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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Predicate Object
instanceOf jet trainer aircraft
military trainer aircraft
twin-engine jet aircraft
category 1950s United States military trainer aircraft
combatVariant Cessna A-37 Dragonfly NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crew 2
crewConfiguration side-by-side seating
developedFrom Cessna XT-37 prototype
engineModel Continental-Teledyne J69 NERFINISHED
firstFlight 1954
fuselageType all-metal construction
introduced 1957
landingGear tricycle landing gear
manufacturer Cessna NERFINISHED
nickname Tweet NERFINISHED
notableFeature side-by-side cockpit aiding instruction
simple, rugged airframe suitable for training
numberOfEngines 2
operator Brazilian Air Force NERFINISHED
Chilean Air Force NERFINISHED
Colombian Air Force NERFINISHED
Ecuadorian Air Force NERFINISHED
Guatemalan Air Force NERFINISHED
Hellenic Air Force NERFINISHED
Mexican Air Force NERFINISHED
Pakistan Air Force NERFINISHED
Peruvian Air Force NERFINISHED
Portuguese Air Force NERFINISHED
Royal Moroccan Air Force NERFINISHED
Turkish Air Force NERFINISHED
United States Air Force
United States Navy
Uruguayan Air Force NERFINISHED
Vietnamese Air Force (Republic of Vietnam) NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane

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