Boeing P-8

Content

• Introdution

• Development

• Design

• Variants

• Operators

• Specifications

Introdution• The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is a militaryaircraft developed for the United StatesNavy (USN).

• The aircraft has been developed by BoeingDefense, Space & Security, modified from the 737-800ERX.

• This involves carrying torpedoes,depthcharges, SLAM-ER missiles,Harpoon anti-shipmissiles, and other weapons.

• It is able to drop and monitor sonobuoys.

Development• The Lockheed P-3 Orion, a turboprop ASW aircraft,has been in service with the United States Navysince 1962.

• In the 1980s, the navy began studies for a P-3replacement, the range and endurance of which wasbeing reduced due to increasing weight and airframefatigue life limitations.

• In June 2004, the navy awarded a developmentcontract to Boeing.

• The project was planned to be for at least 108airframes for the USN

Design• The P-8 is a militarized version of the Boeing 737-800 with737-900-based wings.

• The fuselage is similar to but longer than the 737-700-based C-40 Clipper transport aircraft in service with theUSN.

• The P-8 has a strengthened fuselage and Boeing 767-400ER-style raked wingtips, instead of the blendedwinglets available on 737NG variants.

• The P-8 features the Raytheon APY-10 multi-missionsurface search radar.

• The P-8I will feature an international version of the APY-10• Boeing will propose a signals intelligence variant of the P-8to service the requirement for the USN.

Variants

• P-8A Poseidon – Production variant for the United StatesNavy

• P-8I Neptune – Export variant for the Indian Navy.

• P-8 AGS – An Airborne Ground Surveillance variantproposed to the United States Air Force in 2010 as analternate to upgrades to the Northrop Grumman E-8 JointSTARSfleet.

• Its design adds a pod-mounted, active electronicallyscanned array (AESA) radar on the bottom of the fuselage.

Operators

India

• The Indian Navy has eight P-8I aircraft onorder;deliveries began in December 2012, withfour delivered by May 2014.

United States

• The United States Navy plans to acquire 122aircraft.The 13th P-8 was delivered on 4December 2013.

Specifications

• Crew: Flight: two; Mission: seven

• Length: 129 ft 5 in (39.47 m)

• Wingspan: 123 ft 6 in (37.64 m)

• Height: 42 ft 1 in (12.83 m)

• Empty weight: 138,300 lb (62,730 kg)

• Max. takeoff weight: 189,200 lb (85,820 kg)

• Powerplant: 2 × CFM56-7B turbofan, 27,000 lbf (120kN) each

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