Hobby Master E-2D 'Hawkeye' VAW-121 USS Abraham Lincoln 2018 (1:72)

E-2D 'Hawkeye' 168599 VAW-121 USS Abraham Lincoln Sept 2018 (1:72)

Includes:

- Extensively detailed diecast model

- Cockpit interior detail

- Optional undercarriage (up or down postions)

- Dish/Radar instrument detailing

- Prop detail

- Display stand 

- 1:72 Scale

History of the Aircraft:

The E-2 Hawkeye is the Navy's all-weather, carrier-based tactical battle management airborne early warning, command and control aircraft. Forty eight E-2Ds have already been delivered to the USN with an additional 4 by the end of 2021 and another 78 by 2025. The Advanced Hawkeye will replace all 75 USN E-2C aircraft. The older E-2C and the new E-2D look very similar on the outside but the inside is a complete rebuild. Japan has received 3 of their 9 E-2Ds and orders from France.

The first E-2D flew in 2007 with new electronics, communications, new Rolls Royce engines, a glass cockpit and radar. VAW-121 “Bluetails”, an Airborne Early Warning squadron that was established in 1967 and based at NAS Norfolk. After 37 years of operating the E-2C Hawkeye the VAW-121 began to use the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. E-2D c/n AA18 serial 168599 was manufactured in 2015. During 2018 VAW-121 was assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln CV-72. In 2019 they sailed to the Middle East.

Specifications for Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeye

Crew – 5 x Pilot, Copilot, Radar Officer, Combat Information Center Officer, Aircraft Control Officer

Dimensions

Length – 57 ft 8.75 in

Wingspan – 80 ft 7 in

Height – 18 ft 3.75 in

Weight

Empty – 40,200 lbs

Loaded – 43,068 lbs

Maximum takeoff – 57,500 lbs

Performance

Powerplants – 2 x Rolls-Royce T56-A-427A turboprop, 5,100 shp each

Speed

Maximum – 404 mph

Cruise – 295 mph

Ferry range – 1,680 miles

Service ceiling – 34,700 ft

Endurance – 6 hours

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

UK Delivery:

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