Hobby Master NASA Northrop T-38C Talon Jet Trainer - N959NA, Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Texas, 2020 (1:72 Scale)

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NASA Northrop T-38C Talon Jet Trainer - N959NA, Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Texas, 2020 (1:72 Scale)

Hobby Master NASA Northrop T-38C Talon Jet Trainer - N959NA, Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Texas, 2020

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Hobby Master HA5409 NASA Northrop T-38C Talon Jet Trainer - N959NA, Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Texas, 2020 (1:72 Scale) "First, I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish."
- Excerpted from President John F. Kennedy's speech delivered before a joint session of Congress, May 25th, 1961

The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twin-engine supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first supersonic trainer and is also the most produced. The T-38 remains in service as of 2013 in air forces throughout the world.

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the largest operator of the T-38. In addition to training USAF pilots, the T-38 is used by NASA. The US Naval Test Pilot School is the principal US Navy operator (other T-38s were previously used as USN aggressor aircraft until replaced by the similar Northrop F-5 Tiger II). Pilots of other NATO nations fly the T-38 in joint training programs with USAF pilots.

As of 2012, the T-38 has been in service for over 50 years with its original operator (the USAF).

Pictured here is a 1:72 scale replica of a NASA Northrop T-38C Talon jet trainer that was deployed to Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Texas, during 2020. Pre-order! Ship Date: June 2024.

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 4-1/4-inches
Length: 7-3/4-inches

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Historical Account: "Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base" - Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base is a joint installation shared by various active component and reserve component military units, as well as aircraft flight operations of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the aegis of the nearby Johnson Space Center. The host wing for the installation is the Texas Air National Guard's 147th Attack Wing (147 ATKW). Opened in 1917, Ellington Field was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the United States entry into World War I. It is named for First Lieutenant Eric Ellington, a U.S. Army aviator who was killed in a plane crash in San Diego, California in 1913.

From the 1950s through the 1970s, Ellington Field was utilized for pilot and navigator training for the active Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, and Naval Air Reserve, Marine Air Reserve, and foreign students.

NASA established its facilities at Ellington as its base for astronaut flight proficiency training and specialized aircraft training in the early 1960s because of its proximity to the newly constructed Manned Spacecraft Center. T-38 Talon (T-38N) aircraft bailed from USAF and assigned NASA civilian registration numbers are the primary jet aircraft used for astronaut training at Ellington. From 1967, Ellington was used for the Apollo program's Lunar Landing Training Vehicle. Today, most of NASA's aircraft such as the T-38s, RB-57s, C-9s, and other aircraft based at the Johnson Space (Manned Spacecraft) Center are kept and maintained at the base.