page_title: Lockheed AP-3C Orion
section_title: Specifications (AP-3C Orion)
hierarchical_section_title: Lockheed AP-3C Orion / Specifications (AP-3C Orion)
caption_attribution_description: A Royal Australian Air Force (A9-658) AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft in flight with its bomb bay doors open
context_page_description: The Lockheed AP-3C Orion is a variant of the P-3 Orion used by the Royal Australian Air Force for tasks such as naval fleet support, maritime surveillance, search and survivor supply and anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare. The 18 AP-3C Orions were upgraded from P-3Cs between 1997 and 2005, with the program taking three years longer than expected due to systems integration problems. All 18 AP-3C Orions are operated by No. 92 Wing which is based at RAAF Base Edinburgh in South Australia. Aircraft from the wing have seen service as part of Australian Defence Force operations in Australia, South East Asia and the Middle East.
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  General characteristics
  Crew: 13
  Length: 116 ft 10 in (35.61 m)
  Wingspan: 101 ft 6 in (30.94 m)
  Height: 34 ft 3 in (10.44 m)
  Wing area: 1,300 sq ft (120 m²)
  Airfoil: root: NACA 0014-1.10; tip: NACA 0012-1.10
  Empty weight: 61,509 lb (27,900 kg)
  Max takeoff weight: 134,923 lb (61,200 kg)
  Powerplant: 4 × Allison T56-A-14 turboshaft engines, 4,600 shp (3,400 kW)  each
  Propellers: 4-bladed constant-speed fully-feathering propellers
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 405 kn (466 mph, 750 km/h)
  Combat range: 2,346 nmi (2,700 mi, 4,345 km)
  Ferry range: 4,866 nmi (5,600 mi, 9,012 km)
  Service ceiling: 28,300 ft (8,600 m)
  Rate of climb: 3,140 ft/min (16.0 m/s)
  Wing loading: 107 lb/sq ft (520 kg/m²)
  Power/mass: 0.03 hp/lb (0.049 kW/kg)
caption: An AP-3C Orion with its bomb bay doors open
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