Modellers the world over love the hunky good looks of the B.Ae. Hawk. There is something appealing and workmanlike about its chunky but capable shape. The Hawk is current military equipment in air forces worldwide, but it takes a really outstanding aircraft to break into the 'preferences' (we'll put it no strongly than that!) of the U.S. military purchasing agencies. But the US Navy did like what was on offer when they decided to upgrade the original design for aircraft carrier trainer operations, with arrestor hook, to became the T-45 Goshawk tailored to the Navy's requirements by McDonnell Douglas. That name has now been absorbed into the giant Boeing organization, so it's a good question as whether the type is now the Boeing T-45 Goshawk. It's all a bit like the incident when green-behind-the ears-no-sense-of-heritage morons in the British Aerospace public relations 'organisation', referred (in a publicity hand out) to the De Havilland Mosquito, as the British Aerospace Mosquito!
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