Lockheed CP-140 Aurora – Fotografie & Video

Tá Lockheed CP-140 Aurora is a maritime patrol aircraft operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force. The aircraft is based on the Lockheed P-3 Orion airframe, but mounts the electronics suite of the S-3 Viking. “Aurora” refers to the Roman goddess of dawn who flies across the sky each morning ahead of the sun. Aurora also refers to the Aurora Borealis, the “northern lights”, that are prominent over northern Canada and the Arctic Ocean. The CP-140A Arcturus was a related variant used primarily for pilot training and coastal surface patrol missions.

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Tá Lockheed CP-140 Aurora is a maritime patrol aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The aircraft is based on the Lockheed P-3 Orion airframe, but mounts the electronics suite of the Lockheed S-3 Viking. The CP-140 Aurora is the only strategic maritime surveillance aircraft in service with the RCAF, conducting long range missions over land, water and littoral areas. The aircraft’s sensors are primarily intended for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) work but are also capable of maritime surveillance, counter-drug and search-and-rescue missions.
Tá CP-140 Polární záře vstoupil do služby v roce 1980 a nahradil Canadair CL-28. Letadlo je pojmenováno po římské bohyni úsvitu a polární záře, která je výrazná nad severní Kanadou a Severním ledovým oceánem. RCAF provozuje 18 letounů CP-140 Aurora, které prošly několika modernizačními a modernizačními programy s cílem prodloužit jejich operační životnost a posílit jejich schopnosti.