a little more than a year later, for reasons that largely remain controversial. The T-46 was the last project of the Fairchild Republic Corporation, and after the program termination Fairchild had no more income. Without any new contracts and the NGT program cancelled, the company closed the Republic factory in Farmingdale, New York, bringing 60 years of Fairchild aircraft manufacturing to an end. The aircraft itself featured a side-by-side configuration, a twin (or "H") tail (similar to the company's A-10), ejection seats, pressurization, and two turbofan engines. Had it gone into full production the NGT program called for 650 aircraft being built up to 1992. There was potential for some overseas sales as well, such as in the light ground attack role in addition to its role as a trainer. Operators United States Air Force Aircraft on display All three prototypes have been preserved: 84-0492 can be seen at the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum at Edwards Air Force Base, California. 84-0493 is under restoration at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. 85-1596 can be seen at the AMARG "Celebrity Row" during the AMARG bus tour from the Pima Air Museum, Arizona The Model 73 NGT Flight Demonstrator can be seen at the Cradle of Aviation Museum, New York Specifications (T-46) (performance estimated) See also References Notes Bibliography Braybrook, Roy. "Tweety-Bird Replacement". Air International, June 1985, Vol 28, No. 6. pp. 273–280. "Fairchild wins NGT". Flight International, 17 July 1982, p. 122. Mormillo, Frank B. "T-46A: The Trainer of the Future?" Aircraft Illustrated, December 1986, Vol. 19, No. 12. pp. 648–653. "T-46A is flown". Flight International 26 October 1985, p. 8. Taylor, John W. R. (editor) Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1986–87. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1986. . "USAF trainer contest opened to all" Flight International, 8 November 1986, p. 9. Warwick, Graham "T-46: A Class Apart". Flight International, 13 April 1985, pp. 24–29. External links Global Security Article on the T-46 Includes photo of RAF Model 73 flown by Dick Rutan Aircraft Procurement: Development and Production Issues Concerning the T-46A Aircraft T-46 1980s United States military trainer aircraft Twinjets Shoulder-wing aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1985