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well bro we have many transport aircraft for our armed forces.
C-17, C-5, C-130, C-130J
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yes bro name the F-15 2040C. It will complement the F-22s in service. Missile munitions load is updated to 16. Boeing is offering Talon Hate to connect the F-15's communications suite with the F-22. It also include Raytheon APG-63 (v) ASEA Radar, IRST Sensor and a EPAWSS Electronic warfare suite.
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U.S. Navy plane crashes in Philippine Sea with 11 crew and passengers
November 22, 2017
TOKYO (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy transport plane carrying 11 people crashed in waters southeast of Japan’s Okinawa island on Wednesday as it flew to the aircraft carrier the USS Ronald Reagan, the U.S. Seventh Fleet said.
“USS Ronald Reagan is conducting search and rescue operations. The cause of the crash is not yet known,” it said in a press release.
Japanese Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera told reporters the U.S. Navy had informed him that the crash in the Philippine Sea may have been a result of engine trouble.
The propeller powered transport plane, a C-2 Greyhound, carries personnel, mail and other cargo from mainland bases to carriers operating at sea.
The aircraft has been in operation for more than five decades and is due to be replaced by the long-range tilt-rotor Osprey aircraft.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...sea-with-11-crew-and-passengers-idUSKBN1DM0Q5
November 22, 2017
TOKYO (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy transport plane carrying 11 people crashed in waters southeast of Japan’s Okinawa island on Wednesday as it flew to the aircraft carrier the USS Ronald Reagan, the U.S. Seventh Fleet said.
“USS Ronald Reagan is conducting search and rescue operations. The cause of the crash is not yet known,” it said in a press release.
Japanese Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera told reporters the U.S. Navy had informed him that the crash in the Philippine Sea may have been a result of engine trouble.
The propeller powered transport plane, a C-2 Greyhound, carries personnel, mail and other cargo from mainland bases to carriers operating at sea.
The aircraft has been in operation for more than five decades and is due to be replaced by the long-range tilt-rotor Osprey aircraft.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...sea-with-11-crew-and-passengers-idUSKBN1DM0Q5
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U.S. Navy plane carrying 11 crashes into Pacific Ocean off Japan, 8 found
In this Oct. 21, 2017 file photo, the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) is escorted into Busan port, South Korea, after completing a joint drill with the South Korean military. (Jo Jung-Ho/AP)
By Anna Fifield November 22
TOKYO — A U.S. Navy transporter plane carrying 11 crew and passengers crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Japan, the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said Wednesday. Eight people have been found — although it was not immediately clear whether they were alive — and the search for the remaining three is continuing.
This is the latest accident to befall the 7th Fleet, which is based in the Japanese port of Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, and has endured multiple collisions at sea this year, including two involving guided-missile destroyers that left 17 sailors dead.
The C-2 Greyhound aircraft was traveling to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, which is currently in the Philippine Sea on exercises with Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force, when it crashed at 2:45 p.m. local time Wednesday, the 7th Fleet said in a statement.
The Reagan crew was conducting search and rescue operations Wednesday afternoon and trying to recover the remaining crew and passengers. The cause of the crash is not known, the 7th Fleet said.
Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told local reporters that eight people had been recovered from the plane, although it was not clear whether they were found alive. The 7th Fleet, which is did not immediately comment on his statement.
“The Maritime Self-Defense Force is currently searching with U.S. forces,” Onodera said, according to public broadcaster NHK. “We received information from U.S. Forces that the cause is possibly engine malfunction,” he said.
[ Deadly Navy accidents in the Pacific raise questions over a force stretched too thin ]
The C-2 is a twin-engine cargo plane designed to transport people and supplies to and from aircraft carriers. It crashed 93 miles north-west of Okinotori island, about halfway between Okinawa and Guam, according to the Okinawa Defense Bureau.
The 7th Fleet has been carrying out exercises linked to the recent rise in tensions with North Korea. This month, for the first time in a decade, it carried out a three-carrier strike exercise in the sea between Japan and the Korean Peninsula — a show of force that North Korea has decried as warmongering.
