E-3 Fleet issues

[KevinB]

Well not just the E-3, looks to be all the 707 based systems.

Another Air Force fleet grounded over fears plane tails may fall off

E-3 Sentry aerial target tracking planes are the latest to undergo inspection for subpar tail pins.

www.airforcetimes.com

 

[dimsum]

Well not just the E-3, looks to be all the 707 based systems.

Another Air Force fleet grounded over fears plane tails may fall off

E-3 Sentry aerial target tracking planes are the latest to undergo inspection for subpar tail pins.

www.airforcetimes.com

"Aerial target tracking plane"?

While not technically incorrect, did someone's 12-year old child write that term?

 

[KevinB]

"Aerial target tracking plane"?

While not technically incorrect, did someone's 12-year old child write that term?

I’m guessing a 12yr old would have had a cooler moniker.

 

[FSTO]

I’m guessing a 12yr old would have had a cooler moniker.

Snot oozing flying dragon!

 

[OldSolduer]

Well not just the E-3, looks to be all the 707 based systems.

Another Air Force fleet grounded over fears plane tails may fall off

E-3 Sentry aerial target tracking planes are the latest to undergo inspection for subpar tail pins.

www.airforcetimes.com

Let me guess - the pins were a subcontract to a company from

China.

And I believe the correct term for the E 3 is AWACS?

 

[dapaterson]

Oddly enough, when you become the last ones operating a fleet, parts become an issue.

 

[dimsum]

Oddly enough, when you become the last ones operating a fleet, parts become an issue.

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

And I believe the correct term for the E 3 is AWACS?

Sentry is its name, just like the Griffon helicopter or the Hornet fighter.

AWACS is the technical description of what it is : Airborne Warning And Communication System.

 

[dimsum]

Sentry is its name, just like the Griffon helicopter or the Hornet fighter.

AWACS is the technical description of what it is : Airborne Warning And Communication Control System.

Airborne early warning and control - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

AWACS is a specific type that Boeing makes (the "rotodome" on the Sentry and E-767) - it is a type of AEW&C Airborne Early Warning and Control.