CP-140 Aurora
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The Lockheed CP-140 Aurora is a long range patrol aircraft of the Canadian CF Air Command. It is based on the P-3 Orion airframe, and the electronics suite of the S-3 Viking.
They are primarily used in coastal surveillance, but, have also aided in operations such as Operation Assistance and Operation Apollo.
Technical Data
- Length: 35.61 m
- Wingspan: 30.38 m
- Height: 10.49 m
- Weight: 30 000 tonnes (Mg)
- Power: 4 Alison T-56-A-14-LFE turboprop engines
- Speed: 750 km/h (405 kt)
- Ceiling: 10,700 m
- Range: 9,300 km (5,000 n mi)
- Surveillance equipment:
- Sonobuoys, Forward-looking Infra-Red Camera (FLIR), magnetic anomaly detector, electronic support measures, fixed 70 mm camera, hand-held camera, night vision goggles, gyrostabilized binoculars
- Armament:
- Mk 46 Mod V torpedoes, signal chargers, smoke makers, illumination flares, and may be fitted with air-to-surface missiles
- Crew: Minimum mission crew 10, typically 12 to 15
- Year procured: 1980
- Quantity in CF: 18
- Locations:
- 5 at CFB Comox (19 Wing), British Columbia
- 13 at CFB Greenwood (14 Wing), Nova Scotia
External Links
- Canada's Air Forc, Aircraft: CP-140 Aurora (http://www.airforce.forces.ca/equip/equip1l_e.asp)