E-4 NOAC vs E-6 Mercury TACAMO

American advanced airborne command post, launched during the Cold War, extensively employed for national emergency operations.
Picture of E-4 NOAC
Origin country 🇺🇸 United States
Category Military Special Mission Aircrafts
Manufacturer Boeing
First flight 1 January 1980
Year introduced 1974
Number produced 4 units
Average unit price $223 million
American command-and-control aircraft, operative during the Cold War era, kept primarily for communications with U.S. nuclear forces.
Picture of E-6 Mercury TACAMO
Origin country 🇺🇸 United States
Category Military Special Mission Aircrafts
Manufacturer Boeing
First flight 19 February 1987
Year introduced 1989
Number produced 16 units
Average unit price $141 million
Wing area 510.0 m²
Wingspan 59.7 m
Height 19.3 m
Length 70.5 m
Maximum speed 969 km/h
Operational range 12,600 km
Service ceiling 13,716 m
Max. takeoff weight 374,850 kg
Empty weight 190,000 kg
Total thrust 4 x 23,814 kgf
Wing area -- m²
Wingspan 45.2 m
Height 12.9 m
Length 45.8 m
Maximum speed 966 km/h
Operational range 12,000 km
Service ceiling 12,192 m
Max. takeoff weight 155,128 kg
Empty weight -- kg
Total thrust 4 x 11,213 kgf

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