Boeing P-8 Poseidon - Specifications (P-8A)

Specifications (P-8A)

Data from U.S. Navy P-8A Fact File, and Boeing

General characteristics

• Crew: Flight: 2; Mission: 7
• Length: 129 ft 5 in (39.47 m)
• Wingspan: 123 ft 6 in (37.64 m)
• Height: 42 ft 1 in (12.83 m)
• Empty weight: 138,300 lb (62,730 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 189,200 lb (85,820 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × CFM56-7B turbofan, 27,000 lbf (120 kN) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 490 knots (907 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 440 kn (815 km/h)
• Range: 1,200 nmi (2,222 km) 4 hours on station (Anti-submarine warfare mission)
• Service ceiling: 41,000 ft (12,496 m)

Armament

• (5 internal and 6 external) SLAM-ER missiles, Mines and Torpedoes.

Avionics

• Raytheon APY-10 multi-mission surface search radar
• (Advanced Airborne Sensor surface search radar and SIGINT package to be follow on system)