The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) T-45 Goshawk is a highly modified version of the British BAE Systems Hawk land-based training jet aircraft. Manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) and British Aerospace (now BAE Systems), the T-45 is used by the United States Navy as an aircraft carrier-capable trainer.
The T-45 Goshawk has its origins in the mid-1970s, during which time the U.S. Navy formally commenced its search for a new jet trainer aircraft to serve as a single replacement for both its T-2 Buckeye and A-4 Skyhawk trainers.During 1978, the VTXTS advanced trainer program to meet this need was formally launched by the U.S. Navy. An Anglo-American team, comprising British aviation manufacturer British Aerospace (BAe) and American aircraft company McDonnell Douglas (MDC), decided to submit their proposal for a navalised version of the land-based BAE Systems Hawk trainer.
Starting from 1991,the Goshawk has been used for intermediate and advanced portions of the Navy/Marine Corps Student Naval Aviator strike pilot training program with Training Air Wing One at Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi, and Training Air Wing Two at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas. The T-45 replaced the T-2C Buckeye intermediate jet trainer and the TA-4J Skyhawk II advanced jet trainer with an integrated training system that includes the T-45 Goshawk aircraft, operational and instrument flight simulators, academics, and training integration system support. In 2008, the T-45C also began operation in the advanced portion of Navy/Marine Corps Student Naval Flight Officer training track for strike aircraft with Training Air Wing Six at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida.
This rendition for Microsoft Flight Simulator includes:
- Highly detailed exterior model
- Highly detailed cockpit model including instructor seat
- Functional MFDs and HUD (*)
- Well behaved "Modern" flight model (**)
- True to life checklists
- Wwise sound package based on real-world recordings
(*) Due to current SDK limitations, the HUD is not collimated. This can create minor problems during precision landings.
Also, due to current coding restrictions, the HUD may not work well with TAA. It is suggested to turn TAA off with the T-45
(**) - this model is tuned to work with the "Modern" flight model and may not work correctly with the Legacy flight model.
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT INTENDED OR LICENSED FOR PROFESSIONAL USE
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The systems are well modelled. All the buttons work and you can perform all the tasks you need in MSFS (navigation, systems management etc).
The T45 is quite performance hungry, although there is a "lite" version included if you need to improve FPS - a nice touch. However, I recommend checking if your PC struggles to run MSFS normally.
Finally - it's a lot of fun. You can't beat a low-level flight in the T45 for sheer entertainment value in MSFS.
Many buttons but not much working of it.
Hud display looks as if the vector is in wrong positon
you see it on the upper rim of it.
Readability of the HUD is during daytime nearly unpossible.
Need more colors that stand out from the background.
Hope more attention to this ac will be paid in future
update releases.
So far it is like a good freeware.
IMHO this model exceeds even the high benchmark standards of Dino & his partners.
Slight frustrations around the representation of the HUD (caused by the current constraints of core Sim) do not in any way detract from the immersion levels offered by this model and if you watch some of the UTube videos of the real jets you will be hard pushed to recognise the difference when you fly the model in the new Sim.
As is the norm with IndiaFoxtecho we can expect the launch version to be incrementally updated and upgraded especially as the capabilities of Sim itself evolve.
Highly recommended
Reduce joysticks action to fly easily.
Pilot HandBook complete but too long, a digest may be usefull.
3D model, texture, avionics, and etc. are all good.
Unlike any proDuCer who blockeD the review, I could feel their confidence and skills of IFE Visual Simulations.
I can't wait IFE's next works! :-)
Regards, Jack (R1p3r Gaming)
Pleasure to fly and a full working cockpit makes it a fantastic choice to buy.
This aircraft is excellent. If you enjoy the MB-339 you will enjoy this. Its cockpit systems are more advanced and no, it does not have an autopilot but that is true to life just like the MB339.
I have had great fun landing this aircraft on the carriers using the HDS Carrier module. The launch bar and hook are modeled along with various other external covers and the cockpit access steps controlled from within the cockpit. In comparison to the Fiat G.91 & F-15 in their current state, this aircraft is more complete and feels more 'finished'.
The sounds are excellent. The exterior model is fantastic and the cockpit is on a par if not slightly better than the MB-339. It releases with 7/8 liveries with the community surely adding lots more soon.
This T-45C model will ONLY work with Microsoft Flight Simulator (aka Flight Simulator 2020)
Due to the high-detail model and textures, we suggest to use the T-45C on systems that meet or exceed the following requirements:
CPU: 3.5GHz quad core processor or better
GPU: at least 4Gb dedicated memory, Nvidia 960 or better recommended
RAM: 8.0Gb minimum
Hard Disk: 1.8Gb required for installation
PRODUCT REQUIRES THAT THE FLIGHT MODEL IS SET TO "MODERN"
TEMPORAL ANTI-ALIASING (TAA) MUST BE TURNED OFF FOR OPTIMAL HUD READABILITY
