E-2C Hawkeye Reference

1. Aircraft technical data and performance specifications 
are provided in the Performance Section that appears in 
the Aircraft Selection menu. These additional notes are 
provided to give some guidance in flying the aircraft off 
carriers.

2. Carrier Catapult Takeoffs:The Hawkeye loads up with full 
internal tanks. This gives a total aircraft weight of 
51,127 lb (for the real Hawkeye, the maximum weight for 
carrier catapult takeoffs is 48,390 lb). The use of 10 
degrees of flap (Position 2) is recommended. After 
launch, retract the landing gear, gain some speed and 
height, and then incrementally retract the flaps.

3.Carrier landings: The maximum carrier landing weight 
for the real Hawkeye is 41,520 lb. For the FS version, 
this can be set up by adjusting the fuel load to 22% 
of maximum capacity for the approach. At this weight, 
an approach speed of about 85 kt indicated (as per the 
real Hawkeye) works fine. Reduce approach speed for
lower landing weights

4. Carrier Landings: Real carrier jets are designed to 
touch down with a maximum sink rate of 20 to 25 
feet/second. This is a descent rate of 1,200 to 1,500 
feet/minute. The Hawkeye is set up so that touchdown at 
a descent rate of greater than 2,500 feet/minute will 
damage the landing gear. It's quite easy to keep the 
descent rate at about 500 feet/minute during the 
approach but disaster can result if a last-second dive 
for the deck is made to correct for being too high in 
the approach. The proper procedure is to apply power 
and go around again.