scooby_dont Report This Comment Date: October 26, 2005 05:32PM
It's ok, just looks odd. The aircraft flies faster than the anti-SAM flares
it's just deployed.
elcc Report This Comment Date: October 26, 2005 07:10PM
Phew, I was afraid for a second there that this beautiful, useful piece of
machinery was in trouble.
Now I'll sleep better knowing there's still a lot of planes, bombs and guns in
the world. Not to mention the people that get all horny thinking about them.
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: October 26, 2005 07:12PM
"It is likely that more Americans can name all the Girls of Abu Ghraib
Gone Wild than the war's single posthumous Medal of Honor winner. For those who
passively rely on the (mainstream media) to keep them informed, this would not
be surprising.
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: October 26, 2005 08:21PM
Guns are here to stay, till we blow up this big ass rock (earth) that we all
live on. Considering that even 3rd world countries have AK47s, I'd rather not
use sticks and rocks.
ToucanSam Report This Comment Date: October 26, 2005 08:23PM
^^^Damn this not logged in *$@#!!! Does everyone have to log in twice? I'm
2184.
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: October 26, 2005 11:42PM
Looks like someone is on the defensive. Chaff Flares can only mean trouble.
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: October 27, 2005 04:40AM
"Good people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men
stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
John_Stone Report This Comment Date: October 27, 2005 08:07AM
"Let those who want peace, prepare for war" ?
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: October 27, 2005 02:18PM
Exactly right! Why the "?" The world has and always will be ruled by
the aggressive use of force. The countries with the most power and influence,
over the world and their people, are always the ones with the most and biggest
weapons. It's how they are used that makes the difference.
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: October 27, 2005 03:03PM
P-3C Orion
Updated: April 5, 2003
Description: Four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance
aircraft.
Features: Originally designed as a land-based, long-range, anti-submarine
warfare (ASW) patrol aircraft, the P-3C's mission has evolved in the late 1990s
and early 21st century to include surveillance of the battlespace, either at sea
or over land. Its long range and long loiter time have proved invaluable assets
during Operation Iraqi Freedom as it can view the battlespace and
instantaneously provide that information to ground troops, especially U.S.
Marines.
The P-3C has advanced submarine detection sensors such as directional frequency
and ranging (DIFAR) sonobuoys and magnetic anomaly detection (MAD) equipment.
The avionics system is integrated by a general purpose digital computer that
supports all of the tactical displays, monitors and automatically launches
ordnance and provides flight information to the pilots. In addition, the system
coordinates navigation information and accepts sensor data inputs for tactical
display and storage. The P-3C can carry a mixed payload of weapons internally
and on wing pylons.
Background: In February 1959, the Navy awarded Lockheed a contract to develop a
replacement for the aging P2V Neptune. The P3V Orion, derived from Lockheed's
successful L188 Electra airliner, entered the inventory in July 1962, and more
than 30 years later it remains the Navy's sole land-based antisubmarine warfare
aircraft. It has gone through one designation change (P3V to P-3) and three
major models: P-3A, P-3B, and P-3C, the latter being the only one now in active
service. The last Navy P-3 came off the production line at the Lockheed plant in
April 1990.
Point of Contact:
Naval Air Systems Command
Public Affairs Department
47123 Buse Road, Unit IPT
Bldg. 2272, Suite 075
Patuxent River, MD 20670-5440
(301)757-1487
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Antisubmarine warfare(ASW)/Antisurface warfare (ASUW)
Contractor: Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems Company
Unit Cost: $36 million
Propulsion: Four Allison T-56-A-14 turboprop engines (4,900 shaft horsepower
each)
Length: 116 feet 7 inches (35.57 meters)
Wingspan: 99 feet 6 inches (30.36 meters)
Height: 33 feet 7 inches (10.27 meters)
Weight: Max gross take-off: 139,760 pounds (63,394.1 kg)
Speed: maximum - 411 knots (466 mph, 745 kmph); cruise - 328 knots (403 mph, 644
kmph)
Ceiling: 28,300 feet (8,625.84 meters)
Range:Maximum mission range - 2,380 nautical miles (2,738.9 miles);
for three hours on station at 1,500 feet - 1,346 nautical miles (1,548.97
miles)
Crew: 11
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
Date Deployed: First flight, November 1959; Operational, P-3A August 1962 and
P-3C August 1969
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: October 28, 2005 12:17PM
If you can read this, thank a teacher.
If you can read this in English, thank a soldier.