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