38A Talon, assigned to the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, takes off for a training flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md

F-20 Tigershark at California Science Center Los Angeles right side

A T-38 Talon at the Alliance Air Show in 2014.

A T-38 Talon at the Alliance Air Show in 2014.

A T-38 Talon at the Alliance Air Show in 2014.

A T-38 Talon at the Alliance Air Show in 2014.

A T-38 Talon at the Alliance Air Show in 2014.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	aircraft		AT-38B Talon	Northrop T-38 Talon	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Gobius malabaricus	Northrop T-38 Talon	Wikidata
class	aircraft		N-205 Space Trainer	Northrop T-38 Talon	Wikidata
class	aircraft		ST-38 Talon	Northrop T-38 Talon	Wikidata
class	aircraft		T-38 VTOL	Northrop T-38 Talon	Wikidata
class	aircraft		T-38A Talon	Northrop T-38 Talon	Wikidata
commons	image		Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas		Commons
commons	image		The F-20 Tigershark next to the T-38 Talon at the California Science Center, 19 July 2025.		Commons
commons	image		STS-41 crew		Commons
commons	image		US Navy 050803-N-0295M-167 A T-38A Talon, assigned to the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, takes off for a training flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md		Commons
commons	image		F-20 Tigershark at California Science Center Los Angeles right side		Commons
commons	image		A T-38 Talon at the Alliance Air Show in 2014.		Commons
commons	image		A T-38 Talon at the Alliance Air Show in 2014.		Commons
commons	image		A T-38 Talon at the Alliance Air Show in 2014.		Commons
commons	image		A T-38 Talon at the Alliance Air Show in 2014.		Commons
commons	image		A T-38 Talon at the Alliance Air Show in 2014.		Commons