The United States military issued a Request for proposal for a jet trainer for use by the United States Air Force and United States Navy. Rockwell responded with the Ranger 2000 two-seat, single engined cantilever monoplane. The design was based on the work of RFB, in particular the RFB Fantrainer and the prototypes were built in Germany.
The Ranger 2000 was powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5C turbofan mounted in the rear fuselage and fed by two air intakes above the wing roots. It used retractable tricycle landing gear, the wing was straight and low-mounted, and the crew of two sat in tandem with the rear instructor raised to maintain visibility. Both crew had a Stencel zero-zero ejection seat.
The aircraft first flew on 15 January 1993 at Manching in Germany.[1] The second prototype was lost in an accident on 25 July 1993.[1] The first prototype was shipped to Rockwell in the United States but the first flight of the third prototype was delayed until 20 June 1994 for modification, the main change was the move of the speedbrakes from the upper wing surface to the rear fuselage.[2]
The Ranger 2000 did not succeed in the competition, which was won by a variant of the Pilatus PC-9 which became the T-6 Texan II.
Aircraft on display
One of the Ranger 2000s is displayed at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum.[3]
^"Third Ranger 2000 is flown". Flight International: 13. 29 June 1994.
^Tulsa Air and Space Museum – Exhibits 22 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
Bibliography
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1996). Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory. London, England: Brassey's. ISBN1-85753-198-1.
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rockwell, ranger, 2000, trainer, candidate, united, states, joint, primary, aircraft, training, system, proposed, rockwell, international, with, assistance, from, rhein, flugzeugbau, gmbh, germany, ranger, 2000role, primary, trainernational, origin, united, st. The Rockwell Ranger 2000 was a jet trainer candidate for the United States Joint Primary Aircraft Training System proposed by Rockwell International with assistance from Rhein Flugzeugbau GmbH RFB in Germany 1 Ranger 2000Role Primary jet trainerNational origin United StatesManufacturer Rockwell InternationalFirst flight 15 January 1993Number built 3Developed from RFB Fantrainer Contents 1 Design and development 2 Aircraft on display 3 Specifications 4 See also 5 ReferencesDesign and development EditThe United States military issued a Request for proposal for a jet trainer for use by the United States Air Force and United States Navy Rockwell responded with the Ranger 2000 two seat single engined cantilever monoplane The design was based on the work of RFB in particular the RFB Fantrainer and the prototypes were built in Germany The Ranger 2000 was powered by a Pratt amp Whitney Canada JT15D 5C turbofan mounted in the rear fuselage and fed by two air intakes above the wing roots It used retractable tricycle landing gear the wing was straight and low mounted and the crew of two sat in tandem with the rear instructor raised to maintain visibility Both crew had a Stencel zero zero ejection seat The aircraft first flew on 15 January 1993 at Manching in Germany 1 The second prototype was lost in an accident on 25 July 1993 1 The first prototype was shipped to Rockwell in the United States but the first flight of the third prototype was delayed until 20 June 1994 for modification the main change was the move of the speedbrakes from the upper wing surface to the rear fuselage 2 The Ranger 2000 did not succeed in the competition which was won by a variant of the Pilatus PC 9 which became the T 6 Texan II Aircraft on display EditOne of the Ranger 2000s is displayed at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum 3 Specifications EditData from 1 General characteristicsCrew 2 Length 35 ft 9 5 in 10 91 m Wingspan 34 ft 3 5 in 10 45 m Wing area 167 4 sq ft 15 55 m2 Gross weight 7 900 lb 3 583 kg Powerplant 1 Pratt amp Whitney Canada JT15D 5C 3 190 lbf 14 2 kN thrustPerformance Maximum speed 392 mph 630 km h 341 kn See also EditJoint Primary Aircraft Training SystemRelated development RFB FantrainerAircraft of comparable role configuration and era Pilatus PC 9 T 6 Texan IIRelated lists List of military aircraft of the United StatesReferences EditNotes a b c d Taylor 1996 page 155 Third Ranger 2000 is flown Flight International 13 29 June 1994 Tulsa Air and Space Museum Exhibits Archived 22 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine BibliographyTaylor Michael J H 1996 Brassey s World Aircraft amp Systems Directory London England Brassey s ISBN 1 85753 198 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rockwell Ranger 2000 amp oldid 993147577, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
