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E-8 GlobalWatch

780 TexJohnston  7.1 years ago
Auto Credit Based on TexJohnston's C-8 Super Globetrotter

Entering service in 1965, the E-8 was a modified variant of the C-8 Globetrotter designed to offer a long-range AWACS platform to augment the earlier E-2.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor C-8 Super Globetrotter
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 124.0ft (37.8m)
  • Length 109.0ft (33.2m)
  • Height 26.1ft (8.0m)
  • Empty Weight 29,015lbs (13,161kg)
  • Loaded Weight 88,266lbs (40,037kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.203
  • Wing Loading 74.4lbs/ft2 (363.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,186.1ft2 (110.2m2)
  • Drag Points 15254

Parts

  • Number of Parts 95
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 696