T37

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T37
Name	318A/B/C
Manufacturer	CESSNA
Body	Narrow
Type	Fixed Wing
WTC	Light
APC	B
Engine	Jet
Engine count	Multi
Also manufacturered as: CESSNA T-37 CESSNA 318C CESSNA 318B CESSNA 318A

CESSNA 318A/B/C

Image source: IANS

Description

Basic and advanced trainer. In service since 1957. Basic trainer development for the US Air Force. Built in a few versions: T-37A initial version (534 aircraft were built) replaced by more powerful T-37B in 1959 (449 aircraft were built) optional with wing-tip tanks. Final version T-37C Tweet or Tweeti Bird for export (269 aircraft were built). The US Air Force T-37 will be replaced by the PC-9 based T-6A Texan 2. The T-37 is the standard trainer of several Air Forces. Germany Air Force in USA, NATO, Greece, Turkey, Pakistan and Korea being the major users.

General

Aircraft name	318A/B/C
ICAO code/WTC	T37 / L
Manufacturer	CESSNA
Type Code/APC	L2J / B

Technical Data

Wing span	10.3 m33.793 ft
Length	8.9 m29.199 ft
Heigth	2.8 m9.186 ft
Powerplant	2 x 4,56 kN Continental/Teledyne J69-T-25 turbojets.
Engine Model	Teledyne CAE J69

For further details consult EUROCONTROL Aircraft Performance Database:

• CESSNA 318A/B/C

Accidents & Serious Incidents involving T37

None on SKYbrary