Projects

AIR 5077 - Project Wedgetail
Airborne Early Warning and Control

Facts & Figures - Boeing 737

Aircraft Performance:

Operating Empty Weight 48,308 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight 77,565 kg
Maximum Landing Weight 60,782 kg
Maximum Operating Altitude 12,500 m
Nominal Operating Altitude 9000 to 12000 m
Maximum Dash Speed 870 kph True Airspeed (M 0.78)
Nominal Cruise Speed 760 kph True Airspeed
Endurance 10 hours (without Air-To-Air Refuelling)

Aircraft:

737-700 Next Generation Increased Gross Weight
Auxiliary Fuel Tanks
Air-To-Air Refuelling receptacle and removable probe
Crew rest facilities
10 Mission Consoles
Self-Contained Exit Stairs
Modified CFM56-7 Engines with 180 kVA Generators
Mode S IFF Transponder
Instrument Landing System to CAT II
Cockpit Heads Up Display
Cargo Space for deployment support equipment

Radar:

Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array Radar
Range in excess of 400 km

Electronic Warfare Self Protection:

Directed Infra-Red Counter Measures
Chaff & Flares
ALR 2001

Communications:

HF, VHF, UHF
LINK-11 & LINK-16
UHF SATCOM and ICS

Aircraft Dimensions:

Length 33.6 m
Wingspan 34.3 m
Height 12.6m