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Wed Jan 20, 2016 12:25 pm
Ok, as best I can tell, the T-38 is the last active US aircraft using turbjet engines, and the T-28 was the last active aircraft using a radial when it was retired in the 80's. Can anyone verify this?
Also, are any other militaries still using radials? Brazil has the S-2, but I think they're all converted to turboprops. Thanks!
Wed Jan 20, 2016 12:39 pm
ryguy135 wrote:Ok, as best I can tell, the T-38 is the last active US aircraft using turbjet engines, and the T-28 was the last active aircraft using a radial when it was retired in the 80's. Can anyone verify this?
Also, are any other militaries still using radials? Brazil has the S-2, but I think they're all converted to turboprops. Thanks!
North Korea still has AN-2's in service. I think the Spanish Air Force still flies some CL-215's.
Thats all I can think of now..unless the chinese or others still fly the Nanchang CJ-6.
Sean
Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:13 pm
Are the US military's aggressor F-5s turbojet powered?
As for non-US users, it wouldn't surprise me if someone, somewhere was still using piston-powered DC-3s.
Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:24 pm
As far as western aircraft, I would think the DHC Caribou would win the title of last active radial. Golden Knights had them until the mid-80s, Australia retired theirs in late 2009, and I believe they are still a few active with various air forces in African countries.
Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:26 pm
DB2 wrote:As far as western aircraft, I would think the DHC Caribou would win the title of last active radial. Golden Knights had them until the mid-80s, Australia retired theirs in late 2009, and I believe they are still a few active with various air forces in African countries.
CL-215
Sean
Wed Jan 20, 2016 2:49 pm
The EA-6B Prowlers use turbojets. Disappearing quickly, but still in service for a bit.
Yes on the agressor F-5's being turbojets as well.
I believe the US Navy still has a few Otter radials at the test pilot school at Pax river.
Wed Jan 20, 2016 4:28 pm
In the mid-90's the Republic of Korea still used S2Fs. I know they were transitioning to P-3's, but when we deployed to Pohang in '96 we parked on a ramp with half a active Stoofs.
Wed Jan 20, 2016 4:36 pm
The South African Air force were using C-54's transports as well as T-6's as primary trainers up until 1994/95.
Thu Jan 21, 2016 6:14 am
did a quick check and the Spanish Air Force seems to have updated to all CL-215T or CL-415.
The Thai Navy (1) and the Greek Air Force (12), however, are still flying radial engined CL-215.
Sean
Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:45 am
Wow great info! Thanks! I'd forgotten about the EA-6 using turbojets, should have known about that one.
Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:48 am
Also, looks like the US Navy does still have active Otters according to Wikipedia anyway. Crazy that that old engine is still in active US use!
Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:58 am
The Army Guard was using a C-7 Caribu till about 1986.It broke down on our ramp that year(IIRC) on a parts delivery to us at KEFD.I think it was out of Mississippi.When they actually stopped using them I don't know.
Thu Jan 21, 2016 1:57 pm
ryguy135 wrote:Also, looks like the US Navy does still have active Otters according to Wikipedia anyway. Crazy that that old engine is still in active US use!
I think they are used by the test pilots school.
Sean
Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:36 pm
As of last year Pax River had Otters on site. I was there for two weeks last May and saw one on a ramp. Also saw the test pilot school fly the snot out of a certain polished B-25, very cool! Gotta love working for Pratt! Get to see the coolest stuff!
Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:37 pm
The T-39 at China Lake is still going strong. Built in 1962.
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