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Aviation History
1998
1998 - 1985.PDF
MILITARY AIRCRAFT DIRECTORY E-2 HAWKEYE DELIVERY OF XEW-production E-2C AEW aircraft to the US Navy resumed in February 1997. The latest Group II E-2C incorporates the Lockheed Martin APS-145 radar, with fully automatic overwater and over land detection and tracking. Northrop Grumman rolled out the first upgraded Hawkeye 2000 in April 1998. This adds the Co-operative Engagement Center datalink terminal, satellite communications and new mission computer and operator consoles. Delivery of 21 new Hawkeye 2000s to the USN will begin in 2001, and some 50 Group 2 will be upgraded to the new standard. The E-2C was first flown in January 1971,and customers include Egypt(6), Israel (4),Japan (13), Singapore (4) and Taiwan (4). France has ordered two of die aircraft, with options on two more. E-8 JSTARS THE JOINT SURVEILLANCE Attack Radar System (JSTARS) achieved initial opera tional capability with the US Air Force in December 1997, following delivery of the third production E-8C. Based on a remanufactured Boeing 707-300 airframe, and equipped with a Northrop Grumman battlefield-surveillance radar, the E-8 was first flown in December 1988. Two E-8A prototypes were built. The first production E-8C was delivered in June 1996. Procurement for the USAF was reduced from 19 to 13 aircraft by the US Department of Defense's 1997 Quadrenniel Defense Review. EF-111A RAVEN US AIR FORCE EF-111A electronic-warfare aircraft will be retired in 1998. Grumman con verted 42F-11 lAs to EF-11 lAs. F-5 TIGER II PRODUCTION of the F-5E/F ended in 1987, but several upgrade programmes are under way. Northrop Grumman began flight tests of a Tiger IVin April 1995, marketjngthe upgraded F-5Eas a lead-in trainer for the Lockheed Martin F-16. F-14 TOMCAT US NAVY F-14s equipped with the Lockheed Martin LANTERN targeting pod became operational halfway through 1996, providing a precision-strike capability. F- 14s are also being retrofitted with a GEC-Marconi digital flight- control system to improve their handling char acteristics. The F-14 was first flown in January 1969 and 557 F-14As were built by Grumman, including 79 for Iran; 56 were re-engined with General Electric Fl 10s, and redesignated F-14Bs, and are now receiving an avionics upgrade. A fur ther 37 F-14Ds, with Fl 10s and digital avionics, were produced. T-38 TALON BOEING FLEW THE first prototype of the upgraded T-38C in July 1998. The company is teamed with Israel Aircraft Industries to upgrade the avionics in US Air Force Northrop T-38 advanced trainers. The upgrade will be offered to other T-38 operators, including Portugal and Taiwan. Power Thrust kW dry B-2 Spirit bomber/interdictor 4 x GE Aircraft Engines F118100 military turbofans/jets 85kN Range unrefuelled. 18.500km with one refuelling E-2C Hawkeye special mission - AEW 2 x Allison T56 turboprop 3657kW Range is ferry EA-6B Prowler special mission - electronics/EW 2 x Pratt & Whitney J52 P-408 turbojet, 99.6kN Range is ferry EF-111A Raven special mission - electronics/tact supp jamming 2 x Pratt & Whitney TF30 turbofan F-14A Tomcat interceptor/air superiority 2 x Pratt & Whitney TF30 turbofan F-14D Super Tomcat interceptor/air superiority 2 x GE F110 400 military turbofans/jets 71.6kN Lantirn FUR pod Thrust re-heat 186kN 186kN 119kN Span m 52.4 24.6 16.2 9.8 11.7 0 Length m 26.3 17.6 18.2 23.2 19.1 19.1 Max range km 11,100 2,854 3,861 Max speed kt 340kt 566kt 1228kt M2.0 M2.0 Ceiling Hardpoints ft 50,000 30,840 5 41,190 44,000 53,000 53,000 Payload kg 1,769 Crew 2 5 4 2 2 2 Warload Pax kg 22.680 4 6,577 2 6,577 Endurance h/min 4h lh Combat radius km 1,853 EMEEMaai Panavia Aircraft, Airport Business Centre, Am STdermoos 17, Hallbergmoos, D-85399, Germany; Tel:+49 811 80 1238/9, Fax:+49 811 80 1386 TORNADO THE UK Royal Air Force has taken deliver ' of the first of 142 Tornado strike aircraft being upgraded to the GR4 standard. Deliveries are due to be completed by 2002. The mid-life update is intended to improve the aircraft^ covert operational capability and includes a global-positioning system, FLIR sensor and night-vision-compatible cockpit. Germany and Italy are also upgrading their Tornado interdictor/strike (IDS) aircraft. With the completion of the 35 electronic combat and reconnaissance aircraft for the German air force in 1994, the only aircraft in production is die second batch of 48 interdictor strike aircraft for Saudi Arabia, taking the order book to 974. Saudi deliveries began in 1996 and will be completed in 1998. Production of the air-defence variant (AD V) is complete. Customers - IDS: Germany 322, Italy 99, Saudi Arabia 96, UK 228 ECR: Germany 35, Italy 16 (converted) ADV Saudi Arabia 24, UK 170. Power kW Tornado air defence variant interceptor/air superiority 2 x Turbo-Union RB.199104 military turbofans/jets Tornado IDS bomber/interdictor 2 x Turbo-Union RB.199103 military turbofans/jets Thrust Thrust dry re-heat 40.5kN 73kN 40.5kN 71.2kN Span 8.6 8.6 Length 18.1 16.7 Max range km 3,885 Max speed Ceiling kt Hardpoints ft M 2.2 21.300 M 2.2 7 50.000 Payload kg Warload Crew Pax kg 8.500 2 9,000 Combat Endurance radius h/min km 740 1400 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 29 July - 4 August 1998 55
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