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
SEARCHLIGHT