Grumman E-2 Hawkeye All-Weather Airborne Command & Control / Battle Space Management (1964)
The E-2 Hawkeye provides carrier battle groups with an advanced eye-in-the-sky battlefield monitoring system.
Design-wise, the E-2 series is characterized by the large radome atop the fuselage, the four-bladed propeller systems (now fielded with eight blades) and the four-finned tail assembly. Wings house the twin Allison turboprop engines and are high-mounted to the fuselage. The nose is short, allowing for maximum visibility by both pilots. The fuselage can accommodate a crew of five and consists of two pilots, three naval officers, a radar operator, air control officer and a combat information center officer.
The Hawkeye was initially introduced into service as the W2F-1 but changed shortly after 1962 to the more common E-2 designation. Several conversions were produced from existing units for crew trainer responsibilities as well as developmental models leading up to the C-2 Greyhound. The B-model appeared with inflight refueling capabilities and improvements to the computer system and a redesigned tail assembly. The definitive E-2 model became the E-2C series which contained all of the improvements of the B model with revised electronics, improved radars and better performing engines. The E-2C Hawkeye 2000 were further improved E-2C models. The E-2 was baptized in the Vietnam War and has been apart of every major US conflict since including both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The aircraft was also called upon for humanitarian assistance in Hurricane Katrina, coordinating search and rescue operations.
The E-2 series has been progressively updated with the changing face of war - after all, this system was initially designed in the 1950's and entered service in the next decade. The latest incarnation to the E-2 Hawkeye line is the E-2D model series, flying for the first time in 2007. The E-2 series may also be known by the unofficial names of "Hummer" and "Super Fudd". The former is related to the humming sound produced by the engines whilst the latter stuck to the E-2 as the system replaced the E-1 - that system known as the "Willy Fudd". Text ©2003-2013 www.MilitaryFactory.com • All Rights Reserved • No Reproduction Permitted
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Specifications for the
Grumman E-2 Hawkeye
All-Weather Airborne Command & Control / Battle Space Management
Country of Origin: United States
Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman - USA
Initial Year of Service: 1964
Production: 75
Focus Model: Grumman E-2C Hawkeye
Crew: 5
Length: 57.61ft (17.56m)
Width: 80.64ft (24.58m)
Height: 18.31ft (5.58m)
Weight (Empty): 37,677lbs (17,090kg)
Weight (MTOW): 51,568lbs (23,391kg)
Powerplant: 2 x Allison T-56-A427 Turboprop Engines with 5,100 shaft horsepower each.
Maximum Speed: 375mph (604kmh; 326kts)
Maximum Range: 1,605miles (2,583km)
Service Ceiling: 30,807ft (9,390m; 5.8miles)
Rate-of-Climb: 2,515 feet per minute (767m/min)
Hardpoints: 0
Armament Suite:
None.
Variants:
W2F-1 - Initial Series Designation; E-2A after 1962.
E-2A - New Series Designation after 1962; initial production models based on the W2F-1.
TE-2A - Crew Trainer Variant; converted from E-2A models; two such converted in this fashion.
YC-2A - Converted E-2A models for C-2 Greyhound development; two converted as such.
E-2B - Based on the E-2A (all conversions of); improved computer systems; inflight refueling capable; larger outer tail fins.
YE-2C - E-2C prototypes based on the E-2A series.
E-2C - Based on the E-2A but similar to the E-2B with improvements; improved electronics and radars; upgraded engines found in "plus" designation series.
E-2C Hawkeye 2000 - Improved and upgraded E-2C models.
E-2D "Advanced Hawkeye" - Improved E-2C (first flight 2007); inflight refueling; new avionics package; redesigned cockpit glass; improved powerplants.
E-2K - The E-2C Hawkeye 2000 series when in the Taiwanese inventory.
E-2T - A variant of the E-2C Hawkeye when in the Taiwanese inventory.
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