| E-10 MC2A | |
|---|---|
| Type | Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) |
| Manufacturer | Northrop Grumman |
| Status | Canceled |
| Primary user | United States Air Force |
| Developed from | Boeing 767 |
| Variants | Boeing E-767 Boeing KC-767 |
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Development
In 2003, the Northrop Grumman, Boeing, and Raytheon MC2A Team was awarded a $215 million pre-SDD (System Development and Demonstration) contract for the development of the aircraft. This is a list of Aviation -related events from 2003 Events February February 1 - The Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates The Boeing Company is a major Aerospace and defense corporation originally founded by William E Raytheon Company ( is a major American Defense contractor and industrial corporation with core Manufacturing concentrations in Defense systems
While the Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint STARS aircraft are a recent development, they will be the last such type to be based on the 707. To install the high technology systems envisaged for the MC2A on an increasingly obsolete airframe would not provide the capability required. The availability of powerful and reliable turbofans allowed a twinjet to be considered.
MC2A stands for Multi-Sensor Command and Control Aircraft. The MC2A was intended to be the ultimate theater-wide combat control center.
In August 2003 Air International reported that the goal of integrating air- and ground-search radars on a single airframe was abandoned. Air International is a British aviation magazine covering current defence aerospace and Civil aviation topics Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range altitude direction or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as Aircraft, ships Electronic interference between the AESA and ground-surveillance radars as well as the power requirements for both systems were cited as the reason. Instead the USAF decided to plan two separate E-10 fleets to be integrated with the proposed Space-Based Radar system, air and space-based ELINT/SIGINT assets, and space-based IMINT satellites. Space-based Radar refers to space-borne radar systems that may have any of a variety of purposes IMINT, short for IM agery INT elligence is an intelligence gathering discipline which collects information via satellite and Aerial photography This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite. It would have been the central command authority for all air, land, and sea forces in a combat theater. An air force, also known in some countries as an air army or historically an army air corps, is in the broadest sense the national military or armed service An army (from Latin Armata "act of arming" via Old French armée) in the broadest sense is the land-based Armed forces The E-10 was also considered for use as a command center for unmanned combat air vehicles. An unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV or "combat drone" is an experimental class of Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs
The capability of the MC2A was to be raised incrementally, with each phase known as a "spiral. The spiral model is a Software development process combining elements of both Design and Prototyping -in-stages in an effort to combine advantages of "
- Spiral 1 - Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP)
This version would have provided substantial Joint Cruise Missile Defense (CMD) capability with focused AMTI modes and augment the E-8 Joint STARS in the ground surveillance role. The Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program ( MP-RTIP) a U - Spiral 2 - AWACS Capability
This version would have replaced the E-3. It was expected that the Spiral 2 version would use a variant of the Boeing Wedgetail's Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout An Electronically Scanned Array (AESA also known as active Phased array Radar is a type of Radar whose Transmitter and - Spiral 3 - SIGINT Platform
This version was intended to replace a wide range of SIGINT/ELINT aircraft. No plans existed to develop this version.
Scale-back
In January 2006, the Air Force FY07 budget request revealed a reshaping of the E-10 program, with the cancellation of the E-10A SDD program, but maintained funding for the development and testing of a single demonstration aircraft, now known as the E-10A Technology Development Program (TDP). [1] The TDP would flight test the MP-RTIP Wide-Area Surveillance (WAS) radar, and conduct flight demonstrations of the E-10A's Cruise Missile Defense (CMD) Capability. The SDD elimination was designed to be a cost cutting measure and part of a larger reorganization and redefinition of the Air Force's mission including the retirement of the E-4B and F-117 fleets, as well as the elimination of all but 58 B-52s. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
Cancellation
The E-10 finally disappeared at the end of FY2007 as budget pressures and competing priorities pushed it completely out of the budget. The USAF maintained funding for the MP-RTIP radar and may eventually put the radar on the E-8, or on a new aircraft, possibly the same airframe as the next aerial tanker (KC-45). WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout [2]
The smaller version of the MP-RTIP AESA radar designed to be flown on the RQ-4B Global Hawk is being flight tested on the Scaled Composites Proteus aircraft. The Northrop Grumman (formerly Ryan Aeronautical) RQ-4 Global Hawk (known as Tier II+ during development is an Unmanned aerial vehicle The Scaled Composites Model 281 Proteus is a Tandem-wing high-endurance Aircraft designed by Burt Rutan to investigate the use of aircraft
Specifications (767-400ER)
Data from B767-400ER[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 201 ft 4 in (61. 3 m)
- Wingspan: 170 ft 4 in (51. The wingspan (or just span) of an airplane or a Bird, is the distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip 9 m)
- Height: 55 ft 4 in (16. 8 m)
- Empty weight: 229,000 lb (103,872 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 450,000 lb (204,116 kg)
- Powerplant: 2× P&W PW4000-94 or GE CF6-80C turbofan, PW: 63,300 lbf or GE: 63,500 lbf (PW: 281. The Maximum Takeoff Weight or Maximum Takeoff Mass of an Aircraft is the maximum weight at which the pilot of the aircraft is allowed to attempt to take off The Pratt & Whitney PW4000 is a family of high-bypass turbofan Aircraft Engines with certified Thrust ranging from 52000 to 99040 WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A turbofan is a type of Jet engine, similar to a Turbojet. It essentially consists of a Ducted fan with a smaller diameter turbojet engine 6 kN or GE: 282. 5 kN) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: Mach 0. In Aviation, V-speeds or Velocity-speeds are standard terms used to define Airspeeds important or useful to the operation of Aircraft, such 86 (568 mph, 913 km/h)
- Cruise speed: Mach 0. In Aviation, V-speeds or Velocity-speeds are standard terms used to define Airspeeds important or useful to the operation of Aircraft, such 80 (530 mph, 851 km/h)
- Range: 5,600 nmi (10,370 km)
- Service ceiling 40,100 ft (12,200 m)
References
- ^ "Boeing Polishes 737 Design For EP-3 Replacement : Mixed Signals." Fulghum, D. The maximal total range is the distance an Aircraft can fly between Takeoff and Landing, as limited by fuel capacity in powered aircraft or cross-country In Aeronautics, a ceiling is the maximum Density altitude an aircraft can reach under a set of conditions A. and Wall, R. Aviation Week & Space Technology. Aviation Week & Space Technology, often abbreviated Aviation Week or AW&ST, is a weekly Magazine. January 29, 2006. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ "The big squeeze" Tirpak, John A. Air Force Magazine. The Air Force Association ( AFA) is an independent nonprofit civilian organization promoting public understanding of aerospace power headquartered in Arlington Virginia October, 2007.
- ^ Boeing 767-400ER Technical Characteristics
See also
Related development
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