CP-140A Arcturus
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The CP-140A Arcturus is a variant of Canada's CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol aircraft.
Basically, the CP-140A is a CP-140 but without the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) gear in the CP-140 Aurora.
Three of these aircraft were ordered in 1991 when the Lockheed had three surplus airframe on their production line while finishing up production for the P-3 Orion, an identical airframe for the CP-140 and CP-140A.
Lacking the expensive, heavy and sensitive equipment of the CP-140 Aurora, the Arcturus was seen as an ideal platform for crew training duties (aka touch and goes), general maritime surface reconnaissance (detecting drug operations, smuggling of illegal immigrants, fisheries protection patrols, pollution monitoring, etc), search-and-rescue assistance, and Arctic sovereignty patrols.
All three aircraft are based at 14 Wing, one of which is currently being used for training with the school on base CFB Greenwood, Nova Scotia.
At one time, the CP-140A were scheduled to be deactivated in 2004, but this seems to have not been the case as of June 2005.
Specifications (CP-140A)
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