Experience the USAF E-9A Widget48's impressive arrival and departure at PDK Airport. This video captures the precision and skill of the USAF pilots as they maneuver the E-9A Widget48, offering a rare glimpse into the operations of this unique surveillance aircraft.
up close action E-9A Widget48 Arrival and departure.
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(E-9 Widget Info )
Air Force Aircraft Air Force Equipment Military Aircraft Special Mission Aircraft
Prime Contractor: Bombardier Payload: 697 pounds (316 kilograms) Speed: 280 mph (.367 Mach) Range: 1,000 miles (1,609 kilometers) Power plant: Two Pratt & Whitney PW-120A turboprop engines Ceiling: 30,000 ft Power plant: Two Pratt & Whitney PW-120A turboprop engines Thrust: 1,800 shaft horsepower per engine Crew: 4 (two pilots, two mission operators)
The E-9A is a twin turboprop used as a surveillance platform to ensure the Gulf of Mexico waters are clear of civilian boaters and aircraft during live missile launches and other hazardous military activities. The E-9A provides support for air-to-air weapons system evaluation, development, and operational testing at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.
A militarized version of the Bombardier civilian Dash 8 commuter aircraft, the E-9 is a short to medium-range turboprop that is frequently used in short-haul regional airline operations in its civilian capacity. With its short take-off and landing capability, the E-9 is uniquely suited to its Air Force mission. Its capabilities are airborne ocean surface surveillance, telemetry recording, and relay
Modified with AN/APS-143(V) -1 Airborne Sea Surveillance Radar to detect objects in the Gulf of Mexico, the aircraft can detect a person in a life raft up to 25 miles away in the water. It downlinks this telemetry data to the range safety officer who determines the shoot area for live-fire activity.
The aircraft has a fixed antenna array that receives and records telemetry from test and drone vehicles flying over the Gulf of Mexico. It has the capability to relay two airborne UHF frequencies over the horizon to ground sites.
The modified civilian Dash-8 came into service in 1988 to the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group and has supported the Weapon System Evaluation Program at nearby Eglin AFB, Fla., with sea surveillance radar and telemetry data collection since that time.
Among the programs supported by the E-9 are proof of concept for the advanced cruise missile, the Navy Fjord missile program, and F-22 Raptor live missile testing.
The 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron located at Tyndall AFB has the only E-9A aircraft in the Department of Defense inventory. The squadron is a subordinate unit of the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group at Tyndall AFB. The 53rd WEG reports to the 53rd Wing at Eglin AFB, Fla.
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