E-2 C Hawkeye
Primary Function: Airborne Command & Control, Battle Space
Management
Contractor: Northrop Grumman Aerospace Corp.
Unit Cost: $80 million
Propulsion: Two Allison T-56-A427 turboprop engines; (5,100
shaft horsepower each)
Length: 57 feet 6 inches (17.5 meters)
Wingspan: 80 feet 7 inches (28 meters)
Height: 18 feet 3 inches (5.6 meters)
Weight: Max. gross, take-off: 53,000 lbs (23,850 kg) 40,200 lbs
basic (18,090 kg)
Speed: 300+ knots (345 miles, 552 km. per hour)
Ceiling: 30,000 feet (9,100 meters)
Crew: Five
Armament: None
Operational: January 1964