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Description
| Notes: P-2E used for surveillance air support during the Vietnam war | ||
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed | |
| Base model: | P-2 | |
| Designation: | OP-2 | |
| Version: | E | |
| Nickname: | Neptune | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Patrol | |
| Modified Mission: | Observation | |
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Specifications
| Length: | 78' 3" | 23.8 m | |
| Height: | 28' 11" | 8.8 m | |
| Wingspan: | 104' | 31.7 m | |
| Wingarea: | 1,000.0 sq ft | 92.8 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 39,900 lb | 18,095 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 72,000 lb | 32,653 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 77,850 lb | 35,306 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Wright R-3350-32W (& 2x J34-WE-34 @ 3,250lb) | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 3500 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 3,195 miles | 5,144 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 207 mph | 333 km/h | 180 kt |
| Max Speed: | 353 mph | 568 km/h | 307 kt |
| Climb: | 2,620 ft/min | 798 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 26,000 ft | 7,924 m | |
Recent comments by our visitors
| David LeBlanc , MA | I was a crew member on OP2E 128397 (the prototype) at NADC Warminster (Johnsville). We removed all the ASW equipment and the MAD cone. 397 was the first OP2E to have the APQ131 radar installed under the nose. The APS 20 search radar had already been removed. Also spent months at Eglin AFB flying every day working on the LAD/APN157. LCDR John Dana was the pilot. We also spent time at Howard AFB in Panama, in 1967. The bird looked cool with the SUU 11 gatling guns under the wings. It had a Norden bombsight in the nose.I spent many hours at the TellTale, and the Norden. It really looked like an air plane for combat. It was sad to lose some friends in VO67. 397 went to the bone yard in 1971. 05/21/2012 @ 22:36 [ref: 57599] |
| Tom Reese Hatboro, PA | I am very proud to have been a part of Project Potlid from the NAWC in Warminster Pa. The planes were fantastic! 01/10/2012 @ 13:41 [ref: 51863] |
| robert r. king , NJ | this was a four engine aircraft, two 3350 recip engines and two j-34-we-48 jet engines 11/12/2001 @ 20:18 [ref: 3617] |
| john shilliday , TN |
VO-67 had 12 op2e's from 1967-1968.Lost 3 in combat with 20 of the navy's best men. 05/15/2000 @ 13:05 [ref: 189] |
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