KBFIspotter From United States of America, joined May 2005, 729 posts, RR: 1 Posted (7 years 11 months 18 hours ago) and read 2018 times:
I was driving down the service road on KBFI the other day and I noticed that there was an AWACS aircraft in the Boeing hanger on the north end of the field, Is this one of Japan's 767 AWACS? I am thinking this because it apeared to be larger than the 707 based airframes.
Lt-AWACS From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (7 years 11 months 16 hours ago) and read 1967 times:
Well Japan has four of the E-767s with the same internal systems (for the most part) as US E-3Cs, to include the AN/APY-2. THe AWACS test office is in Seattle and JASDF uses virtually the same contract as the US/UK/Saudi for E-3 Test mods at Boeing. I'd guess that is why it was there-it happens time to time. YOu will see a lot more US E-3s with the new E-3G coming online in the next few years.
Ciao, and Hook 'em Horns,
Capt-AWACS, UFOs are real, the Air Force doesn't exist
Venus6971 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 1410 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (7 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1850 times:
Lt-AWACS From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (7 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 1821 times:
Yeah I've got some friends on the test bird,and I've been on it once (good stuff), but the guy said 767 so I am still guessing it is part of the AWACS test/upgrade office at Boeing which does include the internal systems for the E-767.
Did you see the rising sun or Bat on the tail?
Ciao, and Hook 'em Horns,
Capt-AWACS, Hermano bebe, que la vida es breve
Lt-AWACS From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (7 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 1801 times:
Well unclass info on the E-3G is still somewhat in-the-dark i.e. not for me to make available on here but the G is getting another scope, cockpit improvements, newer and rearranged internal cabinets and some other stuff for the block 40 upgrade. Look for ops around 2010. Also it will just be "G" as all US E-3Bs and E-3Cs will be upgraded to the same standard from the current block 30/35. I think eventually NATO will follow suit, though first NATO is going to put in the extra rear bank of consoles that the US currently has.
Ciao, and Hook 'em Horns,
Capt-AWACS, King of Belize, Viceroy of Texas, Protector of the Faith
Venus6971 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 1410 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (7 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 1786 times:
But the E-3G will still have those damn Tf-33-pw-100a's maintenance intestive hogs.
KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11742 posts, RR: 51 Reply 10, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 1604 times:
The USAF E-3B/C has got to be getting up there in flying hours? What is the fleet average now?
Venus6971 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 1410 posts, RR: 1 Reply 12, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1569 times:
When I left in 03 they ranged about 15000 to 20000 flt hours, the ones with the best radars have the most because most scheduling was based good and bad performers, if the the plane was known as a radar pig it usally wasn't picked to be flown. When MX stopped being dictated by op's which acft to fly we got a better handle on scheduling.
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