| Primary Function |
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Airborne surveillance, command, control and communications |
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| Contractors |
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Prime: Boeing Aerospace Co.
Radar: Northrop Grumman |
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| Power Plant |
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Four Pratt and Whitney TF33-PW-100A turbofan engines |
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| Thrust |
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21,000 pounds each engine |
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| Length |
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145 feet, 6 inches (44 meters) |
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| Wingspan |
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130 feet, 10 inches (39.7 meters) |
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| Height |
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41 feet, 4 inches (12.5 meters) |
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| Rotodome |
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30 feet in diameter (9.1 meters), 6 feet thick (1.8 meters),
mounted 11 feet (3.33 meters) above fuselage |
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| Speed |
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Optimum cruise 360 mph (Mach 0.48) |
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| Ceiling |
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Above 29,000 feet (8,788 meters) |
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| Maximum Takeoff Weight |
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347,000 pounds (156,150 kilograms) |
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| Endurance |
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More than 8 hours (unrefueled) |
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| Unit Cost |
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Approximately $270 million |
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| Crew |
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Flight crew of four plus mission crew of 13-19 specialists
(mission crew size varies according to mission) |
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| Date Deployed |
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March 1977 |
