{"id":6406131,"date":"2026-07-20T11:48:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T09:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/raf-second-e-7-wedgetail-wt002-first-flight-green-primer-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T12:08:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T10:08:52","slug":"raf-segundo-e-7-wedgetail-wt002-primer-vuelo-imprimacion-verde-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/es\/raf-second-e-7-wedgetail-wt002-first-flight-green-primer-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"El avi\u00f3n m\u00e1s nuevo de la RAF es de color verde brillante."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><\/p>\r\n<p>Si por casualidad te encontrabas en el aeropuerto de Birmingham la tarde del 15 de julio, habr\u00edas visto algo que parec\u00eda un error: un Boeing 737 con una gran aleta rectangular atornillada a su fuselaje, pintado de un feo verde metalizado, despegando sobre las Midlands Occidentales.<\/p>\r\n<p>No fue un error. Se trataba del WT002, el segundo de los tres E-7 Wedgetail de la Real Fuerza A\u00e9rea, que realizaba su primer vuelo tras haber sido desmantelado y reconstruido como avi\u00f3n de alerta temprana aerotransportada. Permaneci\u00f3 en el aire durante aproximadamente dos horas. Boeing confirm\u00f3 el vuelo al d\u00eda siguiente.<\/p>\r\n<p>La parte verde es la interesante, y merece la pena explicarla, porque casi todos los aviones nuevos que hayas visto fotografiados han pasado por esta etapa y casi nadie la fotograf\u00eda.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f5f5f5; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin: 24px 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.8;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 17px;\">Datos r\u00e1pidos<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Aeronave:<\/strong> WT002, segundo de los tres E-7 Wedgetail AEW Mk1 de la RAF<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Vuelo:<\/strong> 15 de julio de 2026, desde el aeropuerto de Birmingham, aproximadamente dos horas<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Qu\u00e9 era:<\/strong> primer vuelo de comprobaci\u00f3n funcional despu\u00e9s de la conversi\u00f3n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Convertido por:<\/strong> STS Aviation Services, Aeropuerto de Birmingham<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Estructura base del avi\u00f3n:<\/strong> Boeing 737 de nueva generaci\u00f3n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Radar:<\/strong> Northrop Grumman MESA, integrado en la aleta dorsal, sin c\u00fapula giratoria.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Flota:<\/strong> Cinco pedidos en 2019, reducidos a tres en la Revisi\u00f3n Integrada de 2021.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Operador:<\/strong> VIII Escuadr\u00f3n, RAF Lossiemouth<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><strong>Sustituye a:<\/strong> El E-3D Sentry, retirado en 2021.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Por qu\u00e9 es verde<\/h2>\r\n<p>El recubrimiento es una imprimaci\u00f3n. Las estructuras de aluminio de los aviones se corroen, y comienzan a corroerse en el momento en que se exponen, por lo que un fuselaje modificado se sella con una capa protectora tan pronto como se termina el trabajo de metalister\u00eda. El tinte verde proviene de los compuestos de cromato que se utilizan tradicionalmente en las imprimaciones aeroespaciales. Es temporal, funcional y, adem\u00e1s, sirve como capa base para el esquema de pintura final.<\/p>\r\n<p>Lo inusual es volar en \u00e9l. La mayor\u00eda de los aviones se pintan antes de volar porque la pintura se aplica en tierra y los aviones en tierra cuestan dinero. Pero en un programa de conversi\u00f3n, el proceso es diferente: primero se comprueba que el avi\u00f3n funciona y luego se invierten tres semanas y varios cientos de kilogramos en darle un aspecto de aeronave perteneciente a la fuerza a\u00e9rea. El WT002 se pintar\u00e1 antes de entrar en la fase de pruebas y evaluaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin: 0 0 24px; width: 100%;\"><img data-opt-id=1901104383  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; max-width: 100%; display: block; border-radius: 6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/raf-e-3d-sentry-awacs-retired-2021.jpg\" alt=\"Avi\u00f3n AWACS E-3D Sentry de la Real Fuerza A\u00e9rea\" width=\"1024\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\r\n<figcaption style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; text-align: center; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;\">El E-3D Sentry de la RAF, retirado en 2021. Su c\u00fapula de radar giratoria es el dise\u00f1o que el Wedgetail abandona deliberadamente. Foto: Ministerio de Defensa del Reino Unido v\u00eda Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">La brecha que esto est\u00e1 cerrando<\/h2>\r\n<p>Gran Breta\u00f1a retir\u00f3 su flota de E-3D Sentry en 2021 y desde entonces carece de un avi\u00f3n de alerta temprana aerotransportado propio. Cinco a\u00f1os es mucho tiempo para un miembro de la OTAN con armas nucleares y compromisos globales, que no tiene forma de prever el futuro por s\u00ed solo.<\/p>\r\n<p>El primer avi\u00f3n, el WT001, lleg\u00f3 a la base a\u00e9rea de Lossiemouth el 21 de mayo tras la activaci\u00f3n de los sistemas y la calibraci\u00f3n del radar en Boscombe Down. Se encuentra en la fase final de las pruebas en tierra y en vuelo antes de su entrega formal de Boeing a la RAF. El tercer y \u00faltimo fuselaje a\u00fan se encuentra en proceso de conversi\u00f3n en Birmingham.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f8f9fa; border-left: 4px solid #1565c0; padding: 20px 22px; margin: 18px 0 24px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start;\">\r\n<div><em>\u201cEl primer E-7 fue trasladado a Lossiemouth en mayo y actualmente se encuentra en la fase final de pruebas en tierra y en vuelo. Contamos con un equipo especializado y concentrado all\u00ed, que comprende la necesidad de completar esta capacidad, entregarla a la RAF y ponerla en funcionamiento.