T-2 Buckeye

North American T-2C Buckeye
North American T-2C Buckeye making an arrested landing.
Description
Role	Naval trainer
Crew	2 (student and instructor)
First Flight
Entered Service
Manufacturer	North American Aviation
Dimensions
Length	38 ft 8 in	11 m
Wingspan	38 ft 2 in	10.3 m
Height	14 ft 9 in	4.5 m
Wing area	ft²	m²
Weights
Empty	8,115 lb	3,652 kg
Loaded	lb	kg
Maximum takeoff	13,180 lb	5,931 kg
Powerplant
Engines	2 × General Electric 085-GE-4 turbojets
Thrust	2,950 lbf	13 kN
Performance
Maximum speed	521 mph	834 km/h
Combat range	910 miles	1,456 km
Ferry range	miles	km
Service ceiling	44,400 ft	13,500 m
Rate of climb	ft/min	m/min
Wing loading	lb/ft²	kg/m²
Thrust/Weight
Avionics
Avionics
Armament
Guns
Bombs
Rockets

The North American T-2 Buckeye is the United States Navy's intermediate and advanced training aircraft, introducing trainee naval aviators to jet power, carrier operations, and armaments. Students start out on a propeller-driven aircraft, the old T-34 Turbomentor being replaced by the T-6 Texan in that role. The T-2 is also in the process of being replaced by the T-45 Goshawk (the US Navy version of the BAe Hawk).

The first version of the aircraft, the T-2A, was designed in the 1950s using the wing of the early FJ Fury jet fighter, and had a single engine. The T-2B was fitted with twin engines, as was the T-2C.

While it has no built-in armament, the aircraft has a number of strongpoints to carry external armament, including gun pods and bombs.

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