Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeye

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Description:

The Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an American all-weather, carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft. This twin-turboprop aircraft was designed and developed during the late 1950s and early 1960s by the Grumman Aircraft Company for the United States Navy as a replacement for the earlier, piston-engined E-1 Tracer, which was rapidly becoming obsolete. The fourth major version of the Hawkeye is the E-2D, which first flew in 2007. The E-2 was the first aircraft designed specifically for its role, as opposed to a modification of an existing airframe, such as the Boeing E-3 Sentry.

DESCRIPTION & FEATURES

– Fully stabilised on 3-axis. (Fly and Forget)
– Onsite radar detection (20km range) with Rotodome
– Foldable Wings
– Simple cockpit
– Observation stabilized camera
– Auto-Circle autopilot (1-20km radios)
– On-screen beacon locator
– Sequential Flares Launcher
– A lot of equipment, range from binocular to fire extinguisher
– Autonomous heating systems
– 2 Parachutes
– Afterburner
– Radio Communication
– Lavatory
– Automatic lighting at night
– Retractable landing gears
– Electric taxi motors
– Complete fuel dump
– Full electrical disconnect

Instruments
– Pilot and Co-pilot seat
– Artificial Horizon with speed and altitude
– Speedometer with overspeed and stalling indicator
– Onscreen Throttle
– Fuel and battery gauges
– Meteo indicator
– Fuel Range/Estimated Time and distance left
– Onscreen Radio
– Onscreen Beacon Locator
– TurboProps State and RPS
– Fire indicators

Rooms
– Cockpit
– Server Room and computation area
– Tracking and surveillance center
– Rear Compartement with lavatory and storage

PILOT’S MANUAL

w/s : Throttle
q/d : Yaw
up/down : Pitch
left/right Roll

1. Spawn it anywhere with a large hangar
2. Switch on the Displays and NavLight
3. Release the Break pressure
4. Taxi to the runway with the electrical motor (w/s)
5. Put the throttle to 0 and start both turbines
6. Wait until they both come online, and take off
7. When airborne activate the afterburner

Auto-circle autopilot:

1. Be airborne at the desired altitude
2. Enter the desired circle radius (between 1 and 20km)
3. Flip the Auto-Circle switch
4. Wait for the plane to stabilised itself after 1-2 oscillation
5. Relax

SPECIFICATIONS
Crew : 5 (2 pilots, 3 officers)
Fuel capacity : 13406 L JetFuel (8757L Main + 4648L Auxiliary)
Empty weight : 8344 mass
Gross weight : 21750 mass
Max Takeoff weight: 26800 mass

Wing area : 65 m²
Length : 17.56 m
Wingspan : 24.56 m
Height : 5.58 m

Powerplant : 2 Allison T-56-A425 Turboprop, 3751 Kw each

Max climb rate : 767 m/min
Maximum speed : 585 km/h
Cruise speed : 325 km/h (throttle at 65 %)
Mmo (max. Mach) : Mach 0.47

Range : 180 km with afterburners at 585 km/h
270 km in Auto-circle autopilot at 325 km/h
Unit cost : US$232 million

Credits:

Emergency Beacon Finder (example)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2056859089

3D Map
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1799889445

Camera Stabilized Manager (compatible with all monitors and hud)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2223906567

[Lua]IAS Display (analog) ++
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2028681139

Weather Widget
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1750290839

Customisable Radial Dial Module
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1761878368

CURC (Consumption, uptime and range calculator)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2169345753