E-2 Hawkeye (wallpaper 3) aircraft photo gallery | AirSkyBuster

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E-2 Hawkeye (wallpaper 3). E-2 Hawkeye aircraft images wallpaper gallery 3. E-2 Hawkeye aircraft pictures collection 3. The E-2 is a high-wing airplane, with one turboprop engine in each wing, and tricycle landing gear. As with all carrier-borne airplanes, the E-2 is equipped with a tail hook for landings, and it is capable of using the aircraft carrier's catapults for take-off. A distinguishing feature of the Hawkeye is its 24-foot (7.3 m) diameter rotating dome that is mounted above its fuselage and wings. This carries the E-2's primary antennas for its long-range radars. No other carrier-borne aircraft possesses one of these, and among land-based aircraft, they are mostly seen atop the Boeing's E-3 Sentry, a larger AEW airplane operated by the U.S. Air Force and NATO in large numbers. In U.S. service, the E-2 Hawkeye provides all-weather airborne early warning and command and control capabilities for all aircraft-carrier battle groups. E-2 Hawkeye (wallpaper 3). E-2 Hawkeye aircraft images wallpaper gallery 3. E-2 Hawkeye aircraft pictures collection 3. In addition, its other purposes include sea and land surveillance, the control of the aircraft carrier's fighter planes for air defense, the control of strike aircraft on offensive missions, the control of search and rescue missions for naval aviators and sailors lost at sea, and for the relay of radio communications, air-to-air and ship-to-air. The E-2C and E-2D Hawkeyes use advanced electronic sensors combined with digital computerized signal processing especially its radars for early warning of enemy aircraft attacks and anti-ship missile attacks, and the control of the carrier's combat air patrol (CAP) fighters, and secondarily for surveillance of the surrounding sea and land for enemy warships and guided-missile launchers, and any other electronic surveillance missions as directed. E-2 Hawkeye (wallpaper 3). E-2 Hawkeye aircraft images wallpaper gallery 3. E-2 Hawkeye aircraft pictures collection 3.