(September 19, 1974) This Northrop T-38A flew at Langley from 1972 until 1980, when it was returned to the Johnson Space Center's flight operations at Ellington AFB, Texas. While at Langley, the Talon flew as a mission support aircraft and participated in aircraft noise studies. It was also used as an adversary against the XV-6A Kestrel "jump jet" in one-on-one combat to test Vectoring in Forward Flight (VIFF). Image # : L-1974-05749

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Keywords: -38, -38a, acoustics, langley, noise, northrop, pollution, sound, talon