Description:
The T-2C Buckeye is a
tandem-seat,
carrier-capable, all-purpose jet trainer whose mission is to train Navy
and Marine Corps pilots and Naval Flight Officers.
Features
The
T-2C is used for intermediate and advanced training for Navy and Marine
Corps pilots and Naval Flight Officers in training for jet carrier
aviation and tactical strike missions. Designed in the mid 1950s to use
proven technologies wherever possible, it shares its wing with the FJ-1
Fury, one of the Navy's earliest jet fighters. The tandem cockpit
arrangement and slightly elevated rear cockpit gives the instructor
good forward visibility over the student. Both cockpits are equipped
with zero-level ejection seats. For armament training, the aircraft is
equipped with underwing strong points to carry bombs, rockets or gun
pods, as well as an arresting hook for carrier landings. Originally
designed with a single engine, the T-2C variant, which entered fleet
service in 1968, has two. Most T-2Cs have been replaced by the T-45
Goshawk. Some, however, remain in service around the fleet in various
roles, as well as at the Naval Test Pilots School at NAS Patuxent
River, Maryland. |
WEFT Description
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- WINGS
- ENGINE
- FUSELAGE
- TAIL
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