P-3c orion

[ozanzac 0]

I said it can be used for anti-armour because it can carry (atleast) 4 Mavericks on external pylons.... and a tank would look nice after hit by a SLAM either I suppose ;)

The mavericks carried by orions would most likely be F model mavericks, used almost exclusively by naval oriented aircraft as an anti-shipping missile. The F model differs from it's A,B,D,E and G cousins by having specialised optics for anti-shipping ops and off the top of my head, has a much larger warhead.

Though a P-3 could carry the land orientated maverick, it would be very odd for the Orion to be used in such a manner.

[Consigliere 0]

I don't think an Orion would be well suited to OFP, but it's definately a nice aircraft

Btw the fastest turboprop aircraft in the world is the TU-95 Bear  

Oh and also ; Orions (I forget which model) launched Mavericks against land targets in OEF.

[shadow 6]

Btw the fastest turboprop aircraft in the world is the TU-95 Bear  

You sure?

A Norwegian Orion was stripped of everything that was not needed to fly just to set a record.

Took 2 weeks to strip it down and 4 to put it back together. And that was a P-3N, not C btw (N is more of a personell transport-type and not that much sub-killing.)

[da12thMonkey 1943]

I guess he means in normal service.

In which case he's correct, the max level speed of a P-3C is 473mph (761km/h) and the max level speed for a Tu-9MS6 'Bear-H6' is 575mph (925km/h). These speeds are for a 'clean' aircraft

[ozanzac 0]

Quote[/b] ]Guiness book of world records

Fastest Propelled Aircraft

The Soviet Tu-95/142 (NATO code-name "Bear") has a maximum level speed of Mach 0.82, or 925 km/h (575 mph). The TU-95 "Bear" first flew in 1954 and was initially operated by Long Range Aviation, which was the Soviet strategic air force. The jet-type performance is provided by four extremely powerful turboprops, each driving massive eight blade contra-rotating propellers.

Edit: And Shadow, are you sure the P-3N designation doesn't stand for Norway

[shadow 6]

Edit: And Shadow, are you sure the P-3N designation doesn't stand for Norway

Norway has 4 P-3Cs and 2 P-3Ns. I'm not sure what the N-model is used for other than flight-training for pilots. The C-model is where the computer-equipment for tracking subs are.

The P-3Ns are older than the Cs (in Norway).

[ozanzac 0]

A small tactic that dad just told me about was that crews would often shut down one or two engines to extend station time. Would it be possible in the current OFP engine to shut down selected engines whilist still maintaining thrust from others, or would this also be an engine limitation (albeit, an obscure one!)

[Bergmania 0]

A small tactic that dad just told me about was that crews would often shut down one or two engines to extend station time. Would it be possible in the current OFP engine to shut down selected engines whilist still maintaining thrust from others, or would this also be an engine limitation (albeit, an obscure one!)

so you can loiter around Everon for 8 hours or ??

[ozanzac 0]

Well actually, I was thinking that if you could shut down engines, you could theoretically, using a similar script, introduce engine's that shutdown after sustaining damage, producing less thrust and probably, causing the aircraft to yaw.

Basically I'm just probing to see if the OFP engine could cope with such effects.

[Cpt. Bazikian-5thSFG- 0]

My NJROTC NSI was a NFO on board P3's in the USN when he was stationed in Alaska and Hawaii..... too bad he quit instructing and is now working for the FAA for even much more money than he received as our instructor.

[Consigliere 0]

My UAS CO and primary instructor was a Nimrod pilot