| Ranger 2000 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Primary jet trainer |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Rockwell International |
| Number built | 3 |
| History | |
| First flight | 15 January 1993 |
| Developed from | RFB Fantrainer |
TheRockwell Ranger 2000 was a jet trainer candidate for the United StatesJoint Primary Aircraft Training System proposed byRockwell International with assistance fromRhein-Flugzeugbau GmbH (RFB) in Germany.[1]
The United States military issued aRequest for proposal for a jet trainer for use by theUnited States Air Force andUnited 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 theRFB Fantrainer and the prototypes were built in Germany.
The Ranger 2000 was powered by aPratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5C turbofan mounted in the rear fuselage and fed by two air intakes above the wing roots. It used retractabletricycle landing gear, the wing was straight and low-mounted, and the crew of two sat intandem 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 thePilatus PC-9 which became theT-6 Texan II.
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