[Blueflag]

Don’t forget the Hoover (S-3 Viking)!

Oh, I wonder if the new 737 can lope along on one engine the way the P-3 loiters on 2 props, at low altitude, in the salty sea air ...

Time will tell.

[BwanaNdege]

Yep, one of our church deacons used to fly one.

Lest we forget the "Stoof", here's a photo:

[SeeSac]

I am not an expert but a quick look at the spects shows that the ‘737’ has a longer range by 350 miles and can stay on station an hour longer than the P-3.

[BwanaNdege]

They really ought to look at adapting one of these:

Composite, so corrosion would be much less of a problem.

STOL, so with folding wings you could even get in on/off a flat top.

Burt Rutan's ATTT

The Model 133-4.62 ATTT proof-of-concept demonstrator is a 62% scaled version of an airplane designed to challenging STOL and long range requirements. The ATTT was developed and test flown by Scaled under contract to DARPA.

http://www.scaled.com/projects/advanced_technology_tactical_transport_attt

[FreedomPoster]

>>Don’t forget the Hoover (S-3 Viking)!

Speaking of which, I just realized the other day that the S-3 fleet had been retired a decade ago. WTH has replaced it for the ASW mission? Nothing?