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| | Warbird Alley: North American Rockwell T-2 Buckeye |
 | | Built with student pilots in mind, the Buckeye, as it was called, had a strong, wide-based tricycle landing gear, powered controls, large trailing-edge flaps, air brakes on both sides of the fuselage, and a retractable arrester hook, all of which were hydraulically actuated. |
 | | While training more than 11,000 student pilots to fly 18 different models of Navy jet aircraft, the Buckeye established an outstanding record of safety and reliability for many years, but as the machine has aged it has developed some problems, being grounded for safety reasons three times in 1997 alone. |
 | | After 41 years of service, the North American T-2 "Buckeye" jet trainer is now being phased out, in favor of the Boeing/BAE T-45A "Goshawk." At least two T-2s have made their way into civilian ownership. |
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