MF> Hmmm you reckon?... yeah *maybe*. You'd usually need at least 4 E-2C
MF> aircraft on board, so Id imagine fitting an extra C-2 might be a
MF> problem... but by the same token they'll quite often need a cargo
MF> carry capacity...
CT> True, but what's the fully loaded range of a C-2 compared to a
CT> E-2? I know the E-2 has a fairly long loiter time.
Ummm The E-2 actually gains a fair bit from its Radome... it generates
lift ;) Vs the C-2 which is generally loaded down...
MF> Nach! :) And ferry the bigwigs...
CT> Last I heard Elvis still had to fly Commercial. Maybe on
CT> Flying Echo he can pull rank and take a space available seat on a COD,
CT> but not here. :-)
Heheheheheheh yeah well then the Ex-flyers get a lift in Tomcats and
the like...
MF> Yeah.. I have heard of most of them ;) Ummm wasnt the Forrestal still
MF> used for training or something?
CT> I believe it replaced the Ranger in that role.
Yeah I think so . That sounds right.
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