The Lockheed CP-140 Aurora is a long range patrol aircraft of the Canada 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 * Wingspan: 30.38 m * Height: 10.49 m * Weight: 30 000 tonnes (Mg) * Power: 4 Alison T-56-A-14-LFE turboprop engines * Speed: 750 km/h (405 kt) * Ceiling: 10,700 m * Range: 9,300 km (5,000 n mi) * Surveillance equipment: ** Sonobuoys, Forward-looking Infra-Red Camera (FLIR), magnetic anomaly detector, electronic support measures, fixed 70 mm camera, hand-held camera, night vision goggles, gyrostabilized binoculars * Armament: ** Mark 46 torpedo 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 procured: 1980 * Quantity in CF: 18 * Locations: ** 5 at CFB Comox (19 Wing), British Columbia ** 13 at CFB Greenwood (14 Wing), Nova Scotia ==External Links== * [http://www.airforce.forces.ca/equip/equip1l_e.asp Canada's Air Forc, Aircraft: CP-140 Aurora] U.S. patrol aircraft 1970-1979
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The Lockheed CP-140 Aurora is a long range patrol aircraft of the Canada 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 * Wingspan: 30.38 m * Height: 10.49 m * Weight: 30 000 tonnes (Mg) * Power: 4 Alison T-56-A-14-LFE turboprop engines * Speed: 750 km/h (405 kt) * Ceiling: 10,700 m * Range: 9,300 km (5,000 n mi) * Surveillance equipment: ** Sonobuoys, Forward-looking Infra-Red Camera (FLIR), magnetic anomaly detector, electronic support measures, fixed 70 mm camera, hand-held camera, night vision goggles, gyrostabilized binoculars * Armament: ** Mark 46 torpedo 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 procured: 1980 * Quantity in CF: 18 * Locations: ** 5 at CFB Comox (19 Wing), British Columbia ** 13 at CFB Greenwood (14 Wing), Nova Scotia ==External Links== * [http://www.airforce.forces.ca/equip/equip1l_e.asp Canada's Air Forc, Aircraft: CP-140 Aurora] U.S. patrol aircraft 1970-1979
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