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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

The NATO Tiger Meet is an annual event for aviation teams from across Europe and a few other countries to get together and test and/or improve their skills. The team members include everyone from ground crew to aircrew. The 2016 NTM took place at Zaragoza Spain hosted by ALA 15 and ran from May 16 to May 27. The French Navy operates three E-2Cs with E-2C Hawkeye (3; c/n FR-3/166417 (Navy Tiger) from 4F at Lorient/Lann-Bihoué representing them at NTM 2016.

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