\u201d<\/em>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"><strong>Ben Kelsey<\/strong> \u2014 Director de aviones de ala fija de Boeing, hablando en una rueda de prensa en julio de 2026.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>La frase clave es &quot;ver la necesidad&quot;. Se ha prometido su entrada en servicio para 2026, pero Boeing a\u00fan no ha anunciado la fecha de entrega. Nadie se muestra tranquilo con respecto al cronograma.<\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Tres aeronaves, y la aritm\u00e9tica de eso<\/h2>\r\n<p>En 2019, Gran Breta\u00f1a firm\u00f3 un contrato para la adquisici\u00f3n de cinco buques Wedgetail. La Revisi\u00f3n Integrada de 2021 redujo esa cifra a tres como medida de ahorro, y desde entonces se ha debatido sobre esa decisi\u00f3n.<\/p>\r\n<p>Las matem\u00e1ticas son implacables. Con tres fuselajes, uno en mantenimiento profundo y otro en entrenamiento o tr\u00e1nsito, solo queda un avi\u00f3n. Mantener una sola \u00f3rbita de forma continua durante un periodo prolongado es dif\u00edcil. Mantener dos no es realista. A modo de comparaci\u00f3n, Australia, pa\u00eds de origen de este modelo, opera seis.<\/p>\r\n<p>Lo que s\u00ed tiene Gran Breta\u00f1a es un avi\u00f3n excelente. El E-7 reemplaza la c\u00fapula giratoria del E-3 con una antena fija Northrop Grumman MESA en la aleta dorsal, lo que puede parecer un detalle sin importancia. Una antena de rotaci\u00f3n mec\u00e1nica solo puede apuntar hacia donde se encuentra en ese momento. Una antena de barrido electr\u00f3nico dirige su haz instant\u00e1neamente y puede buscar, rastrear y controlar cazas simult\u00e1neamente, en diferentes direcciones, sin mover ninguna pieza.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 24px 0;\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; border-radius: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sYAk3fFacCE\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-no-lazy=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>El v\u00eddeo anterior muestra un recorrido por un E-7A australiano, que te dar\u00e1 una idea mucho mejor del interior que cualquier fotograf\u00eda del exterior. El avi\u00f3n de la RAF es b\u00e1sicamente el mismo.<\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">El dinero debajo<\/h2>\r\n<p>El vuelo no fue la \u00fanica noticia sobre el Wedgetail esa semana. Boeing Defence UK se adjudic\u00f3 un contrato de mantenimiento por valor de unos 127,5 millones de libras para dar soporte a la flota de E-7, parte de un total de m\u00e1s de 240 millones de libras en trabajos de apoyo a la RAF que tambi\u00e9n incluye una extensi\u00f3n de 115,2 millones de libras para los nueve P-8 Poseidon en Lossiemouth. Se espera que la adjudicaci\u00f3n del contrato para el E-7 genere alrededor de 180 puestos de trabajo en Escocia, con la creaci\u00f3n de entre 60 y 80 empleos adicionales y cuatro programas de aprendizaje.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f8f9fa; border-left: 4px solid #5C91FF; padding: 20px 22px; margin: 18px 0 24px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start;\">\r\n<div><em>\u201cEste trabajo no solo respalda capacidades de defensa cruciales, sino que tambi\u00e9n crea empleos de alto valor en el Reino Unido, fomenta una s\u00f3lida cantera de aprendices e impulsa el crecimiento econ\u00f3mico regional en Escocia.\u201d<\/em>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"><strong>Thom Breckenridge<\/strong> \u2014 Director general de Boeing Defence UK<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Los contratos de mantenimiento son los documentos menos glamurosos en defensa y, a la vez, de los m\u00e1s reveladores. Nadie firma un contrato de soporte plurianual para una flota si espera tener que discutir sobre ella. Al contratar al personal de mantenimiento en Lossiemouth, Boeing y el Ministerio de Defensa act\u00faan como si el Wedgetail estuviera a punto de convertirse en un avi\u00f3n real, operativo y listo para volar, en lugar de un simple programa.<\/p>\r\n<p>Lo cual, con pintura verde y todo, ahora casi lo es.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Fuentes: ADS Advance, FlightGlobal, Aerospace Global News, Aviation Week, Royal Air Force, Army Recognition.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f0f4ff; border-left: 4px solid #5C91FF; padding: 16px 20px; margin: 32px 0 8px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; font-weight: 600; color: #333;\">Publicaciones relacionadas<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/e-7-wedgetail-arrives-raf-lossiemouth-may-2026\/\">El E-7 Wedgetail de la RAF llega a Lossiemouth, cerrando as\u00ed un vac\u00edo de cinco a\u00f1os en el sistema de alerta temprana aerotransportada (AEW).<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/awacs-e3-sentry-changed-air-warfare-desert-storm-airborne-radar\/\">C\u00f3mo el AWACS cambi\u00f3 la guerra a\u00e9rea<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/uk-298-billion-defence-investment-plan-sixth-gen\/\">Explicaci\u00f3n del plan de inversi\u00f3n en defensa del Reino Unido de 298 mil millones de libras.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El WT002, el segundo E-7 Wedgetail de la RAF, despeg\u00f3 de Birmingham el 15 de julio de 2026 con imprimaci\u00f3n verde. \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 vuelan los aviones nuevos sin pintar y qu\u00e9 implica realmente la compra de tres fuselajes?.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":6405971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[664,670],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6406131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-military-aviation","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The RAF&#039;s Newest Jet Is Bright Green<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"WT002, the RAF&#039;s second E-7 Wedgetail, made its first post-conversion flight from Birmingham on 15 July 2026, still in green primer. 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