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Northrop T-38A · 1965 · Renton, WA
N38TZ is a 1965 Northrop T-38A (serial 5881), registered to Boeing Co (corporation) in Renton, WA. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires January 2030; the airworthiness certificate dates from June 2022 (4 years ago). It carries 2 Ge J85-5H engines rated at 3,850 lbf each (7,700 lbf total), the engine on 50% of registered Northrop T-38As. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A45AB2. It is one of 30 Northrop T-38A aircraft on the FAA registry. Boeing Co holds 208 aircraft on the registry.
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1 of the 2 registered Northrop T-38A carry this engine (50%), across 2 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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