| Manufactuer: |
Saab Aircraft AB |
| Airframe: |
Based on the Saab 340B twin turbo-prop commuter aircraft. |
| Power plant: |
Two General Electric CT7-9B turboprop engines with four-blade, constant-speed propellers. |
| Horsepower: |
1,394-kw (1,8070-shp) per engine. |
| Length: |
60 feet 4 inches (20.46 meters). |
| Wingspan: |
70 feet 4 inches (21.44 meters). |
| Height: |
22 feet 11 inches (6.97 meters). |
| Radar: |
Ericsson Erieye PS-890 S-Band, frequency-agile, pulse-Doppler radar system. |
| Nicknames: |
"Argus" |
| Primary function: |
AEW
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| Operational: |
November 1997 |
| Rotodome: |
A 1,984-lb (900-kg) dorsal antenna is housed in a 29-ft 6.3-in (9-m) long
box radome mounted atop the fuselage.
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| Maximum takeoff weight:
| 29,000 lb (13,155 kg) |
| Maximum speed: |
250 knots (463 km/h). |
| Aircraft Ceiling: |
31,000 feet (9,450 meters). |
| Operating Altitude: |
25,000 feet (7,620 m) |
| Endurance: |
7 hours |
| Range: |
(unknown) |
| Radar range: |
190 nm (350 km) for a fighter sized target with an outer detection range of 280 to 310 nm (450 to 500 km)
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| Armament: |
None |
| Crew size: |
Between two to five aircrew.
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