Added: Oct 12, 2008

From: zeoul001

Duration: 1:27

USAF T-38 talon training flight.The Northrop T-38 Talon is a widely used US-built supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first, and most produced supersonic trainer. It remains in service as of 2007 in Air Forces throughout the world including the USAF, which remains its largest user.It is considered to have an exceptional safety record for a supersonic jet. The basic airframe was used for the light combat aircraft F-5 Freedom Fighter family. In addition to USAF pilots, T-38s are also used by NASA astronauts, other NATO pilots under a joint training program, and some under civilian ownership.The T-38 was designed in the mid 1950s as the trainer variant of a lightweight fighter project (the N-156 project) by the Northrop Corporation (today part of Northrop Grumman). Although the United States Air Force had no need for a small fighter at the time, it became interested in the trainer as a replacement for the T-33 Shooting Star it was then using in this role. The first of three prototypes (designated YT-38) flew on March 10, 1959. The type was quickly adopted and the first production examples were delivered in 1961, officially entering service on March 17 that year, complementing the T-37 primary jet trainer. When production ended in 1972, 1,187 T-38s had been built. Since its introduction, it is estimated that some 50,000 military pilots have trained on this aircraft but look what happened to this trainee..Worth to see to avoid to get in to this.

Channel: Autos

Tags: airbus  aircraft  aviation  boeing  dogfight  funny  iraq  military  navy  northrop  pilot  sky  sukhoi  t-38  talon  us  usa  usaf  war 

Rating: 4.75 (85 ratings)    Views: 47312' favoriteCount='238    Comments: 115

arnaud051969 Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - someone can explain what are these indicators we see? it looks very neat and sophisticated, but I have no clue what they mean

DoctorIncredible Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - lol @ "make sure you dont punch yourself out"hahahah...wouldnt that suck, reach down to grab the map and WHOOOOOOSH!!! SEEYA!

Velikan121 Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - I don't know either but it looks like it gives an overload of info.

marshal1973 Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - cept' the map.

swedishvolvo Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - Air Speed on the left altitude on the right. Heading on the bottom, the little airplane looking icon in the center is the actual direction the aircraft is traveling. I am not sure about the others ones. This pilot sounds pretty slow but the instructor is not helping much he sounds like an ass hole.

johnknoefler Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - ROFLMAO. "I can't get it... It's impossible" LOL. Abort mission? LOL

YatesyMU Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - So... Where were you going on your cross-country? Did you FOD that shit out or what?

SporeZoo Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - fly sims and you know...right guys ?

SporeZoo Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - lol, I was thinking the same thing

Dubaifreak Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - loll

bubbleleanne Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - lool thousands wasted in fuel and what not on a map which went MIA in the cockpit. Classical!

goonercrew08 Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - STFU

SexyToshi Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - doesn't instructor have maps too?

grmarine Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - american idiots....

VonTrousers Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - Not the point. The map is jammed under his ejection seat. It's a safety issue. It may jam a control or actuate something it's not supposed to. It's a lesson in cockpit discipline.

jedrinck Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - It is probably a tactical pilotage chart (TPC), most pilots in the military call it a map because that's what it looks like. High/low enroute charts however are referred to as 'charts', just like you seem to like it. Have you ever been termed a clever dick?

HollowZangetsu409 Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - I feel this guys's pain. My checklist is always slipping between the seats. -_-

JimNtexas Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - If this were a student navigator he would know the difference between a 'map' (a schematic diagram like a Rand-McNally) and a 'chart'(a mathematical projection of the earth's surface onto a flat plane. Headings and distances can be measured accurately from a chart using the rules of the chart's projection algorithm, but a 'map' doesn't promise to be accurate mathematically. Pilots and sailors use 'charts'.

RafaleC77th Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - Oh my god... poor pilot. I feel for him, but honestly remember to Secure your MAP.

12345prince Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - ha ha ...obviously your not in the military or ever been around pilots! the i.p. in this case was very laid back considering the student failed his check ride ....

psycoclownagent Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - "im fucked" i think u are yes, but not too hard.

v6greenfbird95 Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - Got to Love wanna be/low time pilots yes technicly its called a chart but who give a fuck im a commercial pilot that flys part 135/gold seal flight instructor with a 100% pass rate and I could care less if my students call it a map

bstorm83 Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - hey I know what a chart is! I am also a student nav

vannafan Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - haha that vid was hilarious!!!

JimNtexas Says:

Oct 12, 2008 - Got to Love Cessna 150 drivers trying to lecture professionals. Sure you don't need to know the fine points of precision flying, because that's not what you do.Come back when you have to be at an exact location at an exact time at night in the weather anywhere in the world. In the meantime, you can kiss my FAA Commercial rated rear end.