T.O. 1T-38A-1-2 USAF SERIES FLIGHT OPERATING DIFFERENCE/SUPPLEMENTAL AIRCRAFT DATA Fa]608-73-D-6565 THIS PUBLICATION REPLACES PRELIMINARY T.0. 17-38A-1-2 DATED 1 JUNE 1974 AND INTERIM OPERATIONAL SUPPLEMENT -25-1, SEE TECHNICAL ORDER INDEX T.0, Q-1-1-5 AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO FOR CURRENT STATUS OF TRAINER AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUALS, SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL SUPPLEMENTS, AND FLIGHT CREW CHECKLISTS. | THIS PUBLICATION IS INCOMPLETE WITHOUT T.O. 17-38A-1. COMMANDERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING THIS PUBLICATION TO THE ATTENTION OF ALL AFFECTED PERSONNEL. THUNDERBIRD CONFIGURATION PUBLISHED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE 1-364 (18) 1-18 1 SEPTEMBER 1974T.0. 17-38A-1-2 LIST OF EFFECTIVE PAGES : Insert latest changed pages: dispose of superseded pages in accordance with applicable regulations. NOTE: Ona changed page, the portion of the text affected by the latest change is indicated by a vertical fine, or other change Symbol, in the outer margin of the page. Changes to iluszations are indicated by miniature pointing hands Changes to wiring diagrams are indicated by shaded areas. TOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES IN THIS PUBLICATION IS 64, CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING: Page ‘echange Page Chane Poge “change No. No. No. No. No ‘No. Tite A. Staius Page’ © Blank 1 Lie 2.27 28 Blank All ais AL? Blane 2222221 ADL ADO. Index 1 - Index’? * Zero in this column indicates an original page. ‘The asterisk indicates pages changed, added or deleted by current change, ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE OBTAINED AS FOLLOWS: USAF ACTIVITIES, - In accordance with T.0. 005-2. Reae NAVY ACTIVITIES, — In accordance with 7.0. 005-2 and submitted to OCAMA.1.0. 11-38A-1-2 ‘This page is published with each Safery and Operational Supplement, Flight Manual Change, and Flight Manual Revision. It provides a comprehensive listing of the current Flight Manual, Flight Crew Checklist, Safety Supple- ments, and Operational Supplements. The supplements you receive should follow in sequence. If you are missing one listed on this page, see your Publications Distribution Officer and get your copy. Periodically check Numerical Index T.0. 0-I-1-5, and supplements thereto, to make sure you have the latest supplements, checklist, and basic manual. ‘This supplement status page will be replaced by the supplement status page received with the latest formal safety cor operational supplement. Current Flight Manual Date Change 0. 1T-38A-1 1Jan72 341 Dec 74 TO, 1T-38A-1-2 1 Sep 74 Current Flight Crew Checklist Date Change TO. 1T-38A-1CL1 1 Dec 74 OUTSTANDING SAFETY SUPPLEMENTS Number Date Short Title Flight Manual Section Affected None SAFETY SUPPLEMENTS INCORPORATED IN THIS ISSUE None RESCINDED, OR REPLACED SAFETY SUPPLEMENTS ‘None OUTSTANDING OPERATIONAL SUPPLEMENTS Number Date Short Title Flight Manual Section Affected None OPERATIONAL SUPPLEMENTS INCORPORATED IN THIS ISSUE 2-1 (Int) 5 Jul 74 Operating Limitiations nV RESCINDED, OR REPLACFD OPERATIONAL SUPPLEMENTS Number Date None STATUS PAGE1.0. 17-38A-1-2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ME | |_sonescrition 1 BE | IT | normat proceoures 2-4 BEC | IIT | ewercency proceoures * Ecrce [IV] AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT 41 Vv OPERATING LIMITATIONS 5- MEG | VI | riicht cuaractenistics HEC | VIL) systems operation 1H ME VIII) crew ouries (Not aPpticaBLe) HEC |X | AL- WEATHER oPeRaTiON * |) PERFORMANCE DATA A ALPHABETICAL INDEX 1 sk REFER TO BASIC FLIGHT MANUAL, T.0. 1 1-38A-1, T-S8A (18) 1-33, *0, 17-38A-1-2 SCOPE. This manual supplements T.O. 1T-38A+l Flight ‘The Air Force serial aumbers of the aircraft covered Manual to provide difference/supplemental data in this manual are as follows: between standard T-38A and the T-38A Flight Dem- 'A68.8100 desdbior7s onstration Aircraft. The format contained in this Reetiae near Supplement is the same format contained in TO. 1T- ee veers 38A-I Flight Manual; however, only those systems, np : a uf cu AF68-8156 AR68-8184 ‘equipment, procedures, and performance data chat are different are presented. ‘AF68-81741.0. 