The boeing 737 next generation, often called the 737ng, is a family of boeing 737s. Canadian arctic surveillance and c2, how the addition of aew augments the current system in line with government policy. This is not a wedge tail version as used by the raaf. It was designed for the royal australian air force raaf under project wedgetail and designated e7a wedgetail.
They have been made since 1996 by boeing commercial airplanes. It is the third generation derivative of the 737, and follows the 737 classic. Used by turkish air force, italy, united arab emirates, australia and south korea. The aircraft landed at the rokaf base gimhae, the main operating base for the aircraft. S2aew boeing 7378ho biman bangladesh airlines emdadul. The family which came before it is the 737 classic. Produced since 1996 by boeing commercial airplanes. C is a twinengine airborne early warning and control aircraft. The aircraft selected for the wedgetail is the 737 700 increased gross weight variant igw, based on the airframe of the boeing business jet. Our service is currently available online and for your ios or android device.
The battle management capabilities allow mission crew to direct offensive and defensive forces while maintaining continuous surveillance of the. Boeing completes key tests of selfprotection system. Cfm56 cfm international jet engines cfm international. Boeing has built 22 variations of the 737 simple flying. Boeing 737200, prvni masove vyrabeny model 737, provozovany spolecnosti south african airways v roce 2007. It is lighter than the 707based boeing e3 sentry, has a fixed, active electronically scanned array radar antenna instead of a rotating one, it was designed for the royal australian air force under project wedgetail and designated e7a wedgetail. The 737600, 700, 800 and 900 are all 737ng aircraft. It is lighter than the 707based boeing e3 sentry, and mounts a fixed, electronically scanned, rather than a rotating, radar antenna. There was also a cargo conversion of the boeing 737 800. Boeing 737 peace eagle airborne early warning and control.
High quality images of the military from all countries. Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft australian. The different military variants of boeing 737 new generation airliner are. Usaf looking to reengine its fleet armchair general and. Weight 102,750 pounds operating empty weight 171,000 pounds maximum takeoff weight. Boeing and airbus picture comparison handy when plane spotting free bomber infographics wallpaper, resolution. Included in the platform are an advanced identification friend or foe iff system. Flightradar24 is a global flight tracking service that provides you with realtime information about thousands of aircraft around the world. It is lighter than the 707based boeing e3 sentry, and mounts a fixed, active electronically scanned array radar antenna instead of a rotating one. Stay informed on covid19 updates from easa read more subscribe via email.
Dan king images has uploaded 19914 photos to flickr. It is used by both the united states navy and the united states air force, and has been ordered by the united states marine corps. Boeing is the prime contractor for the programme and team partners include northrop grummans electronics sensors and systems. Wedgetail is the project name for the australian aircraft, and is not used by the other customers. Scanned array mesa radar brings military airborne surveillance capabilities to the. Boeing worked with major airline customers, like southwest and united, to overhaul the original boeing 737 classic design the previous generation.
The company is now moving forward on the fourth generation, the 737 max series. Deliveries of the 2 erieye planes are scheduled for q3 2010, and q1 2011. Uk boeing e7 early warning radar aircraft news and. A few months ago i spotted a turkish peace eagle doing a practice landing at paine field in everett, washington in the usa. Northrop grumman electronic systems northrop grumman electronic systems. The boeing 737 next generation, commonly abbreviated as 737ng, is the name given to the. It is lighter than the 707based boeing e3 sentry, and has a fixed, active electronically scanned array radar antenna instead of a rotating one. The navy c40a variant is named clipper, whereas the usaf c40bc variants are officially unnamed. The boeing c40 clipper is a military version of the boeing 737700c next generation airline transport. It was designed for the royal australian air force raaf under project.
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