T-45A Goshawk training aircraft |
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Description
The T-45A Goshawk is a tandem-seat, carrier capable, jet trainer whose mission is to train Navy and Marine Corps pilots. |
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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. |
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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 |
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General Characteristics
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| Primary Function: Training platform for Navy/Marine Corps pilots. |
| Contractor: Boeing Company. |
| Date Deployed: First flight, April 1988; Operational, 1991. |
| Unit Cost: $17.2 million. |
| Propulsion: Rolls Royce F405-RR-401 turbofan engine with 5,527 pounds thrust. |
| Length: 39 feet 4 inches (11.98 meters). |
| Height: 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 meters). |
| Wingspan: 30 feet 10 inches (9.39 meters). |
| Weight: Take-off maximum gross, 13,500 pounds (6,075 kg); empty 9,394 pounds (4,261 kg). |
| Airspeed: 645 miles per hour (1038 km per hour). |
| Ceiling: 42,500 feet. |
| Range: 700 nautical miles (805 statute miles, 1288 km). |
| Crew: Two (instructor pilot, student pilot). |
| Armament: None. |
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| Last Update: 18 February 2009 |
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