T-37 start-up

[@michaelparker8469]

Worked on these at Vance AFB for 30 yrs. Enjoyed every day. Even the cold ones. I worked on the flight line the entire time. I don't think there is a crew chief out there that worked on them that didn't loose some hearing. Toughest trainer there ever was. At one time this was the very 1st aircraft that a pilot flew.

[@willyoeikeland3116]

I only worked for eight years on the plane. I'm retired now and miss getting my hands dirty on these things.

[@arff6312]

i can still hear them today. literally. all day, every day. 24/7. it's called Tinnitus. had i known then what i know now i would have worn earplugs AND headphones at the Laughlin AFB Fire Dept.!

[@SouthTexasRocker1]

I worked on T-37 fuel systems at Reese AFB, TX. I still hear them at night when I'm trying to get some sleep. 🔊

[@philmontejano5971]

The 4,000 pound dog whistle!

[@darrylgonzalez5251]

The 1980 edition of the Air Force Academy's cadet handbook "Contrails" defines a "converter" as a T-37, because it converts jet fuel directly to noise. Once an instructor pilot showed me one up close on the flight line at Randolph AFB. I got the full effect!

[@132061]

i miss that noise :S

[@FchGuepardo]

Lovely tweety

[@agcatdriver]

They didn't call the T-37 the "dog whistle" for nothing.

[@ManganeseMan]

you can't ignore the little noisy Tweet....lol.

[@aardvark243]

6000 lb dog whistle.

[@Mr_Prospector_]

Did you hear the sound of that engine? That is exactly why they nicknamed the T-37 the "Tweet."

[@bigbeartr57]

The video would have been longer but my ears couldn't take it anymore and I was running low on video time anyway

[@MrRaw42wit]

Andy Pilgram