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Post by Blackbird on Aug 9, 2004 20:19:19 GMT -5
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Post by Blackbird on Aug 9, 2004 20:19:48 GMT -5
Description: The T-45A Goshawk is a tandem-seat, carrier capable, jet trainer.
Mission: Train Navy and Marine Corps pilots.
Features: The T-45A aircraft, the Navy version of the British Aerospace Hawk aircraft, is used for intermediate and advanced portions of the Navy/Marine Corps pilot training program for jet carrier aviation and tactical strike missions. The T-45A has replaced the T-2 Buckeye trainer and the TA-4 trainer with an integrated training system that includes the T-45A Goshawk aircraft, operations and instrument fighter simulators, academics, and training integration system. There are two versions of T-45 aircraft currently in operational use at this time, the T-45A and T-45C derivatives. The T-45A, which became operational in 1991, contains an analog design thingypit while the new T-45C (began delivery in December 1997) is built around a new digital "glass thingypit" design.
Point of Contact: Naval Air Systems Command Public Affairs Department 47123 Buse Road, Unit IPT Bldg. 2272, Suite 075 Patuxent River, MD 20670-5440 (301)757-1487
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Training platform for Navy/Marine Corps pilots. Contractor: Boeing Company Unit Cost: $17.2 million Propulsion: Rolls Royce F405-RR-401 turbofan engine with 5,527 pounds thrust Wingspan: 30 feet 10 inches (9.39 meters) Length: 39 feet 4 inches (11.98 meters) Height: 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 meters) Weight: Take-off maximum gross, 13,500 pounds (6,075 kg); empty 9,394 pounds (4,261 kg) Speed: 645 miles per hour (1038 km per hour) Ceiling: 42,500 feet Range: 700 nautical miles (805 statute miles, 1288 km) Armament: None. Crew: Two (instructor pilot, student pilot) Date Deployed:First flight, April 1988; Operational, 1991
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