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Lockheed Neptune P2V-7 (A89-273) - VH-IOY
Fact Sheet
Lockheed Neptune SP-2H
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| Purpose |
Long range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft
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| Length |
28 metres |
91 ft 8 in |
| Wing Span |
37.7 metres |
103 ft 10 in |
| Height |
8.5 metres |
28 ft |
| Wing Area |
92.9 sq metres |
1,000 sq ft |
| Maximum Take Off Weight |
36,240 kg |
79,895 lbs |
| Empty Weight |
22,650 kg |
49,935 lbs |
| Maximum Speed |
664 km/h |
410 mph (375 knots) |
| Cruise Speed |
302 km/h |
188 mph (175 knots) |
| Initial Climb Rate |
536 m/min |
1,760 ft/min |
| Maximum Range |
5930 kms |
3685 nm |
| Service Ceiling |
11,750 metres |
38,550 ft |
| Crew |
Total 10 aircrew |
| Search Light |
70 million candlepower located on the starboard wingtip |
| Radar & Other Electronics |
Main radar housed in large ventral dome. Magnetic Anomaly Detector (MAD) located in the (Stinger) glass fibre tail boom |
| Armament |
Two .05 in (12.7 mm) machine guns in dorsal turret, provision for underwing rockets and up to 8,000 lbs (3628 kg) of bombs, torpedoes, depth charges or mines. |
| Equipped for day and night torpedo attack, mine laying, mast level bombing and photo reconnaissance. The Aircraft can carry a variey of equipment for use against ships and submarines. |
Engines |
| 2 Wright compound 18 cylinder R3350-32W air-cooled radial piston engines |
| • Maximum Power |
2,610 kw |
3,500 hp |
| • Displacement |
55 litres |
3350 cu in |
| • Propellors |
4 blade (aluminium), constant speed, full feathering, reversible. |
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| 2 Westinghouse J34-WE turbo jet engines |
| • Thrust |
1,542 kg |
3,400 lb |
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