T-2C Buckeye
Primary Function: All-purpose jet trainer.
Contractor: Rockwell International Corp.
Propulsion: Two General Electric 085-GE-4 turbojets (2,950 lbs thrust
ea.)
Wingspan: 38 feet 2 inches (10.3 meters)
Length: 38 feet 8 inches (11 meters)
Height: 14 feet 9 inches (4.7 meters)
Weight: Take-off maximum gross, 13,180 pounds (5,931 kg); empty 8,115
pounds (3,652 kg)
Speed: 521 miles per hour (834 km per hour)
Ceiling: 44,400 feet
Range: 910 miles (1,456 km)
Armament: Provision for gun pods, bombs or rockets under wings.
Crew: Two (instructor pilot, student pilot)
Date Deployed:First flight, January 1958; Operational, July 1959; First
flight of T-2C, April 1968.