Country of Origin | United Kingdom. |
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Similar Aircraft | Nimrod, P-3C Orion. |
Crew | Twelve. |
Role | Surveillance, ASW. |
Armament | None. |
Dimensions | Length: 126 ft, 7 in (38.6 m). Span: 114 ft, 8 in (35 m). |
Nimrod AEW3 WEFT Description
Wings | Low-mounted, swept-back, and tapered with blunt tips. Wide wing roots. External fuel tanks in wings extend beyond the wings�’ leading edges. |
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Engine(s) | Four turbojets mounted in the wing roots. Oval air intakes. Exhausts are to the rear of the trailing edges of the wings. |
Fuselage | Cigar-shaped with rounded nose and and tapered rear section. Rounded tail boom. Stepped cockpit. |
Tail | Fin is equally tapered with an ECM pod mounted at the top. Large angular fairing. Flats are high-mounted on the fuselage and back-tapered with a positive slant. |
Countries which Fly the Nimrod AEW3
United Kingdom.