Drawing of three T-38 Supersonic Trainers in flight, ca. 1960

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Photograph of drawing of three T-38 Supersonic Trainers in flight, ca. 1960. At center, three identical U.S. Air Force jets can be seen in flight. Each plane has a near cylindrical body, except for its pointed front. Above the beak of the plane, the glass-covered, dual cockpit seats two pilots. The body below the cockpit and left wing of each jet is decorated with a large, star-shaped emblem. The thruster engines behind each jet are also highlighted in the image. To the right, the closest jet is completely turned on its side. In the background to the left, the other two jets are visible tilted at various degrees.; Description on the back of the photoprint reads: "This is the first detailed view of the US Air Force Northrop T-38 supersonic lightweight jet trainer now of Northrop Aircraft Incorporated, at Hawthorne, California. Shown in formation flight in this artist's conception are three of the twin get T-38's. The latest member of the family of advanced aircraft produced by Northrop 80, the armed services, the T-38 fills the need for a trainer aircraft with a performance capacity marketing the characteristics of an operational supersonic aircraft. Student and instructor are in the rear cockpit, which enables the instructor to check the students' movements and reactions. Indicating the supersonic capabilities of the T_38 is the 'coke bottle' or area-rule configuration of the fuselage. Crisp, clean lines of the T-38 reflect an advanced new design performance through light weight and simplicity. The hi-performance characteristics of the T-38 have been combined with lo initial maintenance costs and the ability to operate from short runways".

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Title Drawing of three T-38 Supersonic Trainers in flight, ca. 1960

Subject Aeronautics, Military (lcsh), Jet planes (lcsh), Northrop Aviation Company (subject), 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 3 photographs : photoprints, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), art (aat), 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-m13312

Identifier 43551 (accession number), CHS-43551 (call number), CHS-43551 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12816 (legacy record id), chs-m13312 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-13457 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-13465 (legacy record id), 84-1-1657 (microfiche number), 84-1-655 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12816

Unique identifier UC135517

Legacy Identifier CHS-43551.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.6 in × 16.3 in at 300dpi
52.3 cm × 41.4 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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