When it came into service in 1980, the CP-140 Aurora was a successful “marriage” of the Lockheed P-3 Orion airframe with the S-3 Viking avionics suite, which included avionics and an ASW system that was considered leading edge at the time.
- Length : 35.61 metres
- Wingspan : 30.37 metres
- Height : 10.30 metres
- Empty weight : 27,892 kilograms
- Maximum gross weight : 64,410 kilograms
- Power : 4 Alison T-56-A-14-LFE turboprop engines
- Maximum speed : 750 kilometres per hour