USA
E-3A SENTRY (BOEING)
Gary's Combat Aircraft Reference Guide

FM 44-80:  E-3A

GENERAL DATA

Country of Origin: USA.
Similar Aircraft: A-50 Mainstay.
Crew: Seventeen.
Role: AWACS.
Armament: None.
Dimensions: Length: 152 ft, 9 in (46.6 m). Span: 154 ft, 7 in (44.4 m).

DESCRIPTION

Wings: Low-mounted, swept-back, and tapered with a positive slant. An electronics pod is mounted on the right wing-tip.

Engine(s): Four turbojets mounted on pylons under the wings. Engines extend well forward of the wings' leading edges.

Fuselage: Round, cigar-shaped, tapers to the rear. Rounded nose, stepped-up cockpit. Large radome on top of the body between the wings and tail section.

Tail: Swept-back, tapered fin with a square tip. Flats are swept-back, tapered, and mid-mounted on the fuselage.

USER COUNTRIES

Israel, Luxembourg (NATO), Saudi Arabia, USA.