Half-century of the Tweet...

[Butters]

...comes to an end on Friday with the retirement of the Cessna T-37. I always liked that little bird. I liked to wander around them at airshows. They seemed like a friendly little aircraft that would be fun to fly. I guess maybe because they were so low to the ground that you could step right into them like the little GA prop planes I was used to.

It's more powerful, armed version, the A-37 COIN jet, was kind'a cool,too.

So long, Tweet!

http://www.airforce-magazine.com/Pages/default.aspx

JL

 

[FLYBOYJ]

The Tweet was a great ship - I knew a lot of people who flew them and nothing but good reviews.

 

[vikingBerserker]

I always thought they looked cool as hell. There is one on static display near here at a museum - it's a beaut.

 

[diddyriddick]

We visited a family friend who was an instructor in 37s at Kelly AFB outside of San Antonio. Being the stupid 12 year old that I was, I asked him why he didn't prefer the sexy T-38 that was also on the tarmac. His laconic response was that he liked to be able to see what his students were doing. Makes perfect sense now.

 

[Condora]

It's a bit on the "artistic" side, without solos, just formation...
The Asas team.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI7OwkdjqKY

 

[vikingBerserker]

I'd never heard of them, thanks for posting them Condora!

 

[Condora]

You're welcome.
They're the Portuguese Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron.
They used to do a manouver with the T-37, which was two of them mirroring each other (one on top of the other, upside down). I was told the tricky part was because when the T-37 is inverted, it's engines get out of fuel after a few seconds (6s or 10s, I forgot which), so they had to time each move so the inverted one above, didn't fall on the other...

 

[wheelsup_cavu]

You're welcome.
They're the Portuguese Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron.
They used to do a manouver with the T-37, which was two of them mirroring each other (one on top of the other, upside down). I was told the tricky part was because when the T-37 is inverted, it's engines get out of fuel after a few seconds (6s or 10s, I forgot which), so they had to time each move so the inverted one above, didn't fall on the other...

Wheels