CORGI-THE AVIATION ARCHIVE-McDONNELL DOUGLAS T-45 GOSHAWK-W/CERTIFICATE-2006

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CORGI---THE AVIATION ARCHIVE---McDONNELL DOUGLAS (BAe) T-45 GOSHAWK WITH AUTHENTIC LIMITED EDITION CERTIFICATE---1:72 SCALE---2006.
Corgi McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk itself is in good condition.  However, there are missing pieces (no stand, landing gear?---Have two gears).   Broken point on nose piece and box has some wear (please see photos).
Box measures approximately 8 1/4" long, 8" high and 3" deep.
Certificate is in excellent condition and measures approximately 4  3/4" x 4 3/4".
"This is to certify that this is a Limited Edition and is number 0160 of only 2,010 distributed worldwide".
Certificate also reads:  "The Aviation Archive---The Authorised Civil and Military Aviation Collection---Limited Edition Certificate---Corgi---McDonnell Douglas (BAe) T-45 Goshawk--Prototype, US Navy, BuAer 162787, 1991---AA36004---1:72 Scale
In 1975, the USN began a study for a new carrier-capable jet trainer to replace the T-2C Buckeye and TA-4J Skyhawk.  Capability was important, but procurement, operational, and life-cycle cost were emphasized.  BAE pitched the Hawk to the USN in 1978, leading to a formal partnership agreement with MDD in 1980, and selection of the Hawk from a wide field of competitors in 1981.  However, the Hawk had never really been designed for carrier operations, and the T-45 Goshawk, as the USN trainer was designated, was by no means just another tweaky variant of the Hawk.  Carrier operation meant more robust and wider landing gear with catapult attachment; an arresting hook; good low-speed flight characteristics; and other substantial changes.
The changes were so extensive that the first Goshawk prototype did not fly until 1988, the same year a production contract was awarded.  USN evaluation of the initial prototype resulted in a long list of deficiencies that had to be corrected.  Most of the items were nitpicky, but there was a small set of critical difficulties, which became known as "the Big Five".  Further delays were introduced by a decision to move production from the Douglas plant in California to the McDonnell plant in Saint Louis, Missouri.  Carrier trials did not take place until 1991.  Even then, the aircraft's troubles were not over, with one being lost in 1992 in a very wild landing caused by a landing gear defect, the pilot ejecting safely.  All Goshawk prototypes were grounded until the problem was properly reviewed.
Flight instruction with the Goshawk did not begin until 1994.  The first 83 production Goshawks were T-45As, which were followed in 1997 by the "T-45C" with a digital glass cockpit layout featuring twin multifunction displays (MFDs); a head-up display (HUD); a Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite navigation receiver; and a MIL-STD 1553B digital data bus.  The Goshawk was originally to have been fitted with a glass cockpit, but the USN had to drop that plan due to cost constraints.  Later, the glass cockpit requirement was revived and implemented as a "Cockpit 21" effort in 1994, leading to the T-45C.  Existing T-45As are being upgraded to the T-45C standard."
Technical Specifications:
Type:                    Carrier-capable, advanced trainer, ground attack and light fighter
Powerplant:          One Rolls-Royce/Turbomeca F405-RR-401 non-afterburning
turbofan rated at 5,845 lb st (26.0 kN)
Performance:        Max level speed 625 mph, 997 kph at 8000 ft (2440 m)
Max rate of climb at sea level 6,982 ft/min (2128 m/min)
Service ceiling 42,250 ft (12,875 m)
Ferry range with internal fuel 1,000 nm (1,152 mls, 1,854 km)
Weights:                Empty equipped 9,399 lb (4,263 kg)
Maximum take-off  12,750 lb (5,783 kg)
Dimensions:          Length 39 ft 3.125 in (11.97 m)
Wingspan 30 ft 9.75 in (9.39 m)
Height 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
Wing Area 176.9 sq ft (16.69 sq m)
Armament:            One hard point under each wing for carriage of practice
bombs, rocket pods or drop tanks with 156 US gal (591 lit) of
fuel each, plus one under-fuselage centre-line pylon for use
in weapons training role.
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