Talk:Boeing E-7 Wedgetail

Ventral fin
Q: how does the ventral fin contribute to the aerodynamics of the aircraft?

A: The ventral fins stabilise the airframe due to the addition of the MESA RADAR.

The ventral fins also house a HF antenna. There's 3 HF's installed.

Requested move
Rename: In light of the fact that Turkey and now South Korea have purchased the 737 AEW&C, I'd like to rename the page as Boeing 737 AEW&C. Wedgetail is the project name for the Australian aircraft, and is not used by the other customers. 737 AEW&C is the name by which Boeing refers to the type. - BillCJ 08:40, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
 * That sounds reasonable. --Nick Dowling 09:38, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Rename done (as Boeing 737 AEW&C) Mark83 00:28, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

I may be mistanken, but I think Boeing has renamed the type again since 2006. It now refers to the type as Boeing E-7 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) - ref. It therefore could be considered to rename the article once again. Yosh3000 (talk) 15:09, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

Wedgetails running two years late
November 24, 2006 AUSTRALIA'S Wedgetail surveillance aircraft are running two years late and might need a redesign of key components to get them to work properly, Defence has revealed.

Speaking after a two-week visit to Boeing in the United States, Air Vice Marshal Chris Deeble, program manager for the Wedgetail program, expressed confidence that Boeing and its sub-contractors would get it right eventually.

Air Vice Marshal Deeble said final details of a delivery schedule were still to be worked out but on current estimates the first aircraft would now arrive early in 2009.

More

http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20813437-31037,00.html

Surveillance radius
Is the (projected) surveillance range of this system the same or even better as those on B707 and B767 aircrafts? 84.173.207.138 (talk) 22:31, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Metric conversion error
The wingspan listed in this article is "117 ft 2 in (34.3 m)". If I'm calculating correctly 117 ft 2 in is not 34.3 m. If anybody happens to know the correct wingspan, do us a favor and fix that line. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.79.108.16 (talk) 09:33, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 09:58, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

Renaming article
The web page name is a bit odd. For other military aircraft, the web page most often includes the official military designation for the airplane type ("E-7" in this particular case). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.73.135.203 (talk) 17:08, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

Requested move 15 January 2024

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Move to Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (non-admin closure) Acebulf  (talk &#124; contribs)  10:41, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

Boeing 737 AEW&C → Boeing E-7 AEW&C – Boeing refers to the aircraft as 'Boeing E-7 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C)' - ref https://www.boeing.com/defense/e-7-airborne-early-warning-and-control/ Yosh3000 (talk) 10:55, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: WikiProject Aviation has been notified of this discussion. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 12:35, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: WikiProject Military history has been notified of this discussion. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 12:36, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: WikiProject Turkey has been notified of this discussion. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 12:36, 15 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Support per nom. While there are many reliable sources that use the "737 AEW&C" name, there are more that use "E-7", so the latter is the WP:COMMONNAME as well as the WP:OFFICIALNAME. Rosbif73 (talk)
 * For clarity and based on subsequent discussions, support either Boeing E-7 Wedgetail or simply Boeing E-7. Rosbif73 (talk) 16:35, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Support Boeing E-7 Wedgetail per nom. My only concern is that some editors may try to add this aircraft to lists of US Tri-Service designations due to its similar format, as they did with the Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat.  As far as I am aware, no Tri-Service designation has been officially assigned to the E-7 yet. -  ZLEA  T \ C 15:37, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Alternative move, if at all. The name now coming into increasing use is the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail. This article is going to end up there soon enough. I wouldn't waste time arguing whether an intermediate name might predominate for a few weeks. &mdash; Cheers, Steelpillow (Talk) 17:39, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Support Boring Boeing E-7 Wedgetail Overdue. Schierbecker (talk) 17:54, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Boring -> Boeing right? -Fnlayson (talk) 18:44, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Oops, autocorrect. Boeing is not boring. Schierbecker (talk) 22:41, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
 * It is boring to watch how often the Senator for Washington State acts as the Senator for Boeing. Buckshot06 (talk) 07:18, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Support either "Boeing E-7 AEW&C" or "Boeing E-7 Wedgetail". Regards -Fnlayson (talk) 18:44, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Support either Boeing E-7 Wedgetail or simply Boeing E-7. Oppose Boeing E-7 AEW&C. RPC7778 (talk) 16:26, 16 January 2024 (UTC)


 * For the record I think that both Boeing E-7 Wedgetail or simply Boeing E-7 are better than Boeing E-7 AEW&C. The proposed Boeing E-7 AEW&C was just selected to rename from the old official name to the new one. (Ref WP:OFFICIALNAME ). Best regards.
 * Yosh3000 (talk) 22:40, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.