What is a T-bird?

[Darren50]

Hi. Recently I posted on another page a picture of Italian aircraft carrier Cavour, with some Harriers on board. Someone commented about a T-bird. What do they mean??

Regards
Darren

[POL]

Training "bird" - i.e. the one with two seats.

On carriers, they are somewhat rare as you'd usually expect that the pilots knew how to fly the aircraft before being allowed near a big floating runway!

[sherriff]

T-bird is a generic expression for a two-seater.

[Darren50]

Thanks EGVP and sheriff. I would never have worked that out. There were 4 visible 2 of each type and I could ee see that they were slightly different designs, but that was about as far as my knowledge went

[H.A.Bucken]

In railway circles a 'T'bird' is a rescue loco:- 'Thunderbird'; at Doncaster and Newcastle they're usually type 67s whereas if you see one at Preston it'll be a DRS 573++.
Roger

[Dan213]

In railway circles a 'T'bird' is a rescue loco:- 'Thunderbird'; at Doncaster and Newcastle they're usually type 67s whereas if you see one at Preston it'll be a DRS 573++.
Roger

Isn't this an aviation forum?

[herc15]

explains afew things. had a similar question myself

[C-Harvey]

In railway circles a 'T'bird' is a rescue loco:- 'Thunderbird'; at Doncaster and Newcastle they're usually type 67s whereas if you see one at Preston it'll be a DRS 573++.
Roger

Isn't this an aviation forum?

Absolutely.

It's a thread about train - ing aircraft.

[rh226]

Not forgetting, of course, that "T-Bird" was also a nickname for the lovely T-33.

[johnwayne]

Not forgetting, of course, that "T-Bird" was also a nickname for the lovely T-33.

I'll second that - lovely she certainly was . Saw one do a very 'neat' wheels up landing at Burtonwood 1956 .