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Description
| Notes: Boeing 707-300 series modified to support the (JSTARS) program. | ||
| Manufacturer: | Boeing | |
| Base model: | C-18 | |
| Designation: | EC-18 | |
| Version: | C | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Transport | |
| Modified Mission: | Special electronic installation | |
Specifications
Propulsion
Performance
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| Guy E. Franklin Montgomery, AL | Contract given to Grumman on September 27, 1985.
2 Boeing 707-328Cs acquired from American Airlines and Qantas as EC-18C testbeds. Redesignated E-8A. First flight in full Joint STARS configuration: December 22, 1988. First flight of second aircraft: August 31, 1989. First instantaneous transmission to ground station: August 1989. Original requirement of 22 newly built Boeing 707s and 100 ground stations later revised for 20 second-hand Boeing 707s with one used as a permanent testbed by Northrop Grumman. Both E-8As were deployed to Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War in December of 1990 along with 6 ground station modules. Accomplished first operational mission on January 14, 1991. 09/23/2005 @ 16:25 [ref: 11318] |
| Randy Losey , OH | I am looking for a photograph of the EC-18B(s) converted to the EC-18C for use with the JSTARS program. www.flyARIA.com 08/24/2002 @ 18:18 [ref: 5541] |
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