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T-28
SDSMT T-28

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NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

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The T-28 was an armored research aircraft built by North American Aviation and used by the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT) after serving as a primary trainer for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy/Marine Corps. It measured 33 feet in length, had a wingspan of 40 feet, and a gross weight of 8,500 pounds. It could reach a top speed of 343 miles per hour and had a service ceiling of 35,500 feet, and SDSMT used it to take in situ observations during hailstorms.

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