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Military Aircraft Lockheed P-3C ORION Photo By Salamander |
| At the end of 1950s the US Navy needed a replacement for its Lockheed P2V Neptune anti submarine plane, and lockheed won the contract with a derivative of its L-188 Electra airliner. The Orion prototype flew in November 1959 with a fuselage revised for advanced electronics and a long weapon bay. During a long production life due to end only in the early 1990s the p-3 went through three major versions totaling more than 750 aircraft, and is to be supplemented by the p-3, which is in essence a completely updated p-3 with new engine |
TECHNICAL DATA
| Description | Specifications |
| Manufacturer: Lockheed | Length: 116 ft. 10 in. |
| First Flight: November 1959 | Height: 33 ft. 8.5 in. |
| Model: C | Wing Span: 99 ft. 8 in. |
| Crew: Ten. | Wing Area: 1,300.0 sq. ft. |
| Nickname: Orion | Empty Weight: 61,490 lb. |
| Basic Role: Maritime patrol and anti submarine plane. | Max. Weight: 142,000 lb. |
| Other Versions: P-3A initial version with water alcohol injected T56-A-10W turboprops. P-3B an improved version with T56-A-14 engines and the Deltic tactical processing system. P-3C definitive model with the A-NEW electronic system, later aircraft being delivered in steadily improved Update I, Update II, and Update III forms. CP-140 Aurora aircraft for Canada with electronic suite of the Lockheed S-3 Viling. | Armament: Up to 20,000 lb. of disposable stores. |
| Principal User: Australia, Canada, Iran, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Spain, and USA. |
Propulsion |
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Performance |
Power Plant: Allison T56-A-14 turboprops. |
| Range: 1,550 miles. | Horsepower: 4,910-shp. |
| Max. Speed: 473 mph. | No. Of Engines: Four |
| Ceiling: 28,300 ft. | |
| Climb Rate: 1,950 per minute. |