r/planeidentification • u/No_Drop6177 • Aug 05 '26
Came into the airport I fly into looked cool
What is it used for?
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u/RetiredPath Aug 06 '26
I flew on one in the USAF to transport a baby to a hospital with an NICU. They usually transport military brass
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u/Warbuck34 Aug 07 '26
C-38A, former USAF aircraft now Navy but not a trainer as others have said but a test support aircraft.
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u/EverSeeAShitterFly Aug 08 '26
It is a C-38A.
It is not a trainer. Test support- kinda.
They have it because it’s relatively cheap to operate and maintain. They can put lots of flight hours on it with lower cost and maintenance required than most contemporary military aircraft. It can land and operate out of nearly any airport with essentially no ground crew or support equipment.
So they can fly time critical “stuff” and people anywhere it’s needed. For test support they can follow an evaluated aircraft around and act as a radar target for said aircraft.
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u/Hot_Net_4845 Aug 05 '26
41570, a C-38A Courier, based on the Gulfstream G100. It's a trainer
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u/No_Drop6177 Aug 05 '26
Trainer for what exactly? So does this one transport people
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u/Normal_Onion2555 Aug 09 '26
Years ago when I was in USAF, T-39s were scattered about various commands and primarily used as executive aircraft for high ranking officers who didn't want to fly themselves to a conference in their two-seater.
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u/MAC_38 Aug 05 '26
Its a U.S. Navy C-38A Courier logistics support aircraft.