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Description
| Notes: Asw patrol aircraft. Military version of lockheed "electra." also staff transport version (10 CREW) . | |||
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed |
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| Base model: | P-3 | ||
| Designation: | P-3 | ||
| Version: | A | ||
| Nickname: | Orion | ||
| Equivalent to: | P3V-1 P3V1P3V-1 | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | ||
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | ||
| Basic role: | Patrol | ||
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Specifications
| Length: | 116' 10" | 35.6 m | |
| Height: | 33' 8" | 10.2 m | |
| Wingspan: | 99' 8" | 30.3 m | |
| Wingarea: | 1,300.0 sq ft | 120.7 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 61,491 lb | 27,887 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 135,000 lb | 61,224 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 142,000 lb | 64,399 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 4 | ||
| Powerplant: | Allison T56-A-10W | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 4500 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 4,765 miles | 7,673 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 378 mph | 608 km/h | 328 kt |
| Max Speed: | 460 mph | 740 km/h | 400 kt |
| Climb: | 1,950 ft/min | 594 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 28,300 ft | 8,625 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| NAS Brusnwick | Brunswick | Maine |
| NAS Jacksonville | Jacksonville | Florida |
| National Museum of Naval Aviation | NAS Pensacola | Florida |
P-3A on display
National Museum of Naval Aviation |
Recent comments by our visitors
| John L. Harrell TELFORD, PA | Buno 152152 was assigned to VP64 NAS Willow Grove mid 1970's. Flew as SS1 / CAC 4 in this bird many hours.
I believe that 152152 was retired from Willow Grove or maybe went to US Customs then PepsiCola Fl. 11/25/2007 @ 17:37 [ref: 18665] |
| Paul los angeles, CA | From 1965-68, I was a radio operator in a P3A/B flight crew with VP-6, stationed at NAS Barbers Point. We saw deployments in Adak/Shemya, Guam, Marianas, etc. with tactical flights all over: Yokohama, Atsuki, Moffett etc. Our PPC was Lt Davis -- nice guy with a sense of humor. I was not a pilot ... more like an electronics geek who signed up for naval air because I hated the thought of going to sea on a ship. (The only other alternative was the draft, and the jungles of Viet Nam.) The aircraft was a versatile, reliable workhorse. I also have great memories like: the Goony birds on Midway and betting which could land without falling on their beak; trying to convince people we were buzzed regularly by MIG 17s in the Bering Sea; getting photographs of a Russian H class etc. I was proud to serve.
10/06/2007 @ 12:52 [ref: 18124] |
| Kevin So Weymouth, MA | The P-3 you have pictured is a P-3A at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola Fl. The P-3 on display at NAS Brunswick Maine is also a P-3A. The P-3 on display at Selfridge ANGB is a P-3B. I flew the Pensacola and Selfridge planes. 01/31/2007 @ 14:20 [ref: 15362] |
| Antonio seville, OTH | There are photos of P-3C Orion,not P-3A 01/07/2007 @ 10:15 [ref: 15123] |
| Peter Gatehouse , OR | The Curtiss P-3 Hawk was a single-place biplane. The uploaded images on this site are of the Lockheed P-3 Orion. You may wish to correct the situation!
Best wishes, Peter 06/29/2005 @ 11:21 [ref: 10621] |
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