This is the business end of the Northrop T-38 Talon, and it still looks ready to bite. Built by Northrop as the world’s first supersonic trainer, the T-38 gave generations of fighter pilots their first taste of Mach 1 performance. It shares its DNA with the F-5 Freedom Fighter, with the same sleek lines, twin engines, and serious attitude. The Swiss aerobatic team, Patrouille Suisse, fly the F-5 variant, a reminder of just how timeless this design is. And while the British Aerospace Hawk might h

Student pilots learn basic maneuvers in a T-38 Talon at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma . The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer. It was the world's first supersonic trainer and is also the most produced. The T-38 is one of three aircraft flown by pilots during Undergraduate Pilot Training. | Military Leak