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The North American Sabreliner (later sold as the Rockwell Sabreliner) is a mid-sized business jet developed by North American Aviation and was offered to the U.S. Air Force in response to their Utility Trainer Experimental (UTX) program. Due to similarity of the wing and tail to North American's F-86 Sabre, it was dubbed "Sabreliner." Military variants, dubbed T-39 Sabreliner, were used by both the U.S Air Force and U.S. Navy after the Air Force placed an initial order in 1959. The Sabreliner was also developed into a commercial variant.

History

North American began development of the Sabreliner as an in-house project, and in response to the UTX request for proposals, they offered a military version to the Air Force. UTX combined two different roles, personnel transport and combat readiness training into the same aircraft.
The original Navy version, the T3J-1 was redesignated T-39D after the 1962 re-designation), was fitted with the radar system from the F3H-1 Demon all-weather fighter and used as a radar trainer for pilots of that aircraft. The T-39N and T-39G are currently used in the Advanced Jet syllabus in training Naval Flight Officers and USAF and foreign navigators. Foreign students also train in the T-39 in place of the T-1 during the Intermediate Jet syllabus.
The Sabreliner requires a crew of two, and depending on cabin configuration, can carry up to 7 passengers (NA-265 through NA-265-40) or 10 passengers (NA-265-60 and subsequent models).

Variants

Civilian

NA-265 - Civilian prototype, intentical to initial T-39A variant.
Series 40 - Initial production version. Model NA-265-40; JT12A-6A or -8 engines.
Series 60 - Stretched cabin (identifiable by 5 windows, rather than the three on the Series 40). Model NA-265-60; JT12A-8 engines.
Series 60A - Series 60 with aerodynamice design improvements.
Series 65A - Series 60 airframe with Garrett AiResearch TFE731-3R-1D engines. Model NA-265-65.
Series 75 - Series 60A with a deeper fuselage, allowing for greater cabin headroom. Model NA-265-70; JT12A-8 engines.
Series 75A - Series 75 airframe incorporating a number of aerodynamics and systems updates, and re-engined with GE CF700 turbofan engines. Model NA-265-80.

Military

T-39A - Initial production version, pilot proficiency trainer, P&W JT12A-6A engines. Model NA-265.

CT-39A - Cargo and personnel transport version for the U.S. Air Force; powered by P&W J60-P-3/-3A engines.
NT-39A - Flight test variant of the T-39A, operated by the Air Force.

T-39B - Radar systems trainer for the Air Force, equipped with doppler radar for pilot training. Model NA-265-20.

T-39D - Radar systems trainer for the Navy, equipped with AN/APQ-94 radar for radar intercept officer training and the AN/APQ-126 radar for bombardier/navigator training. (T3J-1 prior to 1962 redesignation program.) Model NA-265-30

CT-39E - Navy cargo/transport version, with JT12A-8 engines.

CT-39G - Navy cargo/transport version with stretched fuselage, JT12 engines equipped with thrust reversers.

T-39G - Navy CT-39G modified for the Undergraduate Flight Officer Training program.

T-39N - Navy trainer for the Undergraduate Flight Officer Training program.

Operators

[[Argentine Air Force

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