11-38A-1-2 Section | See DESCRIPTION T-38A (18) 1-23 TABLE OF CONTENTS The Aircraft Engines . Oil System Fuel System ‘Smoke System a Electrical Systems ... : Caution, Warning, and Indicator Flight Control System Nosewheel Steering System Servicing Diagram THE AIRCRAFT. ‘The Thunderbird ‘T-38A flight demonstration aircraft is a modified version of the standard Air Force T-38A trainer aircraft. The airceaft have been repainted with a distinctive external paint design. Two sircraft have a modified vertical stabilizer tip with the VOR/local- izer antenna removed from the cap of the vertical stabilizer and relocated in the canopy of the front cockpit. A smoke generating system and a eross- bleed engine start system have been added. AT heater system has been added to enhance engine stability. Other changes include the addition of VHF communi cations and a VHF navigation system. Communication and navigation controls in the rear cockpit have been deactivated, and the angle-of-attack and anti-G suit sys- tems have been removed. The nosewheel steering sys- tem has been modified to incorporate a nosewheel steering hold function. The demonstration aircraft have an increased horizontal trim authority over the stand- ard T-38A aircraft with an added trim indicator on the front cockpit instrument panel. Provisions have been ‘made for removal of the rear cockpit control stick. The landing gear audible warning signal has been deacti vated. An MXU recorder has been installed in two ai craft, The instrument panels, subpanels, consoles, and pedestals in both cockpits have been rearranged, modified, ‘or have had equipment removed in order to accomodate additional equipment. Refer to figures 1-2 and 1-9. To prevent oil draining during inverted flight a closed loop oil system has been installed. AIRCRAFT GROSS WEIGHT. ‘The average gross weight of the aircraft for show con- figuration (fuel and oil for smoke system) and single aircrew is 11,900 pounds. The average gross weight of the aircraft for ferry configuration (fully fueled), in- cluding two aircrew, is 12,065 pounds. ENGINES. AT, heater system has been incorporated to help mini- mize the occurrence of compressor stalls. ENGINE START AND IGNITION SYSTEM. ‘The aircraft uses a single-poine, external, low pressure air source for initial motoring of the engine during. ground start. The external air inlet is in the underside Of the fuselage aft section. A manually operated di- verter valve, mounted on the left engine, is externally positioned by the ground crew to direct the flow of air to the selected engine during the start sycle. Two engine start buttons (figures 1-6, 1-7) are located on the left subpanel of each cockpit. External ac power for start- ing either engine, allowing monitoring of the lefe and right engine instruments, is furnished by the electrical external power unit. Momentarily pressing the start bution for the selected engine arms the ignition circuit and allows the ignition timer to run for approximately 30 seconds. The circuit is completed by moving the throttle (0 the IDLE position, causing the main and afterburner igniters to fire to start the engine. A bat- tery-powered static inverter, activated by the start but- ton, provides ignition power for starting either engine on the ground when ac external power is not available. ‘The static inverter also acts as a standby source of power for airstart of either engine in case of dual en- gine flameout. For engine starts without ac power, it is recommended that the left engine be started first, since VtSection | 1.0. 11-38A-1-2 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT DIAGRAM ‘AIRCRAFT VERTICAL TIP NOTE TWO AIRCRAFT HAVE MODIFIED VERTICAL ROTATING BEACON LIGHT posirion Licht TPs, ih een 4 J msees cooune ucts fe enaines Te TEMPERATURE PROBE AIRFRAME Soke towne aot Geanooxes Nozze REAR COCKPIT EJECTION SEAT ‘GROUND START AIR CONNECTION (UNDER LEFT ENGINE) EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE, (LEFT SID) REAR COCKPIT CANOPY VHF COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT FRONT COCKPIT EJECTION SEAT FRONT COCKPIT CANOPY. artery \ ENGINE AIR INLET uguio DUCT (EACH SIDED CONVERTER ‘R CONDITIONING DUCT (EACH SIDE) CABIN RAM AIR VALVE rostMattichy AND NAVIGATION ‘VHF NAVIGATION (EACH SIDE) EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT STABILITY. AUGMENTER- POSITION LIGHT (UNDERSIDE) ROTATING BEACON LIGHT (UNDERSIDE) CABIN PRESSURIZATION STATIC PORT (EACH SIDE) ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT COOLING DUCT (EACH SIDE) LANDING-TAXI LIGHT PITOT-STATIC BOOM T-30A (18) 1-24 Figure 1-1. 