Mc Donnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk

Aircraft of the U.S. Navy

Development

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The T-45 Goshawk is a fully carrier-capable version of the BaE Hawk. It was developed for the U.S. Navy for use in training.

The Hawk had not been designed for carrier operations. Numerous modifications were required for Navy carrier use, including improvements to the low-speed handling characteristics and a reduction in the approach speed. Other changes were strengthened airframe, more robust and wider landing gear with catapult attachment and an arresting hook. It features a two-wheel nose landing gear.

The Goshawk first flew in 1988 and became operational in 1991. BAE Systems manufactures the fuselage aft of the cockpit, the air inlets, the vertical stabilizer of the T-45 at Samlesbury, and the wings at Brough, England. Mc Donnell-Douglas manufactures the remainder of the aircraft and assembles them in St. Louis, Missouri.

 The T-45's A and C models are currently in operational use. The T-45A, which became operational in 1991, contains an analog cockpit design while the newer T-45C, which was first delivered in December 1997, features a new digital "glass cockpit" design. All T-45A aircraft will eventually be converted to a T-45C configuration under the T-45 Required Avionics Modernization Program (T-45 RAMP).

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Two-seat basic and advanced jet trainer for the U.S. Navy.

Zweisitziger Basis und Fortge-schrittenen Trainer für die U.S. Navy

Improved T-45A with glass cockpit, inertial navigation, and other improvements.

Verbesserte T-45A mit "Glascockpit" interner Navigation und anderen Ver-besserungen.

Operational history

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The T-45 has been used for intermediate and advanced portions of the Navy/Marine Corps strike pilot training program with Training Air Wing 1 at Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi and Training Air Wing 2 at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas. The T-45 replaced the T-2C Buckeye trainer and the TA-4J Skyhawk II trainer with an integrated training system that includes the T-45 Goshawk aircraft, operational and instrument flight simulators (OFT/IFT), academics, and training integration system support. In 2008, the T-45 began operation in the advanced portion of Navy/Marine Corps Naval Flight Officer (NFO) training with Training Air Wing SIX at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida.

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