InFlight 200 – Lockheed P-3C Orion , ‘161591 / 44-P-4’ U.S.NAVY

Popis

- sběratelský model letadla Lockheed  P-3 Orion / Lockheed CP-140 Aurora   1/200
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                          Lockheed CP-140 Aurora

Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion / Lockheed CP-140 Aurora je čtyřmotorový turbovrtulový protiponorkový a námořní hlídkový letoun vyvinutý pro americké námořnictvo a zavedený do služby v 60. letech 20. století. Společnost Lockheed založila jeho vývoj na civilním letounu Lockheed L-188 Electra.

The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner.The aircraft is easily distinguished from the Electra by its distinctive tail stinger or “MAD Boom”, used for the magnetic detection of submarines.

The Lockheed CP-140 Aurora is a maritime patrol aircraft operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force. The aircraft is based on the Lockheed P-3 Orion airframe, but mounts the electronics suite of the Lockheed S-3 Viking.,P-8 Poseidon “Aurora”refers to the Roman goddess of dawn who flies across the sky each morning ahead of the sun.Aurora also refers to the Aurora Borealis, the “northern lights”, that are prominent over northern Canada and the Arctic Ocean.

General characteristics

• Crew: Mission minimum 8, typically 12 to 15
• Capacity: 20
• Length: 35.61 m (116 ft 10 in)
• Wingspan: 30.38 m (99 ft 8 in)
• Height: 10.49 m (34 ft 5 in (at 125,500 lb))
• Loaded weight: 27,892 kg (61,362 lb)
• Powerplant: 4 × Allison T-56-A-14-LFE turboprop engines, (4600 SHP) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 750 km/h (405 kn, 462 mph)
• Range: 9,300 km (5,000 nmi, 5,737 mi)
• Service ceiling: 10,700 m (35,100 ft)

Armament

• Mk 46 Mod V torpedoes, signal chargers, smoke markers, illumination flares
• air-to-surface rockets or conventional bombs can be fitted after a minor retrofit. Virtually any armament cleared for use on the P-3 series can be fitted for use based on airframe similarities.

Avionics

• Sonobuoys, Radar, Wescam MX-20 Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) suite, Magnetic anomaly detector (MAD), Electronic Support Measures (ESM), Applanix DSS-439 Digital Mapping Camera (DSS), hand-held digital camera, gyro-stabilized binoculars, 3 AN/ARC-210 V/UHF Radios, 1 AN/ARC-234 V/UHF SATCOM Radio.