Фотографии
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Although a now ageing design, the P-3 maritime patrol platform has been through a range of upgrade programmes throughout its service life in militaries all over the world
Самолёты на фотографии: Lockheed P-3 Orion - США - 1958
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The Portuguese Air Force utilises its P-3 CUP+ fleet
Самолёты на фотографии: Lockheed P-3 Orion - США - 1958
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The integration of new systems and capabilities in the CUP+ variant necessitated additional training for operators
Самолёты на фотографии: Lockheed P-3 Orion - США - 1958
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Being such a diverse aircraft, the P-3C was built with 18 armament stations to be loaded, five stations on each wing and eight in the bomb bay
Самолёты на фотографии: Lockheed P-3 Orion - США - 1958
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Portugal’s maritime patrol aircraft fleet is based at Beja Air Force Base in the south of the country, having earlier been located at Montijo
Самолёты на фотографии: Lockheed P-3 Orion - США - 1958
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A typical crew consists of five officers and eight enlisted personnel, operating ten stations, each with distinctive tasks (three stations shown here)
Самолёты на фотографии: Lockheed P-3 Orion - США - 1958
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Inside the fuselage of the aircraft are sonobuoy launch tubes, used to deploy the sonar detection devices to hunt for the prime target of the P-3C - enemy submarines
Самолёты на фотографии: Lockheed P-3 Orion - США - 1958
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Various sonobuoys are stored in racks, with different variants used depending on missions and environmental conditions. The systems are militarily sensitive, so data is classified
Самолёты на фотографии: Lockheed P-3 Orion - США - 1958