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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/116ft 10in'

Wingspan

30.37 m/99ft 8in

Height

10.30 m/34ft 5in

Weight

64,410 kg (66,000 lbs)

Power

4 Alison T-56-A-14-LFE turboprop engines

Speed

750 km/405 kts

Ceiling

10,668 m/35,000 ft

Range

9,260 km /5,000nm

Surveillance equipment

Sonobuoys, Forward-looking Infra-Red Camera (FLIR), magnetic anomaly detector, electronic support measures, fixed 70mm 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(s) procured

1980

Quantity in CF

Location(s)

5 at CFB Comox (19 Wing), British Columbia
13 at CFB Greenwood (14 Wing), Nova Scotia

External Link:

Canada's Air Forc, Aircraft: CP-140 Aurora

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