Technical Specifications
| Aircraft Description |
Originally designed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW), the CP-140 Aurora’s 17-hour endurance and 9266 km range make the aircraft useful for a wide range of operations, including SAR and surveillance missions. The Canadian version of the U.S. Navy’s turboprop-powered Lockheed P-3 “Orion”—a long-range, land-based maritime patrol aircraft—the Aurora features an enhanced ASW electronics suite. |
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| Length | 35.61 m |
| Wingspan | 30.37 m |
| Height | 10.30 m |
| Empty Weight | 27 892 kg |
| Maximum Gross Weight | 64 410 kg |
| Power | 4 Alison T-56-A-14-LFE turboprop engines |
| Maximum Speed | 750 km/h |
| Cruising Speed | 648 km/h |
| Service Ceiling | 10 668 m |
| Range | 9266 km |
| Surveillance Equipment | Radar; sonobuoys; forward-looking infrared (FLIR) camera; magnetic anomaly detector (MAD); electronic support measures (ESM); fixed 70 mm camera; hand-held camera; night vision goggles; gyrostabilized binoculars |
| Weapons System | Mark 46 Mod. V anti-submarine torpedoes; signal chargers; smoke markers; illumination flares (Note: can also be retrofitted to carry anti-ship air-to-surface missiles) |
| Other Equipment | Two “Sea Survival Kit—Air-Droppable” (SKAD), and Arctic SKAD units |
| Crew | 2 pilots, 1 flight engineer, 4 navigators, 3 airborne electronic sensor operators (AESOPs) (Note: crew size will vary according to mission) |
| Year(s) procured | 1980 |
| Quantity in CF | 18 |
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