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Posted: 11/6/2014 3:31:15 PM EDT
Here is a pic of one flying over my house last year.  The newest, most advanced Hawkeye aircraft, has achieved initial operational capability, significantly boosting the U.S. Navy’s battlefield communications. Northrop Grumman's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye provides the Navy fleet with next-generation eyes. It can help manage missions, keep carrier battle groups out of harm’s way, and sweep ahead of a strike. Dubbed "the digital quarterback,” the Hawkeye E-2D gives warfighters even better awareness in the battle space and boosts airborne battle management. |
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Posted: 11/6/2014 3:38:21 PM EDT
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I hope these are newly built airframes and not refurbished ones from the 60's and 70's
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Posted: 11/6/2014 3:40:47 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/6/2014 3:41:29 PM EDT
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Nicknamed the "Tony Romo" ? 
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Posted: 11/6/2014 3:53:30 PM EDT
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Buddy of mine used to fly those off the carriers...loved it when they got the new ones...that scimitar blade on the same turboprop picked up something like 750SHP per side...just with a blade change...he said it completely changed the aircraft...now when they fly over my house that sound like a couple of WWII fighters in formation...fast too...not jet fast but screaming for a TP as big as it is...
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Posted: 11/6/2014 3:57:17 PM EDT
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I like this youtube of an E-3 squadron
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Posted: 11/7/2014 11:14:39 AM EDT
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I've always wondered how much difference those new blades made. That's quite the difference.
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Posted: 11/7/2014 11:27:41 AM EDT
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Cool.
Now build some new C-2 airframes and bring on the GAU-22s. Carrier-borne gunship support, bitches!!!! AC-2E Hellhound FTMFW!!! 
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Posted: 11/7/2014 11:30:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryWow, an E-3 Sentry squadron on a carrier? |
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Posted: 11/7/2014 11:36:16 AM EDT
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I like this youtube of an E-3 squadron  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqaWdkdFb3Y
Wow, an E-3 Sentry squadron on a carrier? E-3, E-2, whatever it takes. |
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Posted: 11/24/2014 4:10:54 PM EDT
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Still haven't seen anything about whether these will be new airframes that'll last 30 years or if they're built off the 30 year old airframes
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Posted: 11/24/2014 4:15:33 PM EDT
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Still haven't seen anything about whether these will be new airframes that'll last 30 years or if they're built off the 30 year old airframes They are new jets. |
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Posted: 11/24/2014 4:43:39 PM EDT
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Still haven't seen anything about whether these will be new airframes that'll last 30 years or if they're built off the 30 year old airframes They are new jets. Built down the road from me in St. Augustine, FL. 
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Posted: 11/24/2014 4:52:44 PM EDT
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I hope these are newly built airframes and not refurbished ones from the 60's and 70's All brand new. VAW-125 with CVW-1/CSG-12 is the first deploying squadron, in spring of 2015 |
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Posted: 11/24/2014 4:54:22 PM EDT
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2D? When I worked for a defense subcontractor it was 2C. Northrop has finally moved their Long Island program to Melbourne, FL along with some employees from up here.
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Posted: 11/24/2014 4:55:49 PM EDT
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I like this youtube of an E-3 squadron http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqaWdkdFb3Y
Wow, an E-3 Sentry squadron on a carrier? I imagine you'd need 200kts over the deck to launch it. Recovery's going to be bitch, though! |
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Posted: 11/24/2014 4:59:29 PM EDT
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2D? When I worked for a defense subcontractor it was 2C. Northrop has finally moved their Long Island program to Melbourne, FL along with some employees from up here. That's because it's new. Rotating phased array radar, the co-pilot is an auxiliary controller, new engines, cooling, data links, etc - it's a great upgrade to the 2C. Eventually it will get in-flight refueling as well. |
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Posted: 11/24/2014 5:06:18 PM EDT
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That's because it's new. Rotating phased array radar, the co-pilot is an auxiliary controller, new engines, cooling, data links, etc - it's a great upgrade to the 2C. Eventually it will get in-flight refueling as well. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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2D? When I worked for a defense subcontractor it was 2C. Northrop has finally moved their Long Island program to Melbourne, FL along with some employees from up here. That's because it's new. Rotating phased array radar, the co-pilot is an auxiliary controller, new engines, cooling, data links, etc - it's a great upgrade to the 2C. Eventually it will get in-flight refueling as well. Does it have a glass cockpit? |
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Posted: 11/24/2014 5:07:26 PM EDT
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2D? When I worked for a defense subcontractor it was 2C. Northrop has finally moved their Long Island program to Melbourne, FL along with some employees from up here. That's because it's new. Rotating phased array radar, the co-pilot is an auxiliary controller, new engines, cooling, data links, etc - it's a great upgrade to the 2C. Eventually it will get in-flight refueling as well. Does it have a glass cockpit? yes |
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Posted: 11/25/2014 8:34:41 AM EDT
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I hope these are newly built airframes and not refurbished ones from the 60's and 70's All brand new. VAW-125 with CVW-1/CSG-12 is the first deploying squadron, in spring of 2015 Good. |
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