Tweet

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The Tweet is the nickname of the Cessna T-37, a small twin‑engine jet trainer aircraft used extensively by the U.S. Air Force and several other countries for pilot training.

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instanceOf jet trainer aircraft
military trainer aircraft
twin-engine jet aircraft
category 1950s United States military trainer aircraft
combatVariant Cessna A-37 Dragonfly
linked to: A-37 Dragonfly
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 2
crewConfiguration side-by-side seating
developedFrom Cessna XT-37 prototype
engineModel Continental-Teledyne J69
firstFlight 1954
fuselageType all-metal construction
introduced 1957
landingGear tricycle landing gear
manufacturer Cessna
nickname Tweet
notableFeature side-by-side cockpit aiding instruction
simple, rugged airframe suitable for training
numberOfEngines 2
operator Brazilian Air Force
Chilean Air Force
Colombian Air Force
Ecuadorian Air Force
Guatemalan Air Force
Hellenic Air Force
Mexican Air Force
Pakistan Air Force
Peruvian Air Force
Portuguese Air Force
Royal Moroccan Air Force
Turkish Air Force
United States Air Force
United States Navy
Uruguayan Air Force
Vietnamese Air Force (Republic of Vietnam)
powerplantType turbojet
primaryUser United States Air Force
productionStatus out of production
reasonForNickname high-pitched engine noise
retiredFromUSAF 2009
role primary jet trainer
usedFor basic pilot training
formation flying training
instrument training
jet transition training
navigation training
usedIn Cold War era pilot training
variant Cessna A-37 Dragonfly
linked to: A-37 Dragonfly
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane

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Cessna T-37 Tweet nickname Tweet
subject linked to: Tweet