Wrong. P-3s, C-9s, C-40s, C-20s and E-6s aren't carrier capable either. Not every plane flown by the Navy is carrier capable.
I guess this is an Air Force aircraft since it isn’t carrier capable. On second thought, I am not sure the Navy would like carrier security to be handled by the Air Force. I know the USN has refuelers, but are they large enough to handle their basic load of fighters and a 737? Sorry, just thinking out loud before doing the research to get the answers....
....Bob
The answer is in the article, it is a Navy managed project.
Nope. Navy land based, long distance sub killer/hunter.
This replaces the P3 Orion. That was based on a 1950's Lockeed Electra frame if memory serves me.
It's a Navy bird, just like its predecessor, the P-3 Orion. The Orion, which was built on the old Lockheed Electra platform, also wasn't carrier capable, FWIW.
The Navy operates many of aircraft that are not carrier capable... the P8 will replace the current P3 anti sub aircraft and the P3 is not carrier capable ... it very common for Navy's to have land based long range patrol anti sub aircraft to be based on airliners
Wrong. P-3s, C-9s, C-40s, C-20s and E-6s aren't carrier capable either. Not every plane flown by the Navy is carrier capable.
The Navy has a number of aircraft that are not carrier capable. P-3s certainly aren’t. Never have been.
I wasn’t aware that the P-8 was built on the 737 airframe. It’s never been one of my favorite birds although there are a lot of them out there. Do not like the way the thrust reversers work.
After much consideration, I think that the long range land-based patrol mission should be USAF’s job. We’ve got too much duplication of abilities among the services. If it can’t take off or land from a ship or the surface of the water, then they Navy shouldn’t have it. If it’s land based, it should belong to USAF. Let the blues do long ranged stuff with planes like the 737 or 767. I’ve always thought the C-2 Greyhound would be the perfect airplane to adapt for the carrier-launched ASW mission.
ASW has always been a navy task. This is supposed to replace the P-3 already in service.