Wednesday’s crash is the latest in a string of accidents to befall the 7th Fleet this year, including two collisions involving guided-missile destroyers that left 17 sailors dead.
Ten were killed when the USS John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker near Singapore in August, and seven died when the USS Fitzgerald ran into a much heavier container ship off the coast of Japan in June.
The month before, the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain collided with a South Korean fishing vessel off the Korean Peninsula and the guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam ran aground in Tokyo Bay in January.
[ The Navy has now fired at least six amid the fallout over deadly accidents ]
Most recently, a Japanese tug lost propulsion and drifted into the USS Benfold, another guided-missile destroyer, during a towing exercise just last week. No one was injured on either vessel and Benfold sustained minimal damage, the 7th Fleet said in a statement on Nov. 18.
The 7th Fleet has about 50 to 70 ships assigned to it and is responsible for an area that spans 36 maritime countries and 48 million square miles in the Pacific and Indian oceans, according to the Navy.
The admiral in charge was removed from his position after his commanders lost confidence in his ability to lead and the Navy’s top admiral ordered a fleetwide review of seamanship and training in the Pacific after the McCain collision.
A survey of sailors on the USS Shiloh, a cruiser, released last month painted a damning picture of life in the 7th Fleet, where sailors say they are overworked and undertrained.
“I just pray we never have to shoot down a missile from North Korea,” one sailor lamented, according to the Navy Times, “because then our ineffectiveness will really show.”
The crew members described dysfunction from the top, suicidal thoughts, exhaustion, despair and concern that the Shiloh was being pushed to sail while vital repairs remained incomplete, the paper reported.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...d80b84bebad_story.html?utm_term=.a22a34b685d1
In this Oct. 21, 2017 file photo, the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) is escorted into Busan port, South Korea, after completing a joint drill with the South Korean military. (Jo Jung-Ho/AP)
By Anna Fifield November 22
TOKYO — A U.S. Navy transporter plane carrying 11 crew and passengers crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Japan, the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said Wednesday. Eight people have been found — although it was not immediately clear whether they were alive — and the search for the remaining three is continuing.
This is the latest accident to befall the 7th Fleet, which is based in the Japanese port of Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, and has endured multiple collisions at sea this year, including two involving guided-missile destroyers that left 17 sailors dead.
The C-2 Greyhound aircraft was traveling to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, which is currently in the Philippine Sea on exercises with Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force, when it crashed at 2:45 p.m. local time Wednesday, the 7th Fleet said in a statement.
The Reagan crew was conducting search and rescue operations Wednesday afternoon and trying to recover the remaining crew and passengers. The cause of the crash is not known, the 7th Fleet said.
Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told local reporters that eight people had been recovered from the plane, although it was not clear whether they were found alive. The 7th Fleet, which is did not immediately comment on his statement.
“The Maritime Self-Defense Force is currently searching with U.S. forces,” Onodera said, according to public broadcaster NHK. “We received information from U.S. Forces that the cause is possibly engine malfunction,” he said.
[ Deadly Navy accidents in the Pacific raise questions over a force stretched too thin ]
The C-2 is a twin-engine cargo plane designed to transport people and supplies to and from aircraft carriers. It crashed 93 miles north-west of Okinotori island, about halfway between Okinawa and Guam, according to the Okinawa Defense Bureau.
The 7th Fleet has been carrying out exercises linked to the recent rise in tensions with North Korea. This month, for the first time in a decade, it carried out a three-carrier strike exercise in the sea between Japan and the Korean Peninsula — a show of force that North Korea has decried as warmongering.
Wednesday’s crash is the latest in a string of accidents to befall the 7th Fleet this year, including two collisions involving guided-missile destroyers that left 17 sailors dead.
Ten were killed when the USS John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker near Singapore in August, and seven died when the USS Fitzgerald ran into a much heavier container ship off the coast of Japan in June.
The month before, the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain collided with a South Korean fishing vessel off the Korean Peninsula and the guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam ran aground in Tokyo Bay in January.
