Lockheed P3 Orion Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Lockheed P3
The Lockheed P3 Orion land-based maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft is operational in the air forces of seventeen countries. Uniquely suited as the world’s premier multi-mission maritime long-endurance aircraft, the P3 performs air, surface, and subsurface patrol and reconnaissance tasks over extended periods and far from support facilities. More than 700 P3 aircraft were […]
The Lockheed P3 Orion land-based maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft is operational in the air forces of seventeen countries. Uniquely suited as the world’s premier multi-mission maritime long-endurance aircraft, the P3 performs air, surface, and subsurface patrol and reconnaissance tasks over extended periods and far from support facilities.
More than 700 P3 aircraft were built by Lockheed Martin. It was originally deployed in the late 1960s and has undergone a series of system upgrades to detect modern threats.
Specs
- Power Plant: Rolls Royce T56-A-14 turboprop engines, 4,910 shp (3,660 kW) each (equivalent)
- Max Speed: 411 kn (473 mph, 761 km/h) at 15,000 ft (4,572 m) and 105,000 lb (47,627 kg)
- Cruise Speed: 328 kn (377 mph, 607 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7,620 m) and 110,000 lb (49,895 kg)
- Patrol Speed: 206 kn (237 mph, 382 km/h) at 1,500 ft (457 m) and 110,000 lb (49,895 kg)</li
- Length: 116 ft 10 in (35.61 m)
- Height: 33 ft 8.5 in (10.274 m)
- Wingspan: 99 ft 8 in (30.38 m)
- Ceiling: 50,500 feet
- Wing area: 1,300.0 sq ft (120.77 m2)
- Aspect ratio: 7.5
Key Details
Manufacturer: Lockheed Corporation
Category: Maritime Patrol
Introduction: 1954
