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Grumman US Navy E-2C Hawkeye Surveillance Airplane Aircraft Wooden Wood Model
$ 52.77
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Description
This handcrafted mahogany wood model is an extremely beautiful replica of the US Navy E-2C Hawkeye wooden model.The E-2C Hawkeye is the U.S. Navy’s primary carrier-based airborne early warning and command and control aircraft. The twin turboprop Hawkeye shares its basic airframe with the C-2 Greyhound but is fitted with a 24-foot rotating radome housing an APS-145 (some have the APS-139 radar).
The E-2C’s 24-foot revolving radar dish rotates at six rpm and can be retracted two feet to facilitate stowage aboard a carrier. The lift produced by the radar dish when the plane is in flight is sufficient to offset its own weight.
The five-man crew consists of two pilots and three equipment operators. They can monitor a large number of aircraft at any given time, directing strike aircraft to assigned targets, in fair weather or foul, while maintaining a watch for hostile forces within the long range of their radar. Working as a team, the Hawkeyes surround the fleet with an early warning ring capable of directing air defenses against any enemy.
22" Wingspan
16" Length
6.25" Disk Diameter
9" Height with stand