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Contents 1 Ventral fin 2 Renaming article 3 Requested move 4 Wedgetails running two years late 5 Surveillance radius 6 Metric conversion error

[edit] 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.

[edit] Renaming article

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

[edit] 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 [1]. - 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)