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Lockheed CP-140 Aurora
Maritime patrol aircraft (CP-140) MPA trainer aircraft (CP-140A)
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ATrainer aircraft
Maritime patrol aircraft (CP-140) MPA trainer aircraft (CP-140A)
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CP-140 Aurora · Length
Single sourceCP-140 · Length
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| Specification | Lockheed CP-140 Aurora | Pilatus PC-21 |
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| Type | Maritime patrol aircraft (CP-140) MPA trainer aircraft (CP-140A)[source] | Advanced trainer aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Corporation[source] | Pilatus Aircraft[source] |
| Status | Active (CP-140M only)[source] | Active service[source] |
| Primary user | Royal Canadian Air Force[source] | — |
PC-21 · Length
Single source11.233 m (36 ft 10 in)[source]
Gross; CP-140 Aurora · Gross weight · Maximum gross weight
Single sourceGross; CP-140 · Gross weight
Single source61,362 lb (27,833 kg)[source]
64,410 kg[source]CP-140 Aurora · Maximum gross weight
Empty; PC-21 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; PC-21 · maximum ramp mass
Single sourceMaximum; CP-140 Aurora · Maximum speed · Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; CP-140 · below cruise ceiling
Single source375 kn (432 mph, 694 km/h) below cruise ceiling[source]
750 km/h[source]CP-140 Aurora · Maximum speed
Cruise; PC-21 · at 10,000 ft (3,048 m)
Single sourceMaximum; PC-21 · at sea level
Single sourceCP-140 · 4 × Allison T56-A-14-LFE turboprop engines each
Single source4 × Allison T56-A-14-LFE turboprop engines, 4,909 hp (3,661 kW) each[source]
PC-21 · 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68B turboprop engine
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68B turboprop engine, 1,200 kW (1,600 hp)[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]
PC-21 · Hardpoints : Provisions provided for 4× under-wing and 1× centerline external store stations, capable of mounting up to of payload of air-to-ground weapons to operate in the counter-insurgency role
Single sourceHardpoints : Provisions provided for 4× under-wing and 1× centerline external store stations, capable of mounting up to 1,150 kg (2,540 lb) of payload of air-to-ground weapons to operate in the counter-insurgency role.[source]
PC-21 · (3,999.4 ft/min) sea level
Single source20.317 m/s (3,999.4 ft/min) sea level[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Number built | 21 (18 CP-140M + 3 CP-140A)[source] | 211 (312 ordered in total)[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1980[source] | April 2008[source] |
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| First flight | 22 March 1979 (CP-140)[source] | 1 July 2002[source] |
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| Retired | 2011 (CP-140A only)[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] | Provisions provided for 4× under-wing and 1× centerline external store stations, capable of mounting up to 1,150 kg (2,540 lb) of payload of air-to-ground weapons to operate in the counter-insurgency role.[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | 7.5[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | root: NACA 0014 (modified) ; tip: NACA 0012 (modified)[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] | 5-bladed constant-speed propeller, 2.39 m (7 ft 10 in) diameter[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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| Country of origin | United States[source] United States[source] | Schweiz[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland |
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| Designer | — | Pilatus Aircraft[source] |
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| Primary users | — | Swiss Air Force Royal Australian Air Force Spanish Air and Space Force Royal Saudi Air Force French Air and Space Force[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 2002–present[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn) gear and flaps up (20 km/h (12 mph; 11 kn) less with flaps and gear down)[source] |
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| g limits | — | Aerobatic: + 8.0 – 4.0 aerobatic / with underwing stores: + 5.0 to – 2.5[source] |
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| Roll rate | — | 200°/s at 10,000 ft (3,048 m)[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 208 kg/m 2 (43 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.39 kW/kg (0.24 hp/lb)[source] |
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Maximum take-off; PC-21 · aerobatic
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