Virtavia E-2C Hawkeye
Manual Version 1.0
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Introduction
The E-2C is an all-weather twin turboprop carrier-borne early warning
aircraft that is also used for land-based operations. Its APS-139 radar,
mounted in a 24 ft radome that rotates at 6 rpm, can detect targets as
small as a cruise missile at 167 miles, track multiple airborne and
surface targets and simultaneously control multiple airborne intercepts.
The Hawkeye has been in service in the USN since the early sixties and
its engines and electronics suite have been upgraded several times. It is
also used by the USCG and US Customs and versions have been sold
to Egypt, Israel, Japan and Singapore. This FSX aircraft represents an
E-2C as flown in the mid-eighties.