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BOEING E-3 Sentry
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E3TF
| Aircraft | |||||||
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| Name | E-3 Sentry | ||||||
| Manufacturer | BOEING | ||||||
| Body | Wide | ||||||
| Wing | Fixed Wing | ||||||
| WTC | Heavy | ||||||
| APC | D | ||||||
| Type code | L4J | ||||||
| Engine | Jet | ||||||
| Engine count | Multi | ||||||
| Mass group | 4 | ||||||
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BOEING E-3 Sentry
Description
Airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft. In service since 1977. Based on BOEINGs 707-320 airframe. Developed as replacement for LOCKHEED Super Constellation based EC-121 Warning Star. Operational radius for 10 hour patrol without refuelling. Upgraded to E-3B with limited maritime surveillance capability and ECM resistant communication equipment. Later upgraded to E-3C with more operation consoles operated by USA and NATO.
Technical Data
| Wing span | 44.4 m145.669 ft <br /> |
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| Length | 46.6 m152.887 ft <br /> |
| Height | 12.7 m41.667 ft <br /> |
| Powerplant | 4 x 93.4 kN Pratt & Whitney TF33-PW-100 turbofans. |
| Engine model |
Performance Data
| Take-Off | Initial Climb (to 5000 ft) |
Initial Climb (to FL150) |
Initial Climb (to FL240) |
MACH Climb | Cruise | Initial Descent (to FL240) |
Descent (to FL100) |
Descent (FL100 & below) |
Approach | ||||||||||
| V2 (IAS) | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | MACH | TAS | 478 kts | MACH | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | Vapp (IAS) | kts | ||
| Distance | 2500 m | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | MACH | 0.83 | ROD | ft/min | ROD | ft/min | MCS | kts | Distance | 1100 m |
| MTOW | 151900151,900 kg <br />151.9 tonnes <br /> kg | Ceiling | FL410 | ROD | ft/min | APC | D | ||||||||||||
| WTC | H | Range | 50005,000 nm <br />9,260,000 m <br />9,260 km <br />30,380,577.45 ft <br /> NM | ||||||||||||||||
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving E3TF
None on SKYbrary