127.0. 11-38A-1-2 Section | COCKPIT ARRANGEMENT - FRONT (TYPICA\ FUEL CROSSED. LcHT, MAGNETIC (STANDBY) Compass ~~, | RIGHT SUBPANEL REAR VISION MIRROR (EACH SIDE) INSTRUMENT PANEL compass CORRECTION CARD HOLDERS THROTTLE QUADRANT LEFT CONSOLE PEDESTAL CONTROL STICK uTiuity, LcHT. RIGHT CONSOLE 1-38 (18) 1-44 Figure 1-2.Section | 1.0, 17-38A-1-2 COCKPIT ARRANGEMENT ~-REAR (TYPICAL) THE INSTRUMENT PANEL Has| BEEN REMOVED FROM TWO AIRCRAFT, INSTRUMENT PANEL, RIGHT SUBPANEL canopy Lockie LEVER THROTTLE QUADRANT vert conse Pm WE lanl J S Figure 1-3. RIGHT CONSOLE T-38A (78) 1-51.0. 11-38A-1-2 Section | THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN THE REAR COCKPIT HAS BEEN RE MOVED FROM TWO AIRCRAFT. Note INSTRUMENT PANEL~ BOTH COCKPITS (TYPIC. GERD ear cocker LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATOR LIGHTS NOZZLE POSITION INDICATOR ‘CARD CLIP 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT FUEL FLOW IpIcaToRS 5 Birca Tait INDICATOR Cron cock oni HYDRAULIC PRESSURE INDICATORS 4 FLoopuieeT Verrieat vELociry ipioaToR 5 NOSEWHEEL STEERING LIGHT (Fro cockat onl) 21. HORIZONTAL SITUATION INDICATOR 6 AIRSPEED AGH INDICATOR 22 uarKeR BEACON LIGHT 7 ATTITUbe DIRECTOR NDICATOR 35 nAviGaTiON MODE SWITCH Font cock ol) 8 ALTIMETER 24 STEERING MODE SWITCH (rent cocolt enh) | 9 MASTER CAUTION LicuT 25 STANDBY ATTITUDE INDICATOR 420 caNoPy WaRuING Liew 26 cLock | if Eve tacroMereRs 37 Scestenoveren 12 EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE 25 LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK OVERRIDE BUTTON INDICATORS amin an on cocpt en) 29 LANDING GEAR LevER 13 CABIVALTIMETER (Fron costit on) 50 LANDING GeAR WARMING SILENCE BUTTON 14 OIL PRessune mpicaTons 31 MAGNETIC COMPASS (From cocoit en) 15 FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS 22 FUEL cnOSS FEED LIGHT 1304 (18) 1-4 Figure 1-4. 15Section | 1.0, 17-38A-1-2 EDESTALS FRONT COCKPIT REAR COCKPIT UHF COMMAND RADIO CONTROL, PANEL Vii COMMUNICATION AND NAVIGATION CONTROL PANEL TACAN CONTROL, PANEL CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL ——+] RUDDER PEDAL, ‘ADJUSTMENT T-HANDLE COMPASS CORRECTION CARD HOLDERS: CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL T-98A(TB) 1-7 Figure 1-5. 1-61.0, 11-38A-1-2 Section | SUBPANELS -FRONT COCKPIT FLAP posiTION INDICATOR LANDING-TAXI ADL FAST INTERCOM SWITCH AND LIGHT SWITCH ERECT BUTTON VOLUME CONTROLS LANDING GEAR ALTERNATE RELEASE ENGINE START BUTTONS. et COMMAND RADIO SHUTOFF une Commann TRANSMIT SWITCH WITCHES é RADIO ANTENNA SWITCH Compass SWITCH CABIN TEMPERATURE BOOST PUMP CONTROL KNOB, FUEL/OXY CHECK SWITCH CANOPY JETTISON T-HANDLE, SAFETY PIN AND STREAMER CABIN AIR N INLET PIToT HEAT canopy SWITCH DEFOG KNOB CROSSFEED BATTERY ENGI ‘SWITCH SWITCH ANTI-ICE Sw Om RECORDER SWITCH OXYGEN (QUANTITY GENERATOR INDICATOR SWITCHES T-38A (18) 1-88 Figure 1-6. wySection | 1.0, 11-38A-1-2 SUBPANELS - REAR COCKPIT FLAP POSITION INDICATOR ENGINE START BUTTONS INTERCOM SWITCH AND VOLUME CONTROLS BL orccrom ovo Fi iwotcator Lick ~~ BOOST PUMP INDICATOR LIGHTS CABIN AIR INLET (CROSSFEED INDICATOR LIGHT CANOPY JETTISON T-HANDI SAFETY PIN AND STREAMER OXYGEN ‘Quantity INDICATOR 1-388 (18) 1-94 Figure 1-7. 1-81.0, 11-38A-1-2 CONSOLE PANELS -FRONT COCKPIT FINGERLIFTS SMOKE SWITCH MICROPHONE BUTTON SPEED BRAKE swt RUDDER ‘TRIM KNOB —~vaw DAMPER swiTcH ENGINE TRIM P? GNOPERATIV AUXILIARY FLAP CONTROL S wiTcH ENGINE START & OXYGEN REGULATOR PANEL CAUTION LIGHTS PANEL — | ‘AIMS CONTROL PANEL —+f Lucerne owTROL PANEL——>1 Section | aw Figure 1-8.Section | CONSOLE PANELS - REAR C 1.0, 1-38A-1-2 PIT OXYGEN REGULATOR PANEL LIGHTING CONTROL, PANEL- BUTTON THROTTLES CIRCUIT BREAKER PaweL—___|F Figure 1-9,0. 