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Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye 165456, Marine Nationale (French Navy)
General Background
The Northrop E-2 Hawkeye is an all-weather airborne early warning aircraft (AEW). The E-2 was
a twin-turboprop developed in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s for the USN. The E-2 is a carrier-
capable aircraft and has received major upgrades in their electronics for the E-2B and E-2C with
the E-2C also receiving improved turbo-prop engines. The E-2 has been in production since the
1960’s making it the longest production run of any carrier based aircraft. The E-2C variant
became operational in 1973.
The Aircraft
Northrop Grumman E-2C 165256 c/n FR-2 is the second of this aircraft type for the French Navy
4th Flotille. The U.S. and France are the only countries operating the E-2C from an aircraft
carrier. The first two E-2Cs for the French Navy were Group 2 standards equipped and delivered
in December 1998 and April 1999. The third aircraft was built to Hawkeye 2000 standards and
delivered in 2004. In 2007 a 4th E-2C with Hawkeye 2000 standards was ordered and the first 2
E-2Cs upgraded to Hawkeye 2000 standards.
Specifications :
| Number of E-2C delivered: | USN/180, USN Reserve for drug interdiction/6, others countries/30 |
| Crew: | 5 / 1 Pilot, 1 Co-Pilot, 1 Radar Officer (RO), 1 Combat Information Center Officer (CICO), 1 Aircraft Control Officer (ACO) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length: | 57 ft 8.75 in (17.60 m) |
| Wingspan: | 80 ft 7 in (24.56 m) |
| Height: | 18 ft 3.75 in (5.58 m) |
| Wing Area: | 201.1 ft². (18.68 m²) |
| Performance | |
| Engines: | 2 x Allison / Rolls Royce T56-A-427 5,100 shp (3,800 kW) each |
| Maximum Speed: | 350 knots (648 km/h) |
| Cruise: | 256 knots (474 km/h |
| Ferry Range: | 1,462 nmi (2,708 km) |
| Service Ceiling: | 34,700 ft (10,576 m) |
| Endurance: | 6 hrs |
| Weights | |
| Empty: | 40,200 lb (18,090 kg) |
| Loaded: | 43,068 lb (19,536 kg) |
| Maximum Take-Off: | 57,500 lb (26,083 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 |