T-2 Buckeye

The North American T-2 Buckeye is the United States Navy's intermediate and advanced training aircraft, introducing trainee naval aviators to jet power, carrier operations, and armaments. Students start out on a propeller-driven aircraft, the old T-34 Turbomentor being replaced by the T-6 Texan in that role. The T-2 is also in the process of being replaced by the T-45 Goshawk (the US Navy version of the BAe Hawk).

The first version of the aircraft, the T-2A, was designed in the 1950s using the wing of the early FJ Fury jet fighter, and had a single engine. The T-2B was fitted with twin engines, as was the T-2C.

While it has no built-in armament, the aircraft has a number of strongpoints to carry external armament, including gun pods and bombs.