No shit.. Make any jet 10% lighter and give it 20% more thrust, ans it's gonna rule.
I want the 45 with the Allison motor it was "supposed" to have.
It wasn't so much the increased thrust or weight as it's only about 650 lighter with 1000lbs more thrust..it was the instaneous throttle response and how the aircraft handled. He flew the ball and there was no lag, even from idle..on touchdown, the power was right there. He also also flew BFM in it and said he really couldn't tell a difference in the thrust/power over the 45 but due to the aircrafts artificial feel, buffet is much less pronounced, it feeds in gradually; the T2 also has combat flaps below 350KIAS, press a button on the throttle and they deploy 15 degrees down, automatically raise above 350. It can sustain 15 degrees per second, instaneous of 21 degrees per second. Nothing compared to Gen 4/5 aircraft but it is superior to the Goshawk he said. To him it was like driving a truck and a sports car. The avionics of course are far and above what the 45 has.
BAe would like to sell the jet to the USAF for it's new advanced jet trainer and sell the avionics and motor to the Navy. I think Pax has a 45 with partial FADEC, reduces compressor stall and fatigue over the life of the motor. The instataneous throttle reponse, increased thrust...even an 1000lbs would be great. The avionics would also be awesome. My educated guess is this, the Navy has what it has and should be happy with that.
Here is the website:
www.hawkforUSAF.com
I flew an IUT tacform with one of the Brits in the rear seat of a T-45A, he got some nice pics of me flying wing on the way out and back. Hopefully it goes up on the site. They should have gotten some form flights with 200 (Centinneal) and the T2.