NEW T-38 INLETS

Engineers at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston have redesigned the air intakes of the T-38 jet trainer, reducing takeoff distances while increasing safety margins at ``hot-and-high'' airports. The new shape, which significantly increases intake area and reshapes the inlet, was chosen to...

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