The upcoming replacement for the EP3E has brought on the P-8A, which is a converted 737-800...
.....with raked wingtips!
Craziness.
The upcoming replacement for the EP3E has brought on the P-8A, which is a converted 737-800...
.....with raked wingtips!
Craziness.
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can't wait to see it fly!! boeing never fails in taking an already great looking airplane and making it look even better!! i wanna see raked wingtips on a CMF-equipped 707 though! (and a 757 while they're at it...)
it is mathematically impossible for either hummingbirds, or helicopters to fly. fortunately, neither are aware of this.
Those 737s will look good, but I remember reading there were still some advantages to the Electras (Orions), but no *perfectly* suitable aircraft available.
Also had read someplace else, UK was offering part of their upgraded Nimrod fleet - probably would've been cheaper by some measure, and they're already mission adapted, but I guess the 737s are coming on-line now, so thats that.
Tom
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YepOriginally Posted by Phil D.
The upcoming replacement for the EP3E has brought on the P-8A, which is a converted 737-800...
.....with raked wingtips!
Craziness.
737-800 fuselage, with the 737-900 wing.....
http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/mil ... index.html
The P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) is a long-range anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft. It possesses an advanced mission system for maximum interoperability in battle space. Capable of broad-area, maritime, and littoral operations, the P-8A MMA is expected to influence how the U.S. Navy's maritime patrol and reconnaissance forces train, operate, and deploy.
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually,
run out of other people’s money.” - Margaret Thatcher
Wait, so it has missiles/torpedoes/smart bombs on board?
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
Yep, go here for more information:Wait, so it has missiles/torpedoes/smart bombs on board?
http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/mil ... roduct.pdf
There is a good photo with the weapons under the wing...
Weapons System:
Torpedoes
Naval Mines
Harpoon
SLAM-ER
Maverick follow-on
Depth bombs
If you want, I can mail you a product card.....
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually,
run out of other people’s money.” - Margaret Thatcher
I know a P-3 instructor pilot based in Maine, I will have to find out if he is involved with this.
Overheard on JFK TOWER - S Turns are fine, U-Turns are bad....
I used to be a mechanic on the P-3, I am amazed that a 737 can replace the P-3. Somebody at Boeing spoke with me about it and how the 737 can do the job, and I was sold.....
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually,
run out of other people’s money.” - Margaret Thatcher
where were you based, he's been in Washington St. JAX and now Maine.
Overheard on JFK TOWER - S Turns are fine, U-Turns are bad....
I was based in Agana Guam between 1987-1990, with detachments to Japan, Phillipines, Hong Kong, Korea, if he ask, tell him I was with VQ-1.....
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually,
run out of other people’s money.” - Margaret Thatcher
his name is Rex Curtin..
Overheard on JFK TOWER - S Turns are fine, U-Turns are bad....
Wow, that's by far the coolest 737 I've ever seen.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
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