Breguet Atlantique
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| Breguet Br.1150 Atlantique | |
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| Breguet Atlantic of the German Navy. | |
| Type | Patrol aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Breguet |
| Maiden flight | 21 October 1961 |
| Status | Active service |
| Primary users | France Germany Netherlands Italy |
| Number built | 87 Atlantic 1 28 Atantic 2 |
| Unit cost | $30 Million[1] |
The Breguet Br.1150 Atlantique is a long-range reconnaissance aircraft, primarily designed for use over the sea. It is used in several NATO countries as a reconnaissance and patrol aircraft as well as anti-submarine aircraft. This French built plane is also capable of carrying air to ground missiles.
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[edit] Design and development
Breguet Br.1150 Atlantique is the only sea-reconnaissance airplane specifically designed and built for this purpose, instead of refitting or modifying existing designs. Though the primary mission of the Atlantique is anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, its secondary role includes search and rescue, mine laying and detection and long-range maritime surveillance.[2]
[edit] Operational history
The Atlantic was in the news during the Atlantique Incident when a Pakistan Navy Atlantic was downed by the Indian Air Force in 1999.
[edit] Operators
France
Germany: All ASW aircraft have been replaced by the P-3 Orion, and the remaining SIGNIT aircraft will be replaced by a number of EuroHawks
Italy
Netherlands: All aircraft are withdrawn
Pakistan
[edit] Specifications
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 31.75 m (104 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 36,3 m ()
- Height: 11.33 m (37 ft 2 in)
- Empty weight: 18,500 kg (40,800 lb)
- Loaded weight: 24,000 kg (40,785 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 43,500 kg (95,900 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Rolls-Royce Tyne 2-shaft turboprop, 5,730 shp (4,270 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 650 km/h (350 knots, 405 mph)
- Range: 8,000 km (4,300 nm, 5,000 mi)
- Power/mass: 360 W/kg (0.22 hp/lb)
Armament
- Up to 3,500 kg (5,500 lb), including torpedoes, depth charges, mines, bombs and/or buoys
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