i must agree that the Hawk is a very versatile trainer, and it matured into different variants throughout the years. guess that’s when other aircraft manufacturers started to ‘copy-cat’ it’s features, as mentioned by BIGVERN1996. it’s like there are no more original design features, anymore, with today’s jets.

i wonder if the Yak-130/M-346 should be included as single-seater with a small radar and with weapons, just like the Hawk? i remember the MiG-AT was proposing a single-seater, too, with a radar before it lost to Yak-130 for Russian jet trainer competition.

Mark Johnston

thanks for helpful info…

but the T-50? looks too big a trainer to me. it’s design features is more like a cross-between from F-16/F-18, or a deformed F-16 (no disrespect, though). nice advanced design from both Korea & US, though.

“pesho”

WOW!! never heard of the Tu-125 bomber from the Soviets. was that a copy of XB-70? similar roles? thanks for posting the pic…

what about ‘boxy’ -shaped intakes, like the Eurofighter’s… are they considered wedge-type of the 90’s (or 80s when first designed)? J-10 from China?

nice ‘curves’ from the Eurofighter…

and the Fulcrum’s intakes? that’s the reason why it was my first ‘crush’ when that pic first came out, and been my all-time great since then…