Lockheed CP-140 Aurora
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The Lockheed CP-140 Aurora is a maritime patrol aircraft operated by Canadian Forces Air Command. The aircraft is based on the Lockheed P-3 Orion airframe but mounts the electronics suite of the S-3 Viking. In Greek mythology Aurora is the Greek goddess who restored Orion's eyesight and also the Aurora Borealis are the northern lights that are prominent over northern Canada and the Arctic Ocean.

The Lockheed CP-140 Aurora (Canadianized P-3 Orion), used for maritime patrol, submarine hunting and search and rescue by the Canadian Forces.1
The Lockheed CP-140 Aurora is a maritime patrol aircraft operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force.2
I'd go for the Lockheed CP-140 Aurora which cost cheaper than the refurbished Lockheed C-130 Hercules that the Philippine Air Force has but I do not have the figures about the operating 3
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March 22, 1979 The Lockheed CP-140 Aurora makes its first flight for the Canadian Armed Forces. March 23, 1979 Boeing orders the 757 into production.5

Made by Lockheed Corporation.

It is the successor of the Lockheed P-3 Orion .

The Lockheed CP-140 Aurora has been in service since 1980, with a modernized mission suite still a couple of years away, the Nimrod and RAAF Orion clearly have the 6
The Lockheed CP-140 Aurora is a Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) maritime patrol aircraft (MPA).7
The Lockheed CP-140 Aurora is a Canadian Forces Air Command maritime patrol aircraft (MPA).8
The Lockheed CP-140 Aurora is a maritime patrol aircraft operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force]. Lockheed D-21/M-21 The Lockheed D-21 was an American Mach 3+ reconnaissance drone.9
Height Main
10.49 m
Height Alt
1049.02
Predecessor
Lockheed P-3 Orion
Length Alt
3561.08
Power Alt
4600.0
Lists
* List of active Canadian military aircraft* List of Lockheed aircraft
Range Main
9300.0
Loaded Weight Main
27892.0
Max Speed Alt
27720.0
Type Of Prop
turboprop engines
Introduced
1980
Max Speed Main
750.0
Developed From
Lockheed P-3 Orion
Capacity
20
Status
Active
Ceiling Main
10
700 m
Number Built
21
Crew
Mission minimum 8
typically 12 to 15
Unit Cost
2.4905E7
Armament
3.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Primary user
Canadian Forces
Span Alt
3037.84
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Avionics
* Sonobuoys
Radar
Wescam MX-20 Electro-Optical-Infrared suite
Magnetic anomaly detector
Electronic Support Measures
Applanix DSS-439 Digital Mapping Camera
hand-held digital camera
gyro-stabilized binoculars
3 AN-ARC-210 V-UHF Radios
1 AN-ARC-234 V-UHF SATCOM Radio.
Engine(prop)
Allison T56
Manufacturer
Lockheed Corporation
First Flight
22
Loaded Weight Alt
61362.0
Number Of Props
4
Length Main
35.61 m
Span Main
30.38 m
Range Alt
344220.0
Similar Aircraft
* Avro Shackleton* Breguet Atlantique* Hawker-Siddeley Nimrod* Ilyushin Il-38
Related
* Lockheed L-188 Electra* Lockheed P-3 Orion
Ceiling Alt
35100.0
Category
Lockheed aircraft
Patrol aircraft 1980-1989
Signals intelligence

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