| Manufacturer |
Northrop Corporation |
British Aircraft Corporation |
| Description |
The Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) airborne ground surveillance, battle management and command and control aircraft. |
The Vickers VC10 is a retired mid-sized, narrow-body long-range British jet airliner designed and built by Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd and first flown at Brooklands, Surrey, in 1962. |
| First Flight |
1988-04-01 |
1962-06-29 |
| Entry Into service |
1991-01-01 |
1964-04-29 |
| Production End |
2005-01-01 |
1970-01-01 |
| Service End |
2023-01-01 |
2013-09-20 |
| Designer |
Northrop Corporation |
British Aircraft Corporation |
| Type |
|
Narrow-body jet airliner and aerial refueling tanker |
| Length (m) |
46.61 |
48.1584 |
| Height (m) |
12.95 |
11.8872 |
| Cockpit Crew |
4 |
4 |
| Max Seating |
|
151 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
|
933.4195 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
722.2794 |
885.1392 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
12801.6 |
13106.4 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
9.7536 |
| Capacity Description |
18 specialists (crew size varies according to mission) |
151 passengers |
| Endurance (h) |
9 |
|
| National Origin |
|
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
17 |
54 |
| Powerplant Description |
4 × Pratt & Whitney TF33-PW-102 low-bypass turbofan engines |
4 × Rolls-Royce Conway RCo 42 turbofans |
| Primary Users |
United States Air Force |
BOAC, East African Airways, Ghana Airways, Royal Air Force |
| Status |
Out of service, on display |
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_E-8_Joint_STARS |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_VC10 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
44.42 |
44.5008 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
|
264.8666 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Pratt & Whitney JT3D |
Rolls-Royce Conway |
| Number of Engines |
4 |
4 |