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Lockheed Martin P3C Orion

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VTOL down=Flaps, trim=Trimming.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.[4] The aircraft is easily distinguished from the Electra by its distinctive tail stinger or "MAD Boom", used for the magnetic detection of submarines.

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
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  • Wingspan 100.5ft (30.6m)
  • Length 116.9ft (35.6m)
  • Height 32.2ft (9.8m)
  • Empty Weight 39,257lbs (17,806kg)
  • Loaded Weight 46,461lbs (21,074kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.365
  • Wing Loading 24.5lbs/ft2 (119.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,894.7ft2 (176.0m2)
  • Drag Points 30838

Parts

  • Number of Parts 220
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 1,197