ATrainer aircraft
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
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Lockheed CP-140 Aurora | Short Tucano |
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| Type | Maritime patrol aircraft (CP-140) MPA trainer aircraft (CP-140A)[source] | Trainer aircraft[source]Tucano |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Corporation[source] | Short Brothers[source]Tucano |
| Status | Active (CP-140M only)[source] | In limited service[source]Tucano |
| Primary user | Royal Canadian Air Force[source] |
Tucano · Length
Single source9.86 m (32 ft 4 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; Tucano · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Tucano · Max takeoff weight
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; Tucano · at 6,100 m (20,000 ft) (econ. cruise)
Single sourceMaximum; Tucano · at 3,000–4,600 m (10,000–15,000 ft)
Single sourceCP-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]
Tucano · 3,510 ft/min
Single source17.8 m/s (3,510 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Number built | 21 (18 CP-140M + 3 CP-140A)[source] | 160[source]Tucano |
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| Introduction date | 1980[source] | 1989[source]Tucano |
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| First flight | 22 March 1979 (CP-140)[source] | 14 February 1986[source]Tucano |
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| Retired | 2011 (CP-140A only)[source] | 2019 (Royal Air Force)[source]Tucano |
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| Developed from | Lockheed P-3 Orion[source] | Embraer EMB 312 Tucano[source]Tucano |
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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] | 724 L (159 imp gal; 191 US gal)[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] | Provision for 1,000 lb (454 kg) of stores on four underwing hardpoints, but not on RAF Tucanos[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | 7.5[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | root: NACA 0014 (modified) ; tip: NACA 0012 (modified)[source] | NACA 63 2 A-415 (root), 63A-212 (tip)[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] | 4-bladed Hartzell constant speed , fully feathering, aluminium , reversible-pitch 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] | — |
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| National origin | — | United Kingdom[source]Tucano |
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| Primary users | — | Royal Air Force (Retired) Kenya Air Force Kuwait Air Force[source]Tucano |
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| Manufactured | — | 1986–1995[source]Tucano |
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| Stall speed | — | 80 km/h (50 mph, 43 kn) (flaps and gear down) (EAS)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 518 km/h (322 mph, 280 kn) ( EAS )[source] |
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| g limits | — | +7/-3.6[source] |
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| Takeoff run to 15 m (50 ft) | — | 524 m (1,719 ft)[source] |
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| Landing run from 15 m (50 ft) | — | 573 m (1,880 ft)[source] |
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