T-2C Buckeye
10-27-2009 | 06:02 PM
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T-2C Buckeye
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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YouTube - First Flight of N59CV, T-2C Buckeye
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10-28-2009 | 05:42 AM
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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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YouTube - First Flight of N59CV, T-2C Buckeye
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10-28-2009 | 07:20 AM
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10-28-2009 | 07:28 AM
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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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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.
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.
10-28-2009 | 07:33 AM
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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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10-28-2009 | 09:15 AM
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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.
