Talk:T-38 Talon
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Citing fuel and maintenance costs, the Thunderbirds aerobatic display team of the U.S. Air Force used the T-38 Talon from 1974 until 1983 when it was replaced by the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
The underlined phrase is vague.
Were fuel and maintenance costs the reason they continued using the t-38 from 74 to 83 (e.g. it was the least expensive option at the time) or was that the reason they abandoned it for teh F-16 (because it was too expensive)?
Actually, fuel and maintenance costs were the reason they were flown from 74 until 83 (post Vietnam war, oil crisis). The T-38 is a very inexpensive aircraft to fly and that is why it will still be operating as a advanced flight trainer until 2020.