1T-38A-1-2 the static inverter supplies ac power only to the left engine instruments for monitoring a start. After one engine has been started and the generator is on the line, the static inverter is automatically disconnected. Aircraft ac power is used for ignition when starting the other engine. Engine airstarts during flight are accom- ished either by using the respective engine start but- ton and positioning the throttle at IDLE as for normal starts, or by using the alternate airstart proceduce. Alternate airstart is accomplished by positioning the throtcle(s) into the afterburner sange, which will close the afterburner ignition circuit to the engine main and afterburner igniters for approximately 30 seconds. The throttles must be retarded to MIL and returned to MAX (afterburner range) to recycle the starting timer. With the throttles at MAX range, the igniters may be energized for longer than 30 seconds by pushing and holding the engine start buttons, Crossbleed Start. A crossbleed start capability without external air is pro- vided for starting the right engine after the left engine has been started. Compressed air from the eighth stage of the left engine compressor section is used for inital ‘motoring of the right engine. A crossbleed control valve installed as part of the left engine compressor ducting system is armed for activation when the left ‘engine throttle is advanced above 70% rpm. Actuation of the right engine start button will then open the cross- bleed control valve, permitting air to flow from the left +o the right engine. The right engine ignition circuit is then completed by moving the right throttle from OFF to IDLE position. In order to ensure adequate flow of air for starting, the left engine should be operating between 859% and 907 rpm, The crossbleed control valve closes and power is removed from the valve-open circuit any time the left throttle is below approximately 70% rpm, the aircraft is airborne, and approximately 30 seconds after the right engine start button has been actuated. ENGINE INSTRUMENTS. ‘The static inverter, powered by the battery, supy power for the left engine instruments during engine ground or airstart cycle when ac power is not available. Section | OIL SYSTEM. ‘A closed loop oil system has been installed, extending. inverted flight without the drop or loss of oil pressure. FUEL SYSTEM. ‘The fuel system is the same as the basic T-38A. system, ‘except that in the show configuration, rotal fuel quan- tity is reduced when the left system afe dorsal cell (49 gallons) is used as the oil supply tank for the smoke ‘generating system. In this configuration, the aft dorsal Cell is isolated from the fuel system by a shutoff valve controlled by a switch in the rear cockpit. Refer co servicing diagram (figure 1-13) for fuel quantity data for show and ferry configurations. SMOKE SYSTEM. ‘The smoke system (figure 1-10) is provided to enable the aircraft to trail white smoke. Smoke generation is created by ejecting oil from the fuel system aft dorsal cell into the left engine exhaust wake, System compo- nents include the aft dorsal cell (49 gallons), afe dorsal cell shutoff valve, aft dorsal tank switch, oi! pump, oil control valve, and a smoke switch, AFT DORSAL TANK SWITCH. ‘The AFT DORSAL TANK switch (figure 1-10) is in the rear cockpit on the top beam behind the ejection, seat, The switch has two placarded positions, OIL. and FUEL, In the OIL position, a valve in the dorsal fuel cell is closed, isolating the aft dorsal cell from the lefe fuel system. In the FUEL position, the valve is opened, ‘connecting the aft dorsal cell to the left fuel system. SMOKE SWITCH. ‘The smoke switch (figure 1-10), a two-position toggle switch, is on the right throttle in the front cockpit. The up unmarked position permits continuous ejec- tion of oil into the engine exhaust wake. The down unmarked position shuts off the flow of oil. When the AFT DORSAL TANK switch is in the FUEL position, the smoke switch is inoperative. wwSection | 1.0. 11-38A-1-2 SMOKE SYSTEM MAIN VENT LINE (ooRsAL “FORWARD CELL DORSAL AFT CELL, LEFT FUEL SYSTEM FORWARD CELL LEFT ENGINE TAILPIPE ‘AFT DORSAL ruc. ou} — ro es auemry suoKe sue A INDICATING SYSTEM REAR COCKPIT FRONT COCKPIT eS een ® vw ACTUATION wanuaL snurorr TT FILLER cap O aie sincve-poinr FusLiNe N RECEPTACLE SS woe 7-384 (18) 1-128, Figure 1-10.