Wednesday, November 12, 2014

E-2C Hawkeye

E-2C Hawkeye (Airborne early warning and control) – 139


Manufacturer: Grumman, Northrop Grumman
First flight: 21 October 1960
Introduction: January 1964
Produced: 1960-present
Number built: 200
Unit cost: $176 million (FY2012 flyaway cost)
Variants: Grumman C-2 Greyhound


General characteristics
Crew: 5 – Pilot, Copilot, Radar Officer (RO), Combat Information Center Officer (CICO), Aircraft Control Officer (ACO)
Length: 17.60 m
Wingspan: 24.56 m
Height: 5.58 m
Wing area: 65 m²
Empty weight: 18,090 kg
Loaded weight: 19,536 kg
Max. takeoff weight: 26,083 kg
Powerplant: 2× Allison / Rolls-Royce T56-A-427 (E-2C), T56-A-427A (E-2D) turboprop, 5,100 shp (3,800 kW) each


Performance
Maximum speed: 648 km/h
Cruise speed: 474 km/h
Ferry range: 2,708 km
Endurance: 6 hr
Service ceiling: 10,576 m
Wing loading: 355 kg/m²
Power/mass: 0.32 kW/kg


Avionics
AN/APS-145 Radar
OL-483/AP IFF interrogator system
APX-100 IFF Transponder
OL-698/ASQ Tactical Computer Group
AN/ARC-182 UHF/VHF radio
AN/ARC-158 UHF radio
AN/ARQ-34 HF radio
AN/USC-42 Mini-DAMA SATCOM system


E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
Currently undergoing flight testing and Initial Operational Test and Evaluation. This version will feature an entirely new avionics suite, improved engines, a new «glass cockpit» and the potential for air-to-air refueling


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