[ The Navy has now fired at least six amid the fallout over deadly accidents ]
Most recently, a Japanese tug lost propulsion and drifted into the USS Benfold, another guided-missile destroyer, during a towing exercise just last week. No one was injured on either vessel and Benfold sustained minimal damage, the 7th Fleet said in a statement on Nov. 18.
The 7th Fleet has about 50 to 70 ships assigned to it and is responsible for an area that spans 36 maritime countries and 48 million square miles in the Pacific and Indian oceans, according to the Navy.
The admiral in charge was removed from his position after his commanders lost confidence in his ability to lead and the Navy’s top admiral ordered a fleetwide review of seamanship and training in the Pacific after the McCain collision.
A survey of sailors on the USS Shiloh, a cruiser, released last month painted a damning picture of life in the 7th Fleet, where sailors say they are overworked and undertrained.
“I just pray we never have to shoot down a missile from North Korea,” one sailor lamented, according to the Navy Times, “because then our ineffectiveness will really show.”
The crew members described dysfunction from the top, suicidal thoughts, exhaustion, despair and concern that the Shiloh was being pushed to sail while vital repairs remained incomplete, the paper reported.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...d80b84bebad_story.html?utm_term=.a22a34b685d1
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US Navy aircraft crashes off Japanese coast carrying 11 crew and passengers
US 7th Fleet launches search and rescue operation
by Jon Sharman
22.11.2017
5 hours ago
The US Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is seen with the Military Sealift Command's fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson in waters around Okinawa, south-west of the Korean peninsula, 9 October, 2017 Reuters
A US Navy aircraft carrying 11 crew and passengers has crashed into the sea off Japan south-east of Okinawa.
The navy said the craft crashed into the Pacific Ocean as it was travelling to meet the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan.
How the crash happened was not yet clear, while the names of those aboard were being withheld.
Eight people have been found though their condition was not clear, Japan's defence minister said.
The propeller powered transport plane, a C-2 Greyhound, carries personnel, mail and other cargo from mainland bases to carriers operating at sea.
The aircraft has been in operation for more than five decades and is due to be replaced by the long-range tilt-rotor Osprey aircraft.
It was taking part in a joint Japan-US naval exercise that is due to end on 26 November.
The US 7th Fleet said a search and rescue operation had been launched.
"Personnel recovery is underway and their condition will be evaluated by USS Ronald Reagan medical staff," a statement read.
The Reagan was operating in the Philippine Sea when the crash took place, at about 2.45pm local time.
The 7th Fleet has had two fatal accidents in Asian waters this year, leaving 17 sailors dead and prompting the removal of eight top Navy officers from their posts, including the 7th Fleet commander.
The USS John S McCain and an oil tanker collided near Singapore in August, leaving 10 US sailors dead. Seven sailors died in June when the USS Fitzgerald and a container ship collided off Japan.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...ew-military-plane-okinawa-korea-a8068636.html
US 7th Fleet launches search and rescue operation
by Jon Sharman
22.11.2017
5 hours ago
The US Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is seen with the Military Sealift Command's fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson in waters around Okinawa, south-west of the Korean peninsula, 9 October, 2017 Reuters
A US Navy aircraft carrying 11 crew and passengers has crashed into the sea off Japan south-east of Okinawa.
The navy said the craft crashed into the Pacific Ocean as it was travelling to meet the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan.
How the crash happened was not yet clear, while the names of those aboard were being withheld.
Eight people have been found though their condition was not clear, Japan's defence minister said.
The propeller powered transport plane, a C-2 Greyhound, carries personnel, mail and other cargo from mainland bases to carriers operating at sea.
The aircraft has been in operation for more than five decades and is due to be replaced by the long-range tilt-rotor Osprey aircraft.
It was taking part in a joint Japan-US naval exercise that is due to end on 26 November.
The US 7th Fleet said a search and rescue operation had been launched.
"Personnel recovery is underway and their condition will be evaluated by USS Ronald Reagan medical staff," a statement read.
The Reagan was operating in the Philippine Sea when the crash took place, at about 2.45pm local time.
The 7th Fleet has had two fatal accidents in Asian waters this year, leaving 17 sailors dead and prompting the removal of eight top Navy officers from their posts, including the 7th Fleet commander.
The USS John S McCain and an oil tanker collided near Singapore in August, leaving 10 US sailors dead. Seven sailors died in June when the USS Fitzgerald and a container ship collided off Japan.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...ew-military-plane-okinawa-korea-a8068636.html
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US Navy plane carrying 11 crashes in the Philippine sea en route to aircraft carrier
22.11.2017
by Alex Lockie
1hr ago
A US Navy plane carrying 11 passengers crashed into the sea southeast of Okinawa, while it was en route to the USS Ronald Reagan, the US's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, on Wednesday.
The accident marks the latest in a string of deadly crashes involving the US Navy's Pacific or 7th fleet. The other crashes have involved the guided missile destroyers the USS Fitzgerald, USS John McCain, and a non-deadly crash involving the USS Benfold.
"Personnel recovery is underway and their condition will be evaluated by USS Ronald Reagan medical staff," the Navy said in a statement.
The downed aircraft, a C-2 Greyhound logistics plane that moves people, mail, and cargo onto the aircraft carriers, suffered engine troubles, a Japanese defense ministry spokesperson told Reuters.
The Greyhound has served with the navy for more than five decades. It will be phased out in favor of tilt-rotor V-22 Ospreys in the near future.
The Navy has withheld the names of those involved in the crash pending next of kin notifications.
http://www.businessinsider.com/us-navy-plane-carrying-11-crashes-in-the-philippine-sea-2017-11
22.11.2017
by Alex Lockie
1hr ago
- A US Navy plane carrying 11 crashed near Okinawa en route to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier.
- This is the latest in a string of deadly crashes for the US Navy's Pacific fleet.
- The plane that crashed was a C-2 Greyhound.
A US Navy plane carrying 11 passengers crashed into the sea southeast of Okinawa, while it was en route to the USS Ronald Reagan, the US's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, on Wednesday.
The accident marks the latest in a string of deadly crashes involving the US Navy's Pacific or 7th fleet. The other crashes have involved the guided missile destroyers the USS Fitzgerald, USS John McCain, and a non-deadly crash involving the USS Benfold.
"Personnel recovery is underway and their condition will be evaluated by USS Ronald Reagan medical staff," the Navy said in a statement.
The downed aircraft, a C-2 Greyhound logistics plane that moves people, mail, and cargo onto the aircraft carriers, suffered engine troubles, a Japanese defense ministry spokesperson told Reuters.
The Greyhound has served with the navy for more than five decades. It will be phased out in favor of tilt-rotor V-22 Ospreys in the near future.
The Navy has withheld the names of those involved in the crash pending next of kin notifications.
http://www.businessinsider.com/us-navy-plane-carrying-11-crashes-in-the-philippine-sea-2017-11
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C-2A Greyhound logistics aircraft
Description
The C-2A Greyhound is a high wing, twin-engine Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) aircraft.
Features
Powered by twin Allison T56-A-425 turboprop engines and Hamilton-Sundstrand constant speed propellers, the C-2A Greyhound can transport cargo between ship and shore in a matter of hours. As a derivative of the E-2 Hawkeye, the C-2 has a common wing with the Hawkeye but has a widened fuselage and a rear loading ramp. The interior arrangement of the cabin can accommodate priority cargo like jet engines, passengers, litter patients and critical spare parts. A cargo cage system provides restraint for loads during ship launches and landings. Straight-in rear cargo loading and unloading allows for fast turnaround on the ground or carrier flight-deck. The cargo ramp can be opened in flight, allowing for airdrops of supplies and personnel. An on-board Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) provides aircraft self-sufficiency at remote airfields.
The C-2 fleet provides rapid airborne logistics capability to the carrier strike force across a full range of sea basing military operations. Avionics system improvements, an aircraft electrical rewire and structural enhancements provide the fleet with an economically viable C-2 platform for the duration of its service.
Background
The C-2A Greyhound replaced the piston-engine powered C-1 Trader in the Carrier On-board Delivery role. The first of two prototypes flew in 1964 and production began the following year. The original C-2A aircraft were overhauled to extend their operational life in 1973. In 1984, a contract was awarded for 39 new C-2A aircraft to replace the earlier airframes. Dubbed the Reprocured C-2A due to the similarity to the original aircraft, the new C-2A includes substantial airframe and avionic systems improvements. All the older C-2As were phased out in 1987, and the last of the new models was delivered in 1990.
During the period November 1985 to February 1987, VR-24, operating with seven Reprocured C-2As, demonstrated exceptional operational readiness while delivering two million pounds of cargo, two million pounds of mail and 14,000 passengers in support of the European and Mediterranean Theatre commands. The C-2A also provided support to the Carrier Strike Groups during Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and Operation Enduring Freedom.
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Carrier On-board Delivery (COD) aircraft
Contractor: Grumman Corporation
Unit Cost: $38.96 million
Propulsion: Two Allison T56-A-425 turboprop engines; 4,600 shaft horsepower each
Length: 56 feet 10 inches (17.3 meters)
Height: 17 feet 2 inches (5.28 meters)
Wingspan: 80 feet 7 inches (24.56 meters)
Weight: Max. Gross, take-off: 57,500 lbs (26,082 kg)
Airspeed: Cruise - Approximately 260 knots true airspeed speed; Max - Approximately 343 knots
Ceiling: 30,000 feet (9,144 meters)
Range: 1,000 nautical miles (1150.77945 statute miles)
Crew: Four
Last Update: 13 April 2017
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=1100&ct=1&tid=100
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C-2 Greyhound Carrier Takeoff & Landing
C-2 Greyhound Aircraft Carrier Landing - Cockpit View
C-2A Greyhound from Northrop Grumman's page
Program Overview
The C-2A Greyhound is the U.S. Navy's carrier-onboard-delivery (COD) aircraft, providing critical logistics support. The C-2A can deliver a payload of up to 10,000 pounds. The cabin can readily accommodate cargo, passengers or both. It is also equipped to accept litter patients in medical evacuation missions. Priority cargo such as jet engines can be transported from shore to ship in a matter of hours. The large aft cargo ramp and door, and a powered winch, allow straight-in rear cargo loading and downloading for fast turnaround. The C-2A's open-ramp flight capability allows airdrop of supplies and personnel from a carrier-launched aircraft. This, plus its folding wings and an onboard auxiliary power unit for engine starting and ground power self-sufficiency in remote areas, provides an operational versatility found in no other cargo aircraft.
Program Objective
During a typical six-month peacetime aircraft carrier deployment, a two-aircraft C-2A detachment will accumulate approximately 1,000 flight hours, transport about 5,000 passengers and haul about one million pounds of cargo. C-2A Greyhounds with upgraded communications, navigation, and instrumentation packages will provide cost-effective, carrier-onboard-delivery well into this century. The fleet of US Navy C-2As are currently being outfitted with the same NP2000 eight-blade propellers that are also being used on the E-2 Hawkeye fleet.
Unparalleled Support
The C-2A is purpose-built for the U.S. Navy’s carrieronboard delivery (COD) mission. Whether it’s honorable dignitaries, critical replacement parts, high priority cargo or letters from home, the aircraft’s extended range, pressurized cabin, and reconfigurable volume of 862 cubic feet serve a vital role in the carrier’s mission performance and operational success.
The aircraft’s range of more than 1,300 unrefueled nautical miles affords carriers the freedom to travel anywhere in the world unconstrained by logistics demands. Likewise, the C-2A’s pressurization system allows it to fly at high altitudes, ensuring continual on-time delivery, passenger comfort and logistical success.
The flight and storage capabilities of the C-2A ensure the carrier is never restricted by the COD mission. This unparalleled level of support spans the world’s oceans resulting in reduced operational risk and on-time logistics, regardless of location or weather patterns
Key Features
• Pressurized cabin for weather avoidance and passenger comfort
• Unrefueled range: more than 1,300 nautical miles (1,497 statute miles)
• Payload: 10,000 lbs or 26 passengers (or a combination)
• Length: 56 ft 10 in (17.3 meters)
• Height: 17 ft 2 in (5.28 meters)
• Wingspan: 80 ft 7 in (24.56 meters)
• Ceiling: 30,000 ft (9,144 m)
• Volume: 862 cu ft
• Weight: Max. gross take-off : 57,500 lbs (26,082 kg)
• Airspeed: Cruise – approx. 260 kts true airspeed
• Propulsion: Two Allison T56-A-425 turboprop engines; 4,600 shaft horsepower each
http://www.northropgrumman.com/Capabilities/C2AGreyhound/Pages/default.aspx
C-2 Greyhound Aircraft Carrier Landing - Cockpit View
C-2A Greyhound from Northrop Grumman's page
Program Overview
The C-2A Greyhound is the U.S. Navy's carrier-onboard-delivery (COD) aircraft, providing critical logistics support. The C-2A can deliver a payload of up to 10,000 pounds. The cabin can readily accommodate cargo, passengers or both. It is also equipped to accept litter patients in medical evacuation missions. Priority cargo such as jet engines can be transported from shore to ship in a matter of hours. The large aft cargo ramp and door, and a powered winch, allow straight-in rear cargo loading and downloading for fast turnaround. The C-2A's open-ramp flight capability allows airdrop of supplies and personnel from a carrier-launched aircraft. This, plus its folding wings and an onboard auxiliary power unit for engine starting and ground power self-sufficiency in remote areas, provides an operational versatility found in no other cargo aircraft.
Program Objective
During a typical six-month peacetime aircraft carrier deployment, a two-aircraft C-2A detachment will accumulate approximately 1,000 flight hours, transport about 5,000 passengers and haul about one million pounds of cargo. C-2A Greyhounds with upgraded communications, navigation, and instrumentation packages will provide cost-effective, carrier-onboard-delivery well into this century. The fleet of US Navy C-2As are currently being outfitted with the same NP2000 eight-blade propellers that are also being used on the E-2 Hawkeye fleet.
Unparalleled Support
The C-2A is purpose-built for the U.S. Navy’s carrieronboard delivery (COD) mission. Whether it’s honorable dignitaries, critical replacement parts, high priority cargo or letters from home, the aircraft’s extended range, pressurized cabin, and reconfigurable volume of 862 cubic feet serve a vital role in the carrier’s mission performance and operational success.
The aircraft’s range of more than 1,300 unrefueled nautical miles affords carriers the freedom to travel anywhere in the world unconstrained by logistics demands. Likewise, the C-2A’s pressurization system allows it to fly at high altitudes, ensuring continual on-time delivery, passenger comfort and logistical success.
The flight and storage capabilities of the C-2A ensure the carrier is never restricted by the COD mission. This unparalleled level of support spans the world’s oceans resulting in reduced operational risk and on-time logistics, regardless of location or weather patterns
Key Features
• Pressurized cabin for weather avoidance and passenger comfort
• Unrefueled range: more than 1,300 nautical miles (1,497 statute miles)
• Payload: 10,000 lbs or 26 passengers (or a combination)
• Length: 56 ft 10 in (17.3 meters)
• Height: 17 ft 2 in (5.28 meters)
• Wingspan: 80 ft 7 in (24.56 meters)
• Ceiling: 30,000 ft (9,144 m)
• Volume: 862 cu ft
• Weight: Max. gross take-off : 57,500 lbs (26,082 kg)
• Airspeed: Cruise – approx. 260 kts true airspeed
• Propulsion: Two Allison T56-A-425 turboprop engines; 4,600 shaft horsepower each
http://www.northropgrumman.com/Capabilities/C2AGreyhound/Pages/default.aspx
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This is not the first incidents, it is the fourth so far this year. This one could be an intentional act who knows.