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McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk is a naval trainer aircraft originating in United Kingdom/United States. It was built by McDonnell Douglas / British Aerospace Boeing / BAE Systems. Reported operators include United States Navy.
United Kingdom/United StatesMcDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk
Lt. j.g. John A. Ivancic · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedNaval trainer aircraft
United Kingdom/United States
McDonnell Douglas / British Aerospace Boeing / BAE Systems
In service
United States Navy
221
1988–2009
1991
16 April 1988
BAE Systems Hawk
2
39 ft 4 in (11.99 m)
30 ft 9.75 in (9.3917 m)
13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
190.1 sq ft (17.66 m 2 )
9,394 lb (4,261 kg)
12,750 lb (5,783 kg)
13,500 lb (6,123 kg)
432 US gal (360 imp gal; 1,640 L) / 3,159 lb (1,433 kg) internal fuel (2,893 lb (1,312 kg) - early production aircraft), with provision for 2 × 156 US gal (130 imp gal; 590 L) drop tanks underwing
1 × Rolls-Royce Turbomeca F405-RR-401 turbofan engine, 5,527 lbf (24.59 kN) thrust de-rated (nominal thrust 5,845 lbf (25,999.86 N))
543 kn (625 mph, 1,006 km/h) at 8,000 ft (2,400 m)
700 nmi (810 mi, 1,300 km)
700 nmi (810 mi, 1,300 km)
42,500 ft (13,000 m)
8,000 ft/min (41 m/s) at sea level
root: Hawker 10.9%; tip: Hawker 9%
121 kn (139 mph; 224 km/h)
125 kn (144 mph; 232 km/h)
575 kn (662 mph, 1,065 km/h) / M1.04 design dive limit at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
+ 7.33 - 3
30,000 ft (9,100 m) in 7 minutes 40 seconds
67.1 lb/sq ft (328 kg/m 2 )
0.41
3,610 ft (1,100 m)
3,310 ft (1,010 m)
Usually none: One hardpoint under each wing can be used to carry practice bomb racks (can carry up to 12 Mk-76 practice bombs), rocket pods, or fuel tanks. A centerline hardpoint can carry a cargo pod for crew baggage.
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True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 24.59 kN | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
United StatesNaval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: T-45C Goshawk. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Marine Corps Aviation exact named equipment holdings: T-45C Goshawk. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for T-45C Goshawk. Service scope: Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 189. Origin: UK/USA. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.