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Old 10-27-2009, 07:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
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It seems that a T-2C Buckeye is still in the air. Lots of comments on the video about one being at Reno. With the name on the nose - it seems that he might be giving *out of control* flights in the future. It just plain seems wrong though to see a T-2C landed in such a manner

YouTube - First Flight of N59CV, T-2C Buckeye

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Old 10-27-2009, 10:11 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I loved the T-2C, got my fist traps in it.
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Old 10-28-2009, 02:57 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Never saw the gear come up.
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Old 10-28-2009, 06:42 AM   #4 (permalink)
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It seems that a T-2C Buckeye is still in the air. Lots of comments on the video about one being at Reno. With the name on the nose - it seems that he might be giving *out of control* flights in the future. It just plain seems wrong though to see a T-2C landed in such a manner

YouTube - First Flight of N59CV, T-2C Buckeye

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There is one in the Chicago area owned by Paul Woods. He flies it in conjunction with the Navy's Tailhook Legacy flight in addition to the other warbirds that fly a formation flight at the conclusion of the Navy's F/A-18C Hornet and F/A-18F Superhornet TACDEMO flights during air shows. I can't access youtube from work so I can't see the video, not sure who's name is on the side.
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Old 10-28-2009, 07:28 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Man - I thought the tweet was ugly.

reminds me about a saying I heard about a fat chick and a moped. I guess nostalgia blinds us all at times.
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Old 10-28-2009, 08:20 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Never saw the gear come up.
It was a FIRST FLIGHT after a restoration job is my understanding. Very common for the first flight to be stiff-legged.

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Old 10-28-2009, 08:28 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I loved the T-2C, got my fist traps in it.
What year did the C-2/E-2 VT get rid of its' final T-2C?
What boat did you go to?
I noticed that this T-2C had the Forrestal on its' tail.
I often say that I broke the USS Forrestal. My initial CQ (May '92) was the first and only class I believe to have CQ'ed on the USS Forrestal as THE training carrier. It went back into the yards after that it I remember right and never came out again.
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The year ended with Forrestal making advanced preparations for a change of homeport to Pensacola, Florida, and the transition into a new role as the Navy's training carrier, replacing Lexington. Forrestal was redesignated AVT-59 and arrived in Pensacola on 4 February. The ship and crew returned to New Orleans for a visit in May, 1992. Forrestal arrived in Philadelphia 14 September 1992 to begin a 14-month, $157 million complex overhaul prior to assuming duties as a training carrier. In early 1993, however, the Navy decided to decommission Forrestal and leave the Navy without a dedicated training carrier.
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Old 10-28-2009, 08:33 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Man - I thought the tweet was ugly.

reminds me about a saying I heard about a fat chick and a moped. I guess nostalgia blinds us all at times.
It was

As I said in an earlier post; the only other military aircraft that I ever felt good pulling up next to was the Tweet! The Guppy - - - ah what a tub of a cockpit (especially after coming back to it from the TA-4J) and quite the forgiving trainer too.

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Yeah there was nothing I pull up next to that would make me feel good, except for maybe a beat up old 152. LOL I still love that old Tweet though...could take one helluva licking and press on.
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What year did the C-2/E-2 VT get rid of its' final T-2C?
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The E-2/C-2 program quit flying the T-2 around 2000-2001. They switched over the to T-45 TS program (TS=Total System). The selection process is now, carrier air and then branch out from there during T-45 training. I guess they have to do that to keep the C-2 line from getting so long.
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