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| Description (above photo taken 7 June 2009) | |||
| Manufacturer: | Cessna | ||
| Designation: | T-37 | ||
| Version: | |||
| Nickname: | Dragonfly | ||
| Type: | Light Attack | ||
| Specifications | |||
| Length: | 32 ft. 1 in. | ||
| Height: | 9 ft. 3 in. | ||
| Wingspan: | 38 ft. 5 in. | ||
| Crew: | 2 | ||
| Armament: | one 7.62 minigun in nose; four pylons under each wing can carry a range of bombs, missiles, rockets or cannon guns | ||
| Gross Weight: | 6,210 lbs.empty; 15,000 lbs max. | ||
| Propulsion | |||
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | GE J85 turbojets | ||
| Pounds of thrust (each): | 2,855 lbs. thrust | ||
| Performance | |||
| Range: | 920 miles | ||
| Cruising speed: | 300 mph. | ||
| Max Speed: | 480 mph | ||
| Ceiling: | 41,800 ft | ||
The Cessna A-37 Dragonfly, or Super Tweet, is a United States light attack aircraft developed from the T-37 Tweet basic trainer in the 1960s and 1970s. The A-37 served with distinction during the Vietnam War and in peacetime service afterwards. Nearly 600 A-37s--attack modifications of the T-37--were built. This A-37, S/N 71-0790, is owned by the March Field Air Museum.
