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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
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Lockheed CP-140 Aurora | Yakovlev Yak-52 |
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| Type | Maritime patrol aircraft (CP-140) MPA trainer aircraft (CP-140A)[source] | Trainer , COIN[source] |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Corporation[source] | Yakovlev Aerostar[source] |
| Status | Active (CP-140M only)[source] | Operational[source] |
| Primary user | Royal Canadian Air Force[source] | — |
Iak 52 · Length
Single source7.745 m (25 ft 5 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; Iak 52 · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Iak 52 · 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; Iak 52 · at 1,000 m (3,300 ft) (econ cruise)
Single sourceMaximum; Iak 52 · 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]
Iak 52 · 1 × Vedeneyev M-14P nine-cylinder radial engine
Single source1 × Vedeneyev M-14P nine-cylinder radial engine , 270 kW (360 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]
Iak 52 · 985 ft/min
Single source5.00 m/s (985 ft/min)[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] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1980[source] | 1979[source] |
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| First flight | 22 March 1979 (CP-140)[source] | 1976[source] |
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| Retired | 2011 (CP-140A only)[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Lockheed P-3 Orion[source] | Yakovlev Yak-50[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] | 122 L (32 US gal; 27 imp 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] | — |
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| Aspect ratio | 7.5[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | root: NACA 0014 (modified) ; tip: NACA 0012 (modified)[source] | Clark YN[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] | 2-bladed V-530TA-D35 constant-speed propeller , 2.40 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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| Primary users | — | Soviet Air Force DOSAAF Ukrainian Army Aviation[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1978–1998[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Yakovlev Yak-53[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 85–90 km/h (53–56 mph, 46–49 kn) flaps down, engine idling[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 360 km/h (220 mph, 190 kn)[source] |
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| g limits | — | +7/-5[source] |
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| Time to altitude | — | 15 min to 4,000 m (13,000 ft)[source] |
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| National origin | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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