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It is only used for testing. The production model will not have it.

It is actually a waste of money to copy. You will always be behind making obsolete uncompetitive products. China spent tens of billions copying the Western auto industry products but now, Chinese will not even buy Chinese brand autos.

The radars only have so much effective range. It doesn't matter if they are cruising at 27k or 33k feet, they will have enough horizon to use the radar to its full effect. Even the E-3 Sentry, the most powerful airbourne radar, has a max range of 320km, that only requires an altitude of...

No but it does have an EEC which is important to controlling the engine throttle balance and blade pitch. P2 did not have this when they did the engine shutdown causing it to crash. The new version has EEC as a fail-safe and to make it easier to fly.

Pushers have better wing-loading and engine efficiency than a puller, but they are inherently more unstable as the centre of gravity shifts to the rear. This can be overcome by digital authority controls, something lacking in earlier designs that were prone to accidents.

Rip out 19 seats and save 700kg for more AEW gear.

Get the radar within one tonne and it should be fine.

You are saying the most important factor is altitude, I am saying the most important factor is loiter time. The turbofans you mention loiter for extended periods, that is why they make good AEW.

Of course it can if your radar meets the payload restrictions.

France has the largest EEZ in the world covering 8% of the world's surface area and defence commitments all over the globe. They are peaceful today because we maintain a strong independent defence posture that is dictated by no one else. 95% of defence procurement is indigenous while India has...

The bottom line is always cost, especially in India. They are not ASW planes covering a huge search grid, they are loitering in a circle so the hours they can stay aloft and quickly turn around to take up station are the most important aspects of its capability. India has a huge expanse with...

There are actually twice as many operators of the E-2 than there are of the E-3 and aside from the USN and FN, they are all land based. Then the next most proliferated AWACs is the Eryie which is also half turboprop. Then the Chinese only indigenous produced AWACS is also a turboprop. They...

The AWACs will fly at its optimal cruise altitude for the best loiter time. The radar attached to it is designed for best operational performance at that altitude. The bigger the radar dome the higher you can fly with look down performance, for smaller radars flying high would make sea level...

Turbofans are better for covering distance quickly but the main purpose of AWACs is loiter which is best served by turboprops.