Boeing T-43

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Boeing T-43
Boeing T-43A
Description
Role	Navigation trainer
Crew	2 crew, 6 instructors, 12 students
Dimensions
Length	100 ft	30.3 m
Wingspan	93 ft	28.2 m
Height	37 ft	11.2 m
Wing area	980 sq ft	91.05 m²
Weights
Empty	64,090 lb	29,071 kg
Loaded	115,000 lb	67,500 kg
Powerplant
Engines	2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A turbofans
Power	14,500 lbs each	64 kN
Performance
Maximum speed	562 mph	904 km/h
Range	2,995 mi	4,820 km
Service ceiling	37,000 ft	11,212 m
Rate of climb

The Boeing T-43 is a modified Boeing 737-200 used by the US Air Force. Delivered during 1973 and 1974, the primary mission of the T-43 is as a flying classroom for Navigator training. It has stations onboard for twelve navigator students, six instructors, as well as pilot and co-pilot.

Externally the T-43 differs from the civilian aircraft by having more antennas, fewer windows and five periscope sextant stations for celestial navigation. Other navigation systems fitted include mapping radar, TACAN, inertial navigation, a radar altimeter and others.

Twelve aircraft of the nineteen originally ordered are still in service for the Air Force in their original role, based at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas, while two are used for similar purposes by the Air National Guard. In addition, one has been modified to a transport aircraft, classified CT-43, and used by US Southern Command for commander transport in South America.

	Modern USAF Series	Miscellaneous
	Attack--OA/A-10,AC-130H/U	RC-135V/W
	Bomber--B-52,-2,-1B,F-117A	OC-135B
	Fighter--F-15/E ,F-16	KC-10,-135
T-1 Jayhawk	Electronic--E-3,-4B,-8C EC-130E/J,H	HC-130P/N
T-37 Tweet	Transport--C-5,-17,-141B, -20,-21	MC-130E/H/P
T-38 Talon	C-22B, -32, -130, -37A, -40B/C	MH-53J/M
T-43	Trainers--T-1, -37, -38, -43, -6	HH-60G
T-6 Texan II	Weather--WC-130, -135	UH-1N
	UAV--RQ-1/MQ-1 UAV, Global Hawk	U-2S/TU-2S
		VC-25

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