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General Characteristics Primary Function: Airborne battle management, command and control Contractor: Boeing Aerospace Co. Power Plant: Four Pratt and Whitney TF33-PW-100A turbofan engines Thrust: 21,000 pounds each engine Rotodome: 30 feet in diameter (9.1 meters), 6 feet thick (1.8 meters), mounted 11 feet (3.33 meters) above fuselage Wingspan: 145 feet, 9 inches (44.4 meters) Length: 152 feet, 11 inches (46.6 meters) Height: 41 feet, 9 inches (13 meters) Weight: 335,000 pounds (151,955 kilograms) Maximum Takeoff Weight: 347,000 pounds (156,150 kilograms) Fuel Capacity: 23,000 gallons (104,560 liters) Speed: optimum cruise 360 mph (Mach 0.48) Range: more than 5,000 nautical miles (9,250 kilometers) Ceiling: Above 29,000 feet (8,788 meters) Crew: Flight crew of four plus mission crew of 13-19 specialists (mission crew size varies according to mission) Unit Cost: $270 million (fiscal 98 constant dollars) Initial operating capability: April 1978 Inventory: Active force, 33 (1 test); Reserve, 0; Guard, 0 |
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