ACE CORPORATION PLASTIC HOBBY MODEL KIT 1/144 E-2C HAWKEYE

Grumman (now Northrop Grumman) has long been closely associated with air borne early warning (AEW) for U.S Navy carrier borne aviation. The Hawkeye was designed from the start as an AEW aircraft. unlike its predecessor the Grumman E-1 Tracer, which was an adaptation of the successful anti-submarine S-2 Tracker series. The design of the Hawkeye resulted from a successful blend of several conflicting requiremants. these being an airframe able to carry the large dorsal radome giving full 360 degree coverage for the powerful APS-96 long range search radar; long range and endurance, low approach speeds for carrier operations and the need to fit on carrier decks and lifts for hangar stowage below deck. For the last mentined requirements, the wings can be folded rearwards, parallel to the fuselage and the rotodome lowered. The long span high aspect ratio wings incorporate high lift devices for long endurance and lower speeds. First flwn on 21 October 1960, the E-2A Hawkeye first entered service in 1964 and from the late 1960s most of the 50 aircraft were converted to the more capable E-2B.

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