McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk

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carrier-capable aircraft jet trainer aircraft military trainer aircraft

The McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk is a carrier-capable jet trainer aircraft used primarily by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps for advanced pilot training.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk canonical	2
T-45 Goshawk	2
T-45A	1
T-45C	1
T-45C Goshawk	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1815401 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk
Context triple: [McDonnell Douglas, notableProduct, McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk]

A. AV-8B Harrier II
The AV-8B Harrier II is a second-generation, carrier-capable ground-attack aircraft known for its vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capability, used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps and allied forces.
B. Boeing T-7A Red Hawk
The Boeing T-7A Red Hawk is a modern U.S. Air Force advanced jet trainer designed to prepare pilots for fifth-generation fighters like the F-22 and F-35.
C. CF-18 Hornet
The CF-18 Hornet is a Canadian variant of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 fighter aircraft, used as a multirole combat jet for air defense and ground attack missions.
D. A-4 Skyhawk
The A-4 Skyhawk is a compact, carrier-capable American attack jet widely used during the Cold War, particularly noted for its role in the Vietnam War and service with several allied air forces.
E. BAE Systems Hawk T1
The BAE Systems Hawk T1 is a British single-engine jet trainer aircraft best known as the iconic mount of the Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows aerobatic display team.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk
Target entity description: The McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk is a carrier-capable jet trainer aircraft used primarily by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps for advanced pilot training.

A. AV-8B Harrier II
The AV-8B Harrier II is a second-generation, carrier-capable ground-attack aircraft known for its vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capability, used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps and allied forces.
B. Boeing T-7A Red Hawk
The Boeing T-7A Red Hawk is a modern U.S. Air Force advanced jet trainer designed to prepare pilots for fifth-generation fighters like the F-22 and F-35.
C. CF-18 Hornet
The CF-18 Hornet is a Canadian variant of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 fighter aircraft, used as a multirole combat jet for air defense and ground attack missions.
D. A-4 Skyhawk
The A-4 Skyhawk is a compact, carrier-capable American attack jet widely used during the Cold War, particularly noted for its role in the Vietnam War and service with several allied air forces.
E. BAE Systems Hawk T1
The BAE Systems Hawk T1 is a British single-engine jet trainer aircraft best known as the iconic mount of the Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows aerobatic display team.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	carrier-capable aircraft ⓘ jet trainer aircraft ⓘ military trainer aircraft ⓘ
armamentCapability	practice bombs ⓘ practice rockets ⓘ training gun pods ⓘ
avionics	glass cockpit ⓘ
basedOn	BAE Systems Hawk T1 ⓘ surface form: BAE Systems Hawk
cockpitConfiguration	tandem seating ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crew	2 ⓘ student and instructor ⓘ
designedFor	aircraft carrier operations ⓘ
emptyWeight	approximately 10,500 lb ⓘ
engineType	turbofan ⓘ
enteredService	1991 ⓘ
feature	arrestor hook ⓘ carrier-capable wing and fuselage structure ⓘ strengthened landing gear ⓘ
firstFlight	1988-04-16 ⓘ
grossWeight	approximately 14,500 lb ⓘ
height	approximately 13 ft 11 in ⓘ
introduced	1991 ⓘ
landingGear	tricycle retractable ⓘ
length	approximately 39 ft 4 in ⓘ
manufacturer	Boeing ⓘ McDonnell Douglas ⓘ
maximumSpeed	approximately 1,038 km/h ⓘ approximately 645 mph ⓘ
maximumSpeedMach	about Mach 0.95 ⓘ
numberBuilt	over 220 ⓘ
operator	Training Air Wing ONE ⓘ Training Air Wing SIX ⓘ Training Air Wing TWO ⓘ
powerplant	Rolls-Royce Turbomeca F405-RR-401 ⓘ
primaryUser	United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
role	advanced jet trainer ⓘ carrier training aircraft ⓘ
serviceCeiling	approximately 12,950 m ⓘ approximately 42,500 ft ⓘ
status	in service ⓘ
T-45A	analog cockpit version ⓘ
T-45C	digital glass cockpit version ⓘ
usedFor	advanced jet training ⓘ carrier qualification ⓘ intermediate jet training ⓘ
variant	McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: T-45A McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: T-45C
wingspan	approximately 30 ft 9 in ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

McDonnell Douglas → notableProduct → McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk ⓘ

United States Navy aircraft → notableExample → McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk ⓘ

this entity surface form: T-45C Goshawk

Rolls-Royce Adour turbofan → usedInAircraft → McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk ⓘ

subject surface form: Rolls-Royce Adour

Naval Air Training Command → usesAircraftType → McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk ⓘ

this entity surface form: T-45 Goshawk

McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk → variant → McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: T-45A

McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk → variant → McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: T-45C

T-2 Buckeye → successorInUSNService → McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk ⓘ