McDONNELL DOUGLAS T-45 GOSHAWK
GOSHAWK SERVICE
| Origins: | Developed from the British built Hawker Siddeley Hawk built by the following manufacturers: Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd., (became BAe in 1977 then BAE Systems in 2000), Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England 681+ built, 9 Hawk variants, 1973 - present, ff: 21/08/1974. McDonnell Douglas Corp., McDonnell Aircraft Co. Division, St. Louis, Missouri, USA 224 built as the T-45, 1986 - 2009, ff: 16/04/1988. |
| Manufacturer: | McDonnell Douglas Corp., McDonnell Aircraft Co. Division,
St. Louis, Missouri, USA (In 1997, became The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, USA) |
| Model: | HS.1182 |
| Designation: | T-45 |
| Name: | Goshawk |
| First official flight: | (T-45A) 16/04/1988 |
| Factory production period: | 1986 - 2009 |
| Primary service period: | 1992 - present |
| Last official flight: | Still in service |
GOSHAWK VARIANTS AND PRODUCTION
YT-45A - Prototype airframes, 2 cancelled.
T-45A
1988, single-engined jet-trainer for
US Navy based on the British
Hawk Mk. 60. Strengthened
undercarriage, arrestor hook.
First 3 are service test aircraft.
Most upgraded to T-45C standard.
Produced 1986 - 1997
McDonnell Douglas, Long Beach, California
| BuNo.162787, 162788 | T001, T002 | 2 | |
| 2 additional airframes cancelled. | |||
McDonnell Douglas, St. Louis, Missouri (MC)
| BuNo.163599 | T003 (A001) | ||
| BuNo.163600 / 163658 | A002 / A060 | ||
| BuNo.165057 / 165079 | A061 / A083 | 83 | Total: 085 |
T-45(AN) - 1991, proposed version for France,
cancelled.
T-45B - Proposed T-45A land based version, 54
cancelled.
T-45C
1997, as T-45A, cockpit avionics
upgrade, various improvements.
Produced 1997 - 2009
McDonnell Douglas, St. Louis, Missouri (MC)
| BuNo.165080 / 165092 | C001 / C013 | 13 |
Boeing, St. Louis, Missouri (MC)
| BuNo.165457 / 165498 | C014 / C055 | ||
| BuNo.165598 / 165646 | C056 / C104 | ||
| BuNo.167073 / 167107 | C105 / C139 | 126 | Total: 139 |
| 6 additional airframes cancelled. | |||
|
Grand Total: 224 |