Lockheed CP-140 Aurora - Specifications (CP-140)

Specifications (CP-140)

General characteristics

  • Crew: Mission minimum 8, typically 12 to 15
  • Capacity: 20
  • Length: 35.61 m (116 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 30.38 m (99 ft 8 in)
  • Height: 10.49 m (34 ft 5 in)
  • Loaded weight: 27,892 kg (61,362 lb)
  • Powerplant: 4 × Allison T-56-A-14-LFE turboprop engines, (4600 SHP) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 750 km/h (405 kt, 462 mph)
  • Range: 9,300 km (5,000 nm, 5,737 mi)
  • Service ceiling: 10,700 m (35,100 ft)

Armament

  • Mk 46 Mod V torpedoes, signal chargers, smoke markers, illumination flares
  • air-to-surface rockets or conventional bombs can be fitted after a minor retrofit. Virtually any armament cleared for use on the P-3 series can be fitted for use based on airframe similarities.

Avionics

  • Sonobuoys, Radar, Wescam MX-20 Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) suite, Magnetic anomaly detector (MAD), Electronic Support Measures (ESM), Applanix DSS-439 Digital Mapping Camera (DSS), hand-held digital camera, gyro-stabilized binoculars, 3 AN/ARC-210 V/UHF Radios, 1 AN/ARC-234 V/UHF SATCOM Radio.

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