CESSNA T-37 TWEET
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Title: Cessna T-37 Tweet No’s 1 and 2
In 1952, the USAF issued a request for proposals for a “Trainer Experimental (TX)” program, specifying a lightweight two-seat basic trainer for introducing USAF cadets to jet aircraft. Cessna’s response was a twin-jet design featuring side-by-side seating. The USAF liked the Cessna design, especially the side-by-side seating which let the student and instructor interact more closely. The USAF awarded Cessna a contract for three prototypes and a single static test aircraft. The Air Force designated the type as XT-37.
The first XT-37 first flew in October 1954. The production model T-37A was similar with minor changes to correct problems identified during the flight test program. 444 T-37A’s were built between 1955 and 1959. The aircraft was always underpowered, and a version with more powerful engines was produced as the T-37B. 552 of these were built, and in addition, all T-37A’s were eventually converted to T-37B standard.
One of the aircraft’s most distinctive features was the high noise level of the Continental J69 engines (licence built Turbomeca Marbore engines), a piercing whistle leading to the aircraft’s nickname, Tweety Bird or just Tweet.
We offer two titles for the T-37. The first title contains the flight and maintenance manuals for the Cessna T-37A plus an interesting Cessna brochure on the history of the T-37 program, and the second contains the flight and training manuals for the T-37B plus a detailed Cessna brochure on the T-37. The files have been scanned from the original manuals and retain any colour pages.
