General Aviation
Lockheed 285d
Manufacturer: LOCKHEED
The Lockheed P‑3 Orion is a four‑engine turboprop aircraft built for the U.S. Navy in the 1960s. It is based on the commercial L‑188 Electra but has a distinctive tail stinger that carries a magnetic anomaly detector for finding submarines. The P‑3 has flown for more than 50 years and is still used by many navies around the world.
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- lockheed-285d
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 5
- Example Registration
- N656T
Specifications
- Wingspan
- 30.38 m / 99 ft
- Length
- 35.61 m / 116 ft
- Height
- 10.27 m / 33 ft
- Max Speed
- 761 km/h / 473 mph
- Cruise Speed
- 607 km/h / 377 mph
- Range
- 2491 km / 1345 nmi
- Ceiling
- 8600 m / 28300 ft
- First Flight
- 1959
- Production Start
- 1961
- Production End
- 1990
- Total Built
- 650
Variants
- 285D- 5 registrations - Example N656T
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