Boeing E-3A "Sentry" AWACS
early warning
1972

     
   
     

 

     
   
     

AWACS (Airborne Warning And Control System) aircraft. Based on Boeing 707-320. The first prototype EC-137D flew on February 9, 1972. Entered production in 1977.

Crew: 17
Engine: 4 x Pratt & Whitney TF-33-PW-100/100A turbofans, 93.3kN
Wingspan: 44.42m
Length: 46.61m
Height: 12.6m		 Wing area: 283.35m2
Start mass: 147418kg
Max speed: 853kph
Ceiling: 8840m
Range w/max.fuel: 12000km

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