CT-39A Sabreliner
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| Manufacturer: | North American | ||
| Designation: | CT-39 | ||
| Version: | A | ||
| Nickname: | Sabreliner | ||
| Type: | Trainer & Utility Transport | ||
| Specifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length: | 43' 9" | ||
| Height: | 16' | ||
| Wingspan: | 44' 5" | ||
| Payload: | 4 to 8 passenger; 2,500lb cargo | ||
| Propulsion | |||
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney J60-P-3 | ||
| Thrust (each): | 3000 | ||
| Performance | |||
| Range: | 2,118 miles | ||
| Max Speed: | 563.00 Mph | ||
| Ceiling: | 42,000 ft | ||
The CT-39 was based on the Rockwell Sabreliner 40 corporate-jet. The aircraft was intended to meet the USAF "UTX" requirement for an economical combat readiness trainer, a fast transport, and a utility aircraft. Equipped with radar and LORAN navigational equipment the U.S. Air Force and Navy T-39's were used as navigator and F-105 crew trainers. The USAF Tactical Air Command had six B models equipped with a Doppler Navigation System and NASARR all-weather search and range radar as installed in the F-105 Thunderchief for F-105 crew training. The Navy used 36 D models for maritime radar indoctrination training.
The museum's CT-39A, serial number 62-4465, was the command aircraft of the late General Jerome O'Malley, commanding officer of the Tactical Air Command. The museum's T-39 was removed from the Air Force inventory and flown to the museum at March Air Force Base in May 1985 after General O'Malley was killed in the crash of another T-39 in Scranton, PA, in April of that year.
This aircraft is on loan from the NMUSAF
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