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Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye NF 600/165296, VAW-115, USS George Washington, 2010
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
VAW-115 “Liberty Bells” was commissioned on April 20, 1967. In 2008 E-2C Hawkeye 165296
C/N A52-167 was one of the USS Kitty Hawk’s Liberty Bells aircraft that transferred to the
USS George Washington. By 2010 VAW-115 had amassed eight Battle Efficiency E’s, seven
AEW Excellence Awards and six Safety S’s. In 2010 the Liberty Bells began to receive the newer
E-2C Hawkeye 2000. 2012 was a bad year for 165296, on September 4 the port wing was
damaged and on December 9 the starboard wing was damaged.
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 |