E-2C Hawkeye US Navy USS George Washington 2010 HA4809 Scale 1:72

Highly detailed Hobby Master warbird E-2C Hawkeye US Navy USS George Washington 2010 Hobby Master HA4809 Scale 1:72 Radar dish can be revolved Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye NF 600/165296, VAW-115 Aircraft: Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye Country: US Navy Item#: HA4809 Scale: 1:72 The Northrop E-2 Hawkeye is an all-weather airborne early warning aircraft (AEW). The E-2 was a twin-turboprop developed in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s for the USN. The E-2 is a carrier-the E-2C also receiving improved turbo-prop engines. The E-2 has been in production since the 1960’s making it the longest production run of any carrier based aircraft. The E-2C variant became operational in 1973. The early versions of the E-2 were nicknamed the “Super Fudd” but with the new turboprop engine sound the nickname is “Hummer”. VAW-115 “Liberty Bells” was commissioned on April 20, 1967. In 2008 E-2C Hawkeye 165296 C/N A52-167 was one of the USS Kitty Hawk’s Liberty Bells aircraft that transferred to the USS George Washington. By 2010 VAW-115 had amassed eight Battle Efficiency E’s, seven AEW Excellence Awards and six Safety S’s. In 2010 the Liberty Bells began to receive the newer E-2C Hawkeye 2000. 2012 was a bad year for 165296, on September 4 the port wing was damaged and on December 9 the starboard wing was damaged. Specifications for the Northrop E-2C Hawkeye Number of E-2C delivered – USN/180, USN Reserve for drug interdiction/6, others countries/30 Crew – 5 / 1 Pilot, 1 Co-Pilot, 1 Radar Officer (RO), 1 Combat Information Center Officer (CICO), 1 Aircraft Control Officer (ACO) Dimensions Length – 57 ft 8.75 in (17.60 m) Wingspan – 80 ft 7 in (24.56 m) Height – 18 ft 3.75 in (5.58 m)