One T-2B was converted into a T-2C prototype aircraft. Final production version for the U.S. Navy, it was powered by two 2,950-lbf thrust General Electric J85-GE-4 turbojets; 231 were built. Small numbers of T-2Bs and T-2Cs were converted into drone directors. A …

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. The T-2C is used for intermediate and...

In 1969, even more efficient engines were fitted to the Buckeye resulting in the T-2C. The new General Electric J85 engine produced the same performance for significantly lower costs. The …

It is a small single-shaft turbojet with an eight-stage axial compressor, annular combustors, and two-stage turbine. Each engine produces a maximum thrust power of 2,950 lbf. The aircraft has a maximum speed of 453 knots at 25,000 feet and a stall speed of 86.6 knots. The travel range is 909 nautical miles.

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...

First flown in 1958, T-2 Buckeye (its original designation was T2J-1) jet trainer aircraft were produced for the U.S. Navy by North American Aviation at Columbus, Ohio. T-2 trainers were used by the Naval Air Training Command to conduct basic jet flight training for future Navy and Marine Corps aviators.

2022年10月8日 · Note: This plane made the last ever carrier landing of a T-2 Buckeye for the Navy in 2003, and was acquired by the museum in April 2004.

2017年8月2日 · With the aircraft's origin in the North American FJ-1 Fury design, the T-2 maintained its forerunner's straight wing design appearance. Instructor and student sat in tandem well forward in the fuselage. The twin turbojet engines rested underneath the fuselage and were fed from two under-fuselage intakes to either side of the aircraft.

2015年9月25日 · Thousands of Naval Aviators and Naval Flight Officers were introduced to jet operations in the T-2 over the years, with many pilots making their first carrier landings in the jet. Now, with just a...

In August, 1962, the first of two YT2J-2 test aircraft were converted from T2J-1 configuration by replacing the single turbojet with two 3,000-pound thrust Pratt and Whitney J60-P-6 turbojets.