T-38 Supersonic Trainer in hangar, ca. 1960

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Photograph of T-38 Supersonic Trainer in hangar, ca. 1960. At center, the large lightly-colored jet is visible parked within an open hangar. The cylindrical body of the plane is greatly pointed near the front and much wider near the tail. The wings are wide and triangular both near the center of the plane and adjacent to the tail. On the main wings, a star-shaped emblem and the letters "USAF" are clearly visible. Three wheels are seen beneath the jet supporting it. Two cockpits beneath closed glass coverings can be seen near the beak of the plane.; The description on the back of the photoprint reads: "Light and fast. Sleek lines of the U.S. Air Force T-38 indicate high level performance and light weight of the Northrop-developed, supersonic space age trainer. The T-38, show here in the advanced production area of the company's Northrop Division at Hawthorne, California, has speed and altitude capabilities in the century series fighter class, yet weighs less than 11,000 pounds. Twin General Electric J-85 engines, delivering the highest thrust to weight ratio in the T-38's performance class, led to development of the lightweight, high speed configuration. The T-38 is designed to bridge the gap between primary trainers and the high speed aircraft and space vehicles of the 1960-1970 decade".

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Title T-38 Supersonic Trainer in hangar, ca. 1960

Subject Aeronautics, Military (lcsh), airport features (adlf), Jet planes (lcsh), Northrop Aviation Company (corporate name), Transportation -- Air -- Military -- Jet engines (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1960

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 (subcollection)

Date Created 1960

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m13309

Identifier 43548 (accession number), CHS-43548 (call number), CHS-43548 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12813 (legacy record id), chs-m13309 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-13462 (legacy record id), 84-1-1650 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12813

Unique identifier UC135500

Legacy Identifier CHS-43548.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 16.3 in × 20.7 in at 300dpi
41.6 cm × 52.6 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Description The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.

Date Created 1860/1960

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