CP-140 Aurora

The Lockheed CP-140 Aurora is a long range patrol aircraft of the Canadian CF Air Command. It is based on the P-3 Orion airframe, and the electronics suite of the S-3 Viking.

They are primarily used in coastal surveillance, but, have also aided in operations such as Operation Assistance and Operation Apollo.

Technical Data:

Length

• 116 ft 10 in (35.61 m)

Wingspan

• 99 ft 8 in (30.38 m)

Height

• 34 ft 5 in (10.49 m)

Weight

• 66,000 lb (30 Mg)

Power

• 4 Alison T-56-A-14-LFE turboprop engines

Speed

• 750 km/h (405 kt)

Ceiling

• 35,000 ft (10,700 m)

Range

• 5,000 n mi (9,300 km)

Surveillance equipment

• Sonobuoys, Forward-looking Infra-Red Camera (FLIR), magnetic anomaly detector, electronic support measures, fixed 70 mm camera, hand-held camera, night vision goggles, gyrostabilized binoculars

Armament

• Mk 46 Mod V torpedoes, signal chargers, smoke makers, illumination flares, and may be fitted with air-to-surface missiles

Crew

• Minimum mission crew 10, typically 12 to 15

Year procured

• 1980

Quantity in CF

• 18

Locations

• 5 at CFB Comox (19 Wing), British Columbia
• 13 at CFB Greenwood (14 Wing), Nova Scotia

External Link:

• Canada's Air Forc, Aircraft: CP-140 Aurora