This SAPAC T-45 was build by Edmond. The model is bungee launched (due to the lack of a proper Runway at his flying site) and is equipped with the following power setup:
- FAN: Het 6904 - Motor: HET 2W30 - Lipo: 6S 3000mAh - ESC: Jeti Spin
The model is a real speed daemon. Based on Doppler readings taken from the flight video speeds are estimated to be in the range of 200km/h.
Here are some pictures of our SAPAC T-45 Goshawk. This is still a very early version 1 model of the plane which, during this time, still came without retract mounts or flaps.
Luckily the build up wing of the Hawk made an installation of retract straight forwards. Our T-45 was equipped with the following: - HET 6904 Fan Unit - HET-RC Typhoon 2W-20 - HET-RC Tsunami 72A ESC - Desire Power 3700 4S 30S Lipo Pack - HET-RC Mini Air Retracts (3mm version)
For servos we used Hitec HS-82MG and HS-65MG types.
With this power combination the plane was not only able to take off from a concrete runway but also from a short cut grass runway.
The flight characteristics of this model a very good. A real joy to fly !!
Have a look at this video of our SAPAC T-45 in action:
Some info on the real plane: The T-45 Goshawk is a highly modified version of the BAE 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 is a fully carrier-capable version of the Hawk Mk.60. It was developed for the United States Navy (USN) for use in training.
The Goshawk’s origins began in the mid-1970s, when the US Navy began looking for replacement for its T-2 and TA-4 trainers. The US Navy started the VTXTS advanced trainer program in 1978. British Aerospace and McDonnell Douglas proposed a version of the Hawk and were awarded the T-45 contract in 1981.
The Hawk had not been designed for carrier operations. Numerous modifications were required for Navy carrier use, including improvements to the low-speed handling characteristics and a reduction in the approach speed.Other changes were strengthened airframe, more robust and wider landing gear with catapult attachment and an arresting hook.It features a two-wheel nose landing gear.
The Goshawk first flew in 1988 and became operational in 1991.BAE Systems manufactures the fuselage aft of the cockpit, the air inlets, the vertical stabilizer of the T-45 at Samlesbury, and the wings at Brough, England. Boeing manufactures the remainder of the aircraft and assembles them in St. Louis, Missouri.
On 16 March 2007 the 200th airframe was delivered to the US Navy. Their requirements call for 223 aircraft, and the T-45 service is slated to continue until at least 2035.
This is our HET-RC F-86 Sabre. The model is one of HET-RC first epoxy fiberglass models and comes fully pre-painted.
Our F-86 is equipped with the following components: - WeMoTec Mini Fan 480 - HET-RC Typhoon 2W-18 Motor - HET 75A ESC - 3700mAh 4S Lipo - HET-RC Mini Air Retracts
I decided to install the nose gear steering slightly different then shown in the manual. I opted for a completely concealed installation of the steering servo. The servo is now located inside the fan compartment and is glued directly beside the fan against the fuselage of the model. A balsa block between servo and fuselage wall creates enough space for the servo to move freely.
2 pushrod channels are routed from the fan compartment into the nose and guide the 2 steering wires so that they exit directly behind the retract unit.
Some info on the real plane: The North American Aviation F-86 Sabre (sometimes called the Sabrejet) was a transonic jet fighter aircraft. The Sabre is best known for its Korean War role where it was pitted against the Soviet MiG-15 and obtained UN air superiority. Although developed in the late 1940s and outdated by the end of the 1950s, the Sabre proved adaptable and continued as a front line fighter in air forces until the last active front line examples were retired by the Bolivian Air Force in 1994.
Its success led to an extended production run of more than 7,800 aircraft between 1949 and 1956, in the United States, Japan and Italy. It was by far the most-produced Western jet fighter, with total production of all variants at 9,860 units.
Variants were built in Canada and Australia. The Canadair Sabre added another 1,815 airframes, and the significantly redesigned CAC Sabre (sometimes known as the Avon Sabre or CAC CA-27), had a production run of 112.
Adrian’s Sport Jet is powered by a WeMoTec Mini Fan 480 with a HET-RC 2W Motor and Tsunami 72A ESC. Due to the light wing loading, no bungee is required to launch this EDF Jet.
This SAPAC T-45 was build by Edmond. 
