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T-45 Goshawk
| T-45 Goshawk | |
|---|---|
| A T-45 Goshawk landing aboard the USS Harry S. Truman | |
| Type | Naval carrier trainer aircraft |
| Manufacturers | McDonnell Douglas/British Aerospace Boeing/BAE Systems |
| Primary user | United States Navy |
| Developed from | BAE Hawk |
The T-45 Goshawk is a highly modified version of the BAE Hawk land based training jet aircraft. Built by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing), the T-45 is used by the United States Navy as a aircraft carrier capable trainer.
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History
The T-45 Goshawk is a fully carrier-capable version of the Hawk Mk.60.[1][2] It was developed for the United States Navy for use in training. British Aerospace and McDonnell Douglas were awarded a contract for the T-45 in 1981. Numerous modifications were required by the Navy for carrier operations, including improvements to the low-speed handling characteristics and a reduction in the approach speed. The Goshawk first flew in 1989 and became operational in 1991. It features a two-wheel nose landing gear. The Goshawk was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas originally and later by Boeing.
Variants
T-45A
Two-seat basic and advanced jet trainer for the US Navy.
T-45B
Proposed land-based version for the US Navy, which would have been basically a conventional Hawk with a USN cockpit and no carrier capability. The USN had wanted the T-45B to get an earlier training capability, but abandoned the idea in 1984 in favor of less-costly updates to the TA-4 and T-2.
T-45C
Improved T-45A with glass cockpit, inertial navigation, and other improvements. Existing T-45As are being upgraded to the T-45C standard.
Operators
Specifications (T-45A)
Data from The International Directiory of Military Aircraft, 2002-2003 .[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2: student, instructor
- Length: 11.99 m (39 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 9.39 m (30 ft 10 intq)
- Height: 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 17.7 m² (190.1 ft²)
- Empty weight: 4,460 kg (9,834 lb)
- Useful load: kg (lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 6,387 kg (14,081 lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Adour F405-RR-401 turbofan, 26 kN (5,845 lbf)
Performance
- Never exceed speed: Mach
- Maximum speed: Mach (1,005 km/h, 543 kts, mph) at 8,000 feet
- Range: km, mi (nm)
- Service ceiling: m (40,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: m/s (8,000 ft/min)
Armament
- Usually none. One hardpoint under each wing can be used to carry practice bomb racks, rocket pods, or fuel tanks.
For an explanation of the units and abbreviations in this list, please see Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/Units key.
References
The initial version of this article was based on a public domain article from Greg Goebel's Vectorsite.
External links
- T-45 Goshawk US Navy fact file
- Global Security on the Goshawk
- The Boeing T-45 Goshawk page
- The Boeing T-45 Goshawk history page
- BAE Hawk at Greg Goebel's AIR VECTORS
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- Crew: 2: student, instructor
- Length: 11.99 m (39 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 9.39 m (30 ft 10 intq)
- Height: 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 17.7 m² (190.1 ft²)
- Empty weight: 4,460 kg (9,834 lb)
- Useful load: kg (lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 6,387 kg (14,081 lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Adour F405-RR-401 turbofan, 26 kN (5,845 lbf)
- Never exceed speed: Mach
- Maximum speed: Mach (1,005 km/h, 543 kts, mph) at 8,000 feet
- Range: km, mi (nm)
- Service ceiling: m (40,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: m/s (8,000 ft/min)
- Usually none. One hardpoint under each wing can be used to carry practice bomb racks, rocket pods, or fuel tanks.
Fighters: XP-67 · FH · F2H · XF-85 · XF-88 · F3H · F-101 · F-110 · F-4 · F-15 · F/A-18 · CF-188 · YF-23 · F/A-18E/F
Attack: AH · AV-8 · F-15E · A-12 - Trainers: T-45
Transports: C-9 · KC-10 · YC-15 · C-17
Helicopters: XHJH · XH-20 · XHCH · XHRH · AH-64
Drones: TD2D · KDH - Experimental: XV-1 · X-36 · Bird of Prey - Spacecraft: Mercury · Gemini
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