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