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	U.S. Navy Fact Sheet T-39N/G Sabreliner training aircraft Description The T-39 Sabreliner is a multipurpose low-wing, twin-jet trainer whose mission is to 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.

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	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.
	Length: 44 feet (13.41 meters).
	Height: 16 feet (4.88 meters).
	Wingspan: 44 feet 6 inches (13.56 meters).
	Weight: maximum takeoff, 18,650 pounds (8,460 kg).
	Airspeed: 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).
	Crew: Two (7 passengers).
	Armament: None.

	Last Update: 18 February 2009