| NATO
E-3a (AWACS) |
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| Builder: |
Boeing
Aerospace Co. |
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| Power
Plant: |
Four
Pratt and Whitney TF-33-PW-100A turbofan |
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engines |
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| Thrust: |
21,000
pounds (9,450 kilograms) each engine |
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| Length: |
145
feet, 6 inches (44 meters) |
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| Wingspan:
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130
feet, 10 inches (39.7 meters) |
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| Height: |
41
feet, 4 inches (12.5 meters) |
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| Rotodome: |
30
feet in diameter (9.1 meters), 6 feet thick (1.8 |
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meters),
mounted 11 feet (3.33 meters) above the |
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fuselage. |
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| Speed: |
Optimum cruise, 360 mph (Mach 0.48) |
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| Ceiling: |
Above
29,000 feet (8,788 meters) |
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| Maximum
Takeoff Weight: |
347,000 pounds (156,150 kilograms) |
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| Endurance: |
More
than 11 hours (unrefueled) |
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| Unit
Cost: |
Approximately $270 million (€200 million) |
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| Crew: |
Flight
crew of four plus mission crew of 13-19 |
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specialists
(varies according to mission) |
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| Date
Deployed: |
March 1977 |
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| Inventory
(NATO): |
18 (17 since 14-07-1996 due to a crash *
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| Miscellaneous
Information: |
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All
TCA- and AWACS-planes |
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are flying under the |
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Luxembourg
flag. |
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(Right)
The Luxembourg |
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flag
as painted on the tails |
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and
wings of the planes. |
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| Airframe: |
Modified
Boeing 707-320B |
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| Flight
time: |
8.5
hours unrefueled/22.0 hours refueled |
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| System: |
System
operational 1.0 hours after take off |
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| Operating
Altitude: |
29,000
to 31,000 feet |
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| Standard
crew size: |
19
to 25 members |
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| Radar:
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Pulse
Doppler with 200+ NM detection |
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360
degree coverage |
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| Communications: |
VHF, UHF, HF, SATCOM, Datalink |
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| NATO
TCA |
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| Builder: |
Boeing
Aerospace Co. |
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Nato's
Trainer Cargo Aircraft
- known as TCA is a modified Boeing 707 - 320C. The
pilot's station is almost identical to the E-3A. The
aircraft is capable of conducting air-refueling, but
cannot be refueled in the air for extended flying.
The aircraft can be quickly changed from all passenger
to all cargo configuration but is usually operating
in a combined configuration, carrying both cargo and
passengers. |
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| Primary
function: |
Pilot
training, Passenger and Cargo transport |
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| Power
Plant: |
Four
Pratt and Whitney JT-3D-7 turbofan |
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engines |
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| Thrust: |
19,000
pounds (8,837 kilograms) each engine |
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| Length: |
145
feet, 6 inches (44 meters) |
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| Wingspan:
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130
feet, 10 inches (39.7 meters) |
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| Height: |
41
feet, 4 inches (12.5 meters) |
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| Speed: |
600 mph (Mach 0.48) 966 Km/h |
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| operational
altitude: |
Above
30,000 feet (9,150 meters) |
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| Maximum
Takeoff Weight: |
336,000 pounds (152,727 kilograms) |
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| Endurance: |
More
than 12 hours (unrefueled) |
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| Fuel
capacity: |
89,610
Liters / 70,371 Kg |
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| Crew: |
2
Pilots, 1 Flightengineer |
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| Location: |
Main Operating Base Geilenkirchen |
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| Inventory
(NATO): |
3 |
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