The United States Navy

T -39N/G Sabreliner

Description: The T -39 Sabreliner is a multipurpose low-wing, twin-jet trainer.

Mission: Train Navy and Marine Corps flight officers.

Features: The T -39 Sabreliner is a multipurpose low-wing, twin-jet aircraft. The 15 T-39Ns — derivatives of the commercial Sabre model 265-40 — are used for training undergraduate military flight officer students in radar navigation and airborne radar - intercept procedures. These aircraft replaced Cessna T -47As during the early 1990s. The eight T -39Gs — derivatives of the commercial Sabre model 265-60 — are used for student non-radar training. These aircraft began replacing Air Force T-1A Jayhawks in Navy training squadrons in mid-1999.

Point of Contact:
Naval Air Systems Command
Public Affairs Department
47123 Buse Road, Unit IPT
Bldg. 2272, Suite 075
Patuxent River, MD 20670-5440
(301) 757-1487

General Characteristics

Primary Function: Training platform for Navy/Marine Corps flight officers.
Contractor: North American Rockwell
Propulsion: two Pratt & Whitney J-60-P-3 at 3,000 pounds thrust each
Wingspan: 44 feet 6 inches (13.56 meters)
Length: 44 feet (13.41 meters)
Height: 16 feet (4.88 meters)
Weight: maximum takeoff, 18,650 pounds (8,460 kg)
Speed: 434 knots (499.44 miles per hour; 803.77 km per hour)
Ceiling: 42,000 feet (12,802 meters)
Range: 1,476 nautical miles (1,699 statute miles; 2,734 km)
Armament: None.
Crew: Two (7 passengers)