North American T-2C Buckeye Aircraft Data
Dedicated, two-place, basic and intermediate jet trainer with carrier capability. Excellent pilot visibility, un-swept wings and wide track landing gear make the T-2 an easy and forgiving aircraft to learn for a novice pilot. A twin engine design provides an extra degree of safety, necessary for over-water operations.
- Country of Origin: United States
- First Flight: 1/31/58
- Initial Service Date: 11/1/59
- No. Built: 273
- No. In Service: 40 (approx.)
- No. of Hardpoints: 2
- Crew: 2
Power:
2 x General Electric J85-GE-4 non-afterburning turbojets at 13 kN
Weapons:
The T-2 has a limited weapons training role, limited to machine gun pods or unguided rockets, not heavier than 640lbs. T-2E's were reportedly used by government forces in the 1999 coup in Venezuela.
Dimensions:
| Length: | 11.8 m. |
| Wing Span: | 11.60 m. |
| Wing Area: | 23.70 m² |
| Height: | 4.5 m. |
| Empty Weight: | 3,681 kg. |
| Max. Weight: | 5,978 kg. |
| Max. Ordnance Load: | 290 kg. |
| Internal Fuel: | 2,040 kg. |
Performance:
| Max. Speed: | 834 kph |
| Service Ceiling: | 13,777 m. |
| Max. Range: | 1,723 km |
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