Aviation History - July 2018

WINGSPAN

103 feet 10 inches

WING AREA

1,000 square feet

LENGTH

91 feet 8 inches

HEIGHT

29 feet 4 inches

WEIGHT

49,548 lbs. (empty)

79,895 lbs (maximum takeoff)

MAXIMUM SPEED

403 mph

CLIMB RATE

1,760 feet per minute

CEILING

22,400 feet

RANGE

2,200 miles (combat)

4,350 miles (ferry)

CREW

10

ARMAMENT

Two .50-caliber machines guns

in dorsal turret (initial P2V-7

and all earlier models). Up to

10,000 lbs. of bombs.

SPECIFICATIONS

TECH NOTES LOCKHEED P2V-7S NEPTUNE

40 AH july 2018

3,700-HP WRIGHT R-3350-32W

TURBOCOMPOUND 18-CYLINDER

RADIAL ENGINE

COPILOT’S SEAT

PILOT’S SEAT

ALR-3

ANTENNA

APS-203 SEARCH

RADAR SCANNER

“JEZEBEL”

(PASSIVE)

SONAR

OPERATOR’S

SEAT

NAVIGATOR’S

SEAT

ELECTRICAL

SYSTEM

DISTRIBUTION

TACTICAL

COMMANDER’S

SEAT

“JULIE”

(ACTIVE) SONAR

OPERATOR’S SEAT

FOUR-BLADE

HAMILTON

STANDARD

VARIABLE-PITCH

PROPELLER

OBSERVER’S

SEAT

TORQUE SCISSOR

LINKS

AFT-RETRACTING

NOSEWHEEL

REMOTE-

CONTROL

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