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Republic of Korea Navy - ROKN Lockheed P-3C / P-3CK Orion |
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Serials / markings: P-3C III+ Orion 950901 / 950902 / 950903 / 950905 / 950906 / 950907 / 950908 / 950909 P-3CK Orion 090910 / 090911 / 090912 / 090913 / 090915 / 090916 / 100917 / 100918 assigned to: 61st Patrol Air Group 611 Squadron (Pohang Gyeongju Airport) 613 Squadron (Pohang Gyeongju Airport) 615 Squadron (Jeju International Airport) |
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The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engine
turboprop long-range anti-submarine and maritime surveillance
aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the
1960s. Republic of Korea Navy: eight P-3C's, eight P-3CK's; based in Pohang Airport and Jeju international airport. Korean Air/L-3 Communications are upgrading the P-3C aircraft with new electronics, including new magnetic anomaly detectors, electro-optical sensors, surveillance equipment and a self-protection suite. The Navy's impetus stems from a 2010 experience in which ROK forces detected only 28% of North Korean submarines involved in exercises. P-3CK: Designation of the eight former USN P-3B TACNAVMOD aircraft that the Republic of Korea Navy procured from the USN and which are in the process of being rebuilt with P-3C configuration wings and fitted with updated Mission System Equipment by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and L-3 Communications. These use the Vpx ENhanced Open architecture Multi-static (VENOM) acoustic processor system instead of the AN/USQ-78B installed in the aircraft of the United States and trusted allies. General characteristics (P-3C): Crew: 11 Length: 116 ft 10 in (35.61 m) Wingspan: 99 ft 8 in (30.38 m) Height: 33 ft 8.5 in (10.274 m) Wing area: 1,300.0 sq ft (120.77 m2) Empty weight: 61,491 lb (27,892 kg) Zero-fuel weight: 77,200 lb (35,017 kg) Max takeoff weight: 135,000 lb (61,235 kg) MTOW normal / 142,000 lb (64,410 kg) maximum permissible Maximum landing weight: (MLW): 103,880 lb (47,119 kg) Fuel capacity: 9,200 US gal (7,700 imp gal; 35,000 l) usable fuel in 5 wing and fuselage tanks Powerplant: 4 x Allison T56-A-14 turboprop engines, 4,910 shp (3,660 kW) each (equivalent) Propellers: 4-bladed Hamilton Standard 54H60-77, 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) diameter constant-speed fully-feathering reversible propellers Maximum speed: 411 kn (473 mph, 761 km/h) at 15,000 ft (4,572 m) and 105,000 lb (47,627 kg) Cruise speed: 328 kn (377 mph, 607 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7,620 m) and 110,000 lb (49,895 kg) Patrol speed: 206 kn (237 mph; 382 km/h) at 1,500 ft (457 m) and 110,000 lb (49,895 kg) Stall speed: 133 kn (153 mph, 246 km/h) flaps up / 112 kn (129 mph; 207 km/h) flaps down Combat range: 1,345 nmi (1,548 mi, 2,491 km) (3 hours on station at 1,500 ft (457 m)) Ferry range: 4,830 nmi (5,560 mi, 8,950 km) Endurance: 17 hours 12 minutes at 15,000 ft (4,572 m) on two engines / 12 hours 20 minutes at 15,000 ft (4,572 m) on four engines Service ceiling: 28,300 ft (8,600 m) / 19,000 ft (5,791 m) one engine inoperative (OEI) Rate of climb: 1,950 ft/min (9.9 m/s) Time to altitude: 25,000 ft (7,620 m) in 30 minutes Wing loading: 103.8 lb/sq ft (507 kg/m2) Power/mass: 0.1455 hp/lb (0.2392 kW/kg) (equivalent) Take-off run: 4,240 ft (1,292 m) Take-off distance to 50 ft (15 m): 5,490 ft (1,673 m) Landing distance from 50 ft (15 m): 2,770 ft (844 m) Armament: missiles torpedoes depth charges |
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Lockheed P-3C III+ Orion ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950903) with an F-16C (RoK Air Force), both armed with AGM-84 Harpoon missiles ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950901) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950905) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950905) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950903) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950905) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950905) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950902) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950908) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950909) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950909) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950905) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950901) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950906) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950905) with AGM-84D Harpoon missile ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950905 + 950906) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950909) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950908) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950905) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950907) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950902) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950906) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950909) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950907) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950905) ![]() P-3C III+ Orion (950909) Lockheed P-3CK Orion ![]() P-3CK Orion (090911) launches an exercise torpedo ![]() P-3CK Orion (090911 + 100918) ![]() P-3CK Orion (090915) ![]() P-3CK Orion (100918) ![]() P-3CK Orion (100918) ![]() P-3CK Orion (100918) ![]() P-3CK Orion (090912) - torpedo and depth charge ![]() P-3CK Orion (090913) ![]() P-3CK Orion (090912) ![]() P-3CK Orion (100918) |
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