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T-2C Buckeye
Serial Number - 156702
The North American T-2 Buckeye was the United States Navy's intermediate training aircraft, intended to introduce U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps student naval aviators and student naval flight officers to jets. It entered service in 1959, and was replaced by the McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk in 2008.
specifications
DIMENSIONS AND CAPACITY
CREW: 2
SIZE: LENGTH 38 ft 3 1⁄2 in (11.671 m)
WINGSPAN 38 ft 1 1⁄2 in (11.621 m) (over tip tanks)
HEIGHT 14 ft 9 1⁄2 in (4.509 m)
EMPTY WEIGHT 8,115 lb (3,681 kg)
MAX TAKE OFF WEIGHT:13,179 lb (5,978 kg)
PERFORMANCE
SPEED: Maximum - 453 kn (521 mph, 839 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7,600 m)
SERVICE CEILING: 40,400 ft (12,300 m)
RANGE: 909 nmi (1,046 mi, 1,683 km)
"This aircraft on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum on behalf of the Navy History and Heritage Command"