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 A United States Navy E-6B at RAF Mildenhall in 2001. RAF Mildenhall is a Royal Air Force (RAF station located at Mildenhall in Suffolk, England. |
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| Type | Command and Control |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Maiden flight | February 1987 |
| Introduced | August 1989 |
| Primary user | United States Navy |
| Number built | 16 |
| Unit cost | US$141. An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing building testing selling and maintaining Aircraft, Aircraft parts The Boeing Company is a major Aerospace and defense corporation originally founded by William E The maiden flight of an Aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord 7 million |
| Developed from | Boeing 707-320 |
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Design and development
Like the E-3 Sentry AWACS, the E-6 Mecury is adapted from Boeing's 707-320 commercial airliner. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Only one version of the E-6 currently exists, the E-6B. The E-6B is an upgraded version of the E-6A that now includes a battlestaff area and new flight deck systems replacing the aging 1970s-style cockpit with an off-the-shelf 737 Next Generation cockpit. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout This greatly increases the situational awareness of the pilot and saves significant cost over a custom avionics package.
The first E-6A was accepted by the US Navy in August 1989, sixteen were delivered up to 1992. The first E-6B was accepted in December 1997 and the entire E-6 fleet was modified to the E-6B standard, with the final delivery taking place on December 1, 2006. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [1]
Specifications
Data from Navy Fact File[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 22
- Length: 150 ft 4 in (45. 8 m)
- Wingspan: 148 ft 4 in (45. The wingspan (or just span) of an airplane or a Bird, is the distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip 2 m)
- Height: 42 ft 5 in (12. 9 m)
- Loaded weight: 342,000 lb (154,400 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 342,000 lb (154,400 kg)
- Powerplant: 4× CFMI CFM-56-2A-2 high-bypass turbofans
Performance
- Maximum speed: 522 knots (600 mph, 960 km/h)
- Range: 6,600 nm (7,590 sm, 12,144 km with 6 hours loiter time)
- Service ceiling > 40,000 ft (12,200 m)
References
- ^ Boeing Delivers Final Upgraded E6-B to U.S. Navy. 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 CFM International is a joint venture between GE Aviation of the United States, and Snecma of France. 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 In Aviation, V-speeds or Velocity-speeds are standard terms used to define Airspeeds important or useful to the operation of Aircraft, such 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 The Boeing Company (2006-12-01). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Retrieved on 2007-03-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth
- ^ The US Navy -- Fact File, U. S. Navy, retrieved 2007-03-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth
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