I forgot one!
EMZ-3
Hmm, according to wiki it's only got about a 2,500lb payload. We're gonna need a bigger boat...
This begs the question: Would the NFOs also get a half wing?
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C-130 to Replace E-6B?
- Thread starter Ozarky
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EMZ-3
Hmm, according to wiki it's only got about a 2,500lb payload. We're gonna need a bigger boat...
This begs the question: Would the NFOs also get a half wing?
If you can base closer to where the big circles need to be then you don't need dash speed and the costs that come with it.
That's why I said EC-17, not EC-5.
Jealous of the guys who will get to fly the mission in the Herc again.
As a former TACAMO Wing readiness guy, this news makes me happy.
As a former TACAMO Wing readiness guy, this news makes me happy.
Yeah, see my other posts about why the C-17 may be less attractive in the real world.That's why I said EC-17, not EC-5.
I thought the Navy got the E-6B second hand from the airlines. Maybe that is why they are not aging like the KC-135.
No, all new.
Built in the late 80s/early 90s, right? I wish my cockpit was that modern!
Correct, although when originally delivered the cockpit was all steam gauges. Glass was installed in a later mod. The avionics now roughly resemble the 737NG.
Where did they move the Fire T-Handles and Extinguisher Switches?
Aft of the overhead panel.
Would be bad to have full authority with the rudder pedals
This I do not know. However, there is a common problem across the entire (?) E6B fleet that is apparently in need of replacement or failing. I don't know how expensive or difficult it is to fix.
That's the most important thing. I think it's easier for taxi qualified non-pilots to learn the tiller, easier to feel what you're doing and easier to learn than steering with your feet. It's also a bit like the second driver on the tail end of a ladder truck in that it's very different than driving a car, but at the same time it's not difficult if you take it slow.
I don't think the invented the modern airliner tiller with that in mind but it certainly doesn't hurt and it makes doing business easier.
It's a bit of a frankenplane and they only bought a handful of them. It's probably got more in common with the old AWACS and JSTARS airplanes than the KC-135, which is more like a weird cousin of the 707 family. All of them are derived from the prototype that Tex Johnson rolled... twice and gone through various modifications and derivations.
The P-8 is a frankenplane 737 but at least its production run should give the parts supply some safety in numbers.