The P-3 remains the US Navy’s sole land-based antisubmarine warfare aircraft
P-3 Orion Specifications
Primary Function:Patrol (Antisubmarine warfare)
Contractor:Lockheed
Crew:5 minimum, 21 maximum, 11 normal
Unit Cost:$36 million
Powerplant
Four Allison T-56-A-14 turboprop engines (4,900 shaft horsepower each)
Dimensions
Length:116 feet 7 inches (35.57 meters)
Wingspan:99 feet 6 inches (30.36 meters)
Height:33 feet 7 inches (10.27 meters)
Weights
Empty:N/A
Maximum Takeoff:139,760 pounds (63,394.1 kg)
Performance
Speed:466 mph (411 knots, 745 kmph)
Ceiling:28,300 feet (8,625.84 meters)
Range:2,738.9 miles (2,380 nautical miles)
Armament
20,000 pounds (9 metric tons) of ordnance including:Harpoon (AGM-84D) cruise missile, SLAM (AGM-84E) missiles, Maverick (AGM 65) air-to-ground missiles, MK-46/50 torpedoes, rockets, mines, depth bombs, and special weapons
P-3 Orion Achievements
The P-3 remains the US Navy’s sole land-based antisubmarine warfare aircraft[tubepress mode=’tag’, tagValue=’P-3 Orion’]