McDonnell Douglas
T-45
Goshawk
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Photo: Robert Deering 10/12/2008
Alliance Airport (AFW)
Fort Worth, Texas
Description
The T-45A Goshawk is a tandem-seat, carrier capable, jet trainer whose mission is to 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 cockpit while the new T-45C (began delivery in December 1997) is built around a new digital "glass cockpit" design.
SPECIFICATIONS: PERFORMANCE:
Span:  30 feet 10 inches (9.39 meters). Maximum speed:  645 miles per hour (1038 km per hour)
Length:  39 feet 4 inches (11.98 meters). Cruising speed: 
Height:  13 feet 6 inches (4.11 meters). Range:  700 nautical miles (805 statute miles, 1288 km).
Empty Weight:  9,394 pounds (4,261 kg). Service ceiling:  42,500 feet.
Gross Weight:  13,500 pounds (6,075 kg)  
Crew:  Two (instructor pilot, student pilot).
Engines:  Rolls Royce F405-RR-401 turbofan engine with 5,527 pounds thrust.
Armament:  None.
   
SOURCE:  U. S. Navy Fact File