A rare component can ground an aircraft once the carrier's only spare has already been used to repair another machine. Logistics aircraft can fetch urgently needed replacements, supplementing the stores carried aboard. The E-1 Tracer, C-1 Trader and S-2 Tracker reduced the burden through a common airframe serving airborne early warning, transport and anti-submarine patrol. Shared engines and structural parts let several mission types draw on common stocks, while their different mission equipment still required its own components.
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Rare spares and shared airframes shape carrier resupply
Urgent spare-parts deliveries and the common E-1 Tracer, C-1 Trader and S-2 Tracker airframe show two ways to keep specialized carrier aircraft available.