Manufacturer: | Lockheed |
Country: | ![]() |
ICAO Type designator: | P3 |
First flight: | 19 August 1958 |
Production ended: | 1990 |
Production total: | 757 |
Series: | CP-140 Aurora: Royal Canadian Air Force version based on P-3
EP-3E Orion: Aircraft converted into ELINT aircraft. EP-3J Orion: Two P-3A aircraft modified for FEWSG use as a simulated adversary EW platform in exercises OP-3C Orion: 10 P-3C converted to reconnaissance aircraft for JMSDF P-3A Orion: The original production version; 157 built. P-3B Orion: Second main production version with T56-A14 engines P-3C Orion: Third main production version with ASW suite and other updates P-3C-II.5 Orion: 24 aircraft with more reliable LTN-72 inertial navigation system P-3C-II.75 Orion: Version for Pakistan P-3C-III Orion: 50 new-build aircraft incorporating systems of Update II and Update II.5 P-3F Orion: Iran Air Force verion based on the P-3C |
Propulsion: | 4 turboprop engines |
Maximum number of passengers: | |
Maximum take-off mass: | 63394 kg |
ICAO Mass group: | 4 |