{"product_id":"e-2c-hawkeye","title":"E-2C Hawkeye","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeller 1\/72\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eNorthrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye\u003c\/b\u003e is an American all-weather, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carrier-based_aircraft\" title=\"Carrier-based aircraft\"\u003ecarrier-capable\u003c\/a\u003e tactical \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airborne_early_warning_and_control\" title=\"Airborne early warning and control\"\u003eairborne early warning\u003c\/a\u003e (AEW) aircraft. This twin-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turboprop\" title=\"Turboprop\"\u003eturboprop\u003c\/a\u003e aircraft was designed and developed during the late 1950s and early 1960s by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grumman\" title=\"Grumman\"\u003eGrumman Aircraft Company\u003c\/a\u003e for the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Navy\" title=\"United States Navy\"\u003eUnited States Navy\u003c\/a\u003e as a replacement for the earlier, piston-engined \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/E-1_Tracer\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"E-1 Tracer\"\u003eE-1 Tracer\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e which was rapidly becoming obsolete. The aircraft's performance has \u003cbr\u003ebeen upgraded with the E-2B and E-2C versions, where most of the changes\u003cbr\u003e were made to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Radar\" title=\"Radar\"\u003eradar\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Radio_communication\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Radio communication\"\u003eradio communications\u003c\/a\u003e due to advances in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electronics\" title=\"Electronics\"\u003eelectronic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Integrated_circuit\" title=\"Integrated circuit\"\u003eintegrated circuits\u003c\/a\u003e and other electronics. The fourth major version of the Hawkeye is the \u003cb\u003eE-2D\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e which first flew in 2007. The E-2 was the first aircraft designed \u003cbr\u003especifically for AEW, as opposed to a modification of an existing \u003cbr\u003eairframe, such as the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_E-3_Sentry\" title=\"Boeing E-3 Sentry\"\u003eBoeing E-3 Sentry\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e Variants of the Hawkeye have been in continuous production since 1960, \u003cbr\u003egiving it the longest production run of any carrier-based aircraft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe E-2 also received the nickname \"Super Fudd\" because it replaced the WF (later E-1) \"Willy Fudd\". In recent decades,\u003cbr\u003e the E-2 has been commonly referred to as the \"Hummer\" because of the \u003cbr\u003edistinctive sounds of its turboprop engines, quite unlike that of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turbojet\" title=\"Turbojet\"\u003eturbojet\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turbofan\" title=\"Turbofan\"\u003eturbofan\u003c\/a\u003e jet engines. In addition to U.S. Navy service, smaller numbers of E-2s have been sold to the armed forces of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egypt\" title=\"Egypt\"\u003eEgypt\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/France\" title=\"France\"\u003eFrance\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israel\" title=\"Israel\"\u003eIsrael\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan\" title=\"Japan\"\u003eJapan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mexico\" title=\"Mexico\"\u003eMexico\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singapore\" title=\"Singapore\"\u003eSingapore\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiwan\" title=\"Taiwan\"\u003eTaiwan\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrumman also used the basic layout of the E-2 to produce the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grumman_C-2_Greyhound\" title=\"Grumman C-2 Greyhound\"\u003eGrumman C-2 Greyhound\u003c\/a\u003e cargo aircraft. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdt\u003eE-2C\u003c\/dt\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdd\u003eAs the E-2B but with all new electronics, surveillance radar and \u003cbr\u003esearch radar, 63 built. In \"plus-models\" the E-2C also has upgraded \u003cbr\u003eturboprop engines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eE-2C Group 0\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eInitial production version of E-2C, fitted with AN\/APS-120 or AN\/APS-125 radar. Lengthened nose compared to earlier versions\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eE-2C Group I\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eNew radar (AN\/APS-139), plus upgraded mission computer and upgraded engines. 18 new build aircraft.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eE-2C Group 2\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eAN\/APS-145 radar, further improved electronics.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eE-2C Group 2 Plus (Nav Upgrade)\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eAvionics upgrade, inclusion of GPS into weapon system.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eE-2C Hawkeye 2000\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eNew mission computer, Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) and \u003cbr\u003eadditional satellite communications aerial. Originally designated Group \u003cbr\u003e2+\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003c\/dd\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.slotcar-union.com\/65620-large_default\/heller-82300-e-2c-hawkeye.webp\" jsaction=\"\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" style=\"max-width: 800px; height: 384.469px; margin: 0px; width: 384.469px;\" alt=\"Heller 82300 E-2C Hawkeye - Slot Car-Union\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\"\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.super-hobby.co.uk\/zdjecia\/6\/3\/7\/62125_f4.jfif\" jsaction=\"\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" style=\"max-width: 1000px; height: 301.491px; margin: 0px; width: 402.469px;\" alt=\"E-2C Hawkeye Heller 82300\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\"\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Heller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57795404923264,"sku":"82300","price":53.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/Heller_2082300.jpg?v=1775217988","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/e-2c-hawkeye","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}