E-6 Mercury
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| E-6 Mercury | |
|---|---|
| Image:Mercury.e6b.650pix.jpg A United States Navy E-6B at RAF Mildenhall in 2001. | |
| Description | |
| Role | |
| Crew | 22 |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 45.8 m |
| Wingspan | 45.2 m |
| Height | 12.9 m |
| Wing area | |
| Weights | |
| Empty | |
| Loaded | 154,400 kg |
| Maximum take-off | |
| Powerplant | |
| Engines | Four CFMI CFM-56-2A-2 high-bypass turbofans |
| Power | |
| Performance | |
| Maximum speed | 960 km/h |
| Combat range | |
| Ferry range | |
| Service ceiling | 12,200 m |
| Rate of climb | |
| Armament | |
| Guns | |
| Bombs | |
The Boeing E-6 Mercury is a United States of America military aircraft. It operates as an airborne command post and communications centre, relaying instructions from the National Command Authority. Its role in relaying to the fleet ballistic missile submarines gives it the suffix TACAMO ("Take Charge and Move Out").
Like the E-3 Sentry AWACS and KC-135 tanker aircraft, the E-6 Mecury is adapted from Boeing's 707 commercial airliner. Only one version of the E-6 currently exists, the E-6B. The E-6B is an upgraded version of the E-6A that now includes a battlestaff area for the USSTRATCOM Airborne Command Post. The Current upgrades are focused primarily on the flight deck systems replacing the aging 1970s-style cockpit with an off-the-shelf Boeing 737NG cockpit. This greatly increases the situational awareness of the pilot and saves significant cost over a custom avionics package.
E-6B
- Height: 12.9 m
- Weight: (Maximum) 154,400 kg
- Range: 12,144 km, with 6 hours loiter time
- Cost: $141.7 million
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Designation sequence: E-3 Sentry - E-4 - E-5 - E-6 Mercury - E-7 - E-8 Joint STARS - E-9
External links
- E-6 MERCURY (TACAMO) at FAS website
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