NORTH AMERICAN SABRELINER

The 'North American Sabreliner' (later sold as the 'Rockwell Sabreliner') was developed by North American Aviation in response to the U.S. Air Force's Utility Trainer Experimental (UTX) program. Due to similarity of the wing and tail to North American's F-100 Super Sabre, it was dubbed "Sabreliner." Military variants, dubbed 'T-39 Sabreliner', were used by both the U.S Air Force and U.S. Navy after the Air Force placed an initial order in 1959. ^[3]

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Development

Specifications (T3J-1/T-39D)

References

External links

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Development

The Sabreliner was later developed into a commercial variant. After North American was acquired by Rockwell, production continued until termination in 1982. The next year, Rockwell International, sold the Sabreliner division to a private equity firm which formed Sabreliner Corporation, the support organization for continuing operators.
The Sabreliner was powered by two Pratt and Whitney J60 turbojet engines mounted on the aft fuselage. The most prevalent Air Force version was designated 'T-39B'. The Navy version, the 'T3J-1' ('T-39D' after the 1962 re-designation), was fitted with the radar system from the F3H-1 Demon all-weather fighter and used as a radar trainer for pilots of that aircraft. The military transport version of Saberliner is 'CT-39'. The T-39N and T-39G are currently used in the Advanced Jet syllabus in training Naval Flight Officers and USAF and foreign navigators. Foreign students also train in the T-39 in place of the T-1 during the Intermediate Jet syllabus.
Over 800 Sabreliners were produced, of which 200 were T-39s.² As of 2007, fifty-one examples have been lost in accidents.^[4]

Specifications (T3J-1/T-39D)

References

1. T-39 Sabreliner at Boeing] History]
2. The Rockwell Sabreliner on Airliners.net
3. "Fact Sheets: North American T-39A Sabre Liner." National Museum of the United States Air Force.
4. "Rockwell Sabreliner." Aviation Safety Network.

External links

★ Civil support site, Sabreliner Corporation

★ Government support site, Sabreliner Corporation

★ T-39 / CT-39 Sabreliner. GlobalSecurity.org.

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