T-37B Microsimulator?

[warchild]

Warchild, did you mean J-85?

The J-85 in the A-37 is an non-afterburning F-5/T-38 engine(a militarized version of a GE CJ610(aka Learjet engine). It has nearly 3 times more thrust @max power than the Continental Teledyne J-69 engines in the Tweet. Empty weight on the T-37 is 4,056lbs and MTOW @ 6,569lbs and the EW on the A-37 is 6,211 lbs and MTOW @ 14,000lbs. The A-37 can cruise about 46kts above the T-37's max speed and max about 130+ kts over the T-37. Having seen the Dragonfly really pushed even loaded up it is definitely more impressive than the Tweet. One thing I always hated was handling the Tweet on ramp. They were nicknamed 'The Flying Dog Whistle" due to the horrible screech from their engines. That's not to mention having to stand fire guard for them on every engine start.

Oh Duhhhh.. Yeahhhh.. I got dyslexic on ya,, sorry..
That dog whistle must be what i used to hear all the time.. The airbase next to us in Nha Trang was too small for most jets ( an f-100 tried landing there and ended up in the south china sea ), but I've seen evidence that there were dragonflys there..

 

[Prowler1111]

Don't forget the minigun added inside the R/H nose Access door

you mean this one:

One of the engine exhaust

my "case study" i have unrestricted access to this bird:

We´ll also record the engine sounds and stuff, hopefully we´ll develop a faithful representation of this bird

Best regards

Prowler

 

[falcon409]

you mean this one:

Best regards

Prowler

Yep, that would be the one, lol

 

[StormILM]

My last PCS assignment was Perrin AFB. We had F-102's, but Sheppard kept a small contingency of T-37's here as well (about 10) and would fly between Perrin and Sheppard every day for Pilot Training. We were told to wear double ear protection (ear plugs and ear protectors) before getting within ear shot of the tweets. I also taught the Egress System to the VNAF for a year in late 69' early 70' at Binh Thuy AB. The A-37 seemed custom made for the Vietnamese pilots. I actually saw several put what appeared to be thick phone books in the seat before climbing in to get them above the windscreen, lol. Don't forget the minigun added inside the R/H nose Access door. The pilots loved that thing.:salute:

Ahhh, my late cousin's last command was at Perrin before he retired. I remember him saying they had Deuce's there at the time. He started out flying P-38's in the Pacific theater during the war and later F-86E's in Korea. His younger brother(also a retired Colonel) put in 3 tours in SEA flying different versions of the F-4 before ending up in the East Coast F-4 Demo Team. I find it pretty amazing how many folks I've run into in the Flight Sim Community who my family members or myself have crossed paths with in our mutual work in Aviation/Military Aviation.

:salute: