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E-3 Sentry AWACS
| SR-71 Blackbird
| U-2 Dragon Lady
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| Version
| E-3A |
SR-71 |
U-2 Dragon Lady |
| Country
| USA |
USA |
USA |
| Type
| Airborne surveillance, command, control and communications |
Strategic Reconnaissance |
High-altitude reconnaissance |
| Powerplant
| P&W TF33-PW-100A turbofan engine (4x) |
P&W J-58 axial-flow turbojets with afterburners (2x) |
GE F-118-101 engine (1x) |
| Engine thrust
| 21,000 lbs (each engine) |
32,500 lbs (each engine) |
17,000 lbs |
| Length
| 145ft 44m |
107.4ft 32.73m |
63 ft 19.2m |
| Height
| 41.4ft 12.5m |
18.5ft 5.63m |
16ft 4.8m |
| Wingspan
| 130.1ft 39.7m |
55.6ft 16.94m |
105ft 32m |
| Weight
| 151,955kg 335,000 lbs (max takeoff) |
140,000 lbs 52,250kg (max takeoff) |
40,000 lbs 18,000kg (max takeoff) |
| Speed
| 800+ km/h 500mph |
Mach 3.2+ 2,000+mph 3,200+kph |
410+ mph |
| Ceiling
| 35,000+ ft 10,000m |
85,000ft 26,000m, when low on Fuel: +/- 90,000 ft |
70,000+ ft 21,212+ m |
| Crew
| 17 - 23 |
2 |
One (two in trainer models) |
| Cost
| n/a |
n/a |
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