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BTrainer aircraft
Maritime patrol aircraft (CP-140) MPA trainer aircraft (CP-140A)
At a glance
Measured figures
AMD Zodiac XL · Length
Single source20 ft 0 in (6.1 m)[source]
CP-140 Aurora · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AMD Zodiac | Lockheed CP-140 Aurora |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Kit aircraft[source] | Maritime patrol aircraft (CP-140) MPA trainer aircraft (CP-140A)[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aircraft Manufacturing and Design[source] | Lockheed Corporation[source] |
| Designer | Chris Heintz[source] | — |
| Status | In production[source] | Active (CP-140M only)[source] |
CP-140 · Length
Single sourceEmpty; AMD Zodiac XL · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; AMD Zodiac XL · Max takeoff weight
Single source770 lb (350 kg)[source]
1,320 lb (600 kg)[source]
Gross; CP-140 Aurora · Gross weight · Maximum gross weight
Single sourceGross; CP-140 · Gross weight
Single sourceCruise; AMD Zodiac XL · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; AMD Zodiac XL · Maximum speed
Single source140 kn (161 mph, 257 km/h)[source]
111 kn (130 mph, 211 km/h)[source]
Maximum; CP-140 Aurora · Maximum speed · Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; CP-140 · below cruise ceiling
Single sourceAMD Zodiac XL · 1,000 ft/min (
Single source1,000 ft/min (5.1 m/s)[source]
CP-140 · on station at 1,000 nmi (1,151 mi; 1,852 km) radius
Single source8 hours 12 minutes on station at 1,000 nmi (1,151 mi; 1,852 km) radius[source]
CP-140 · Hardpoints: 8 in weapons bay; 10 under-wing from capacity with a capacity of
Single sourceCP-140 · total in weapons bay, with provisions to carry combinations of
Single sourceHardpoints: 8 in weapons bay; 10 under-wing from 611 to 2,450 lb (277 to 1,111 kg) capacity with a capacity of 4,800 lb (2,177 kg) total in weapons bay, with provisions to carry combinations of:[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | private pilots[source] | — |
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| Number built | More than 1,000[source] | 21 (18 CP-140M + 3 CP-140A)[source] |
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| Manufactured | Eastman, Georgia[source] | — |
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| First flight | 1984[source] | 22 March 1979 (CP-140)[source] |
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| Retired | N/A[source] | 2011 (CP-140A only)[source] |
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| Capacity | 1 passenger and 550 lb (250 kg) useful load[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | NACA 65-018[source] | root: NACA 0014 (modified) ; tip: NACA 0012 (modified)[source] |
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| Stall speed | 37 kn (44 mph, 71 km/h)[source] | — |
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| Never exceed speed | 140 kn (161 mph, 257 km/h)[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 10 lb/sq ft (48 kg/m 2 )[source] | — |
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| Power/mass | 13.2 lb/hp (0.125 W/kg)[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Canada[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 28, cell 2; revision 1377598795; retrieved 2026-09-30 | United States[source] United States[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Royal Canadian Air Force[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 1980[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Lockheed P-3 Orion[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 7,661 imp gal (9,200 US gal; 34,828 L) usable fuel in one fuselage tank and four wing integral tanks[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 8 in weapons bay; 10 under-wing from 611 to 2,450 lb (277 to 1,111 kg) capacity with a capacity of 4,800 lb (2,177 kg) total in weapons bay, with provisions to carry combinations of: Other: signal chargers, smoke markers , illumination flares[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 7.5[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 4-bladed Hamilton Standard 54H60, 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) diameter constant-speed fully-feathering reversible-pitch propellers[source] |
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| Maximum transit speed | — | 395 kn (455 mph; 732 km/h) at optimum altitude[source] |
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| FAR balanced field length | — | 7,900 ft (2,408 m)[source] |
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| Take-off distance to 50 ft (15 m) | — | 6,000 ft (1,829 m)[source] |
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| Landing distance from 50 ft (15 m) | — | 3,200 ft (975 m) at 114,000 lb (51,710 kg) landing weight[source] |
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| Other | — | signal chargers, smoke markers , illumination flares[source] |
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| Rockets | — | air-to-surface rockets can be fitted after a minor retrofit.[source] |
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| Bombs | — | Mk 46 Mod V torpedoes, conventional bombs[source] |
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