In post 134 you said: "a P-3 a mile away with those four P&W turbofans"
In post 137 you said: "a P-3 is powered by four T407-GE-400 turboprops
Make up your mind...Are they turbofans or turboprops? Are they Pratt and Whitneys or General Electric?
Heres a tidbit from http://www.history.navy.mil/planes/p3.htm that may clarify it for you.
P3C Orion
Wing span: 100 feet
Length: 117 feet
Height: 34 feet
Weight: maximum takeoff: 142,000 pounds
Speed: maximum: 473 mph
cruise: 377 mph
Ceiling: 28,300 feet
Range: maximum mission radius: 2,380 nautical miles
3 hours on station at 1,500 feet: 1,346 nautical miles
Power plant: four Allison T56-A-14 turboprop engines
Crew: 10 Contractor: Lockheed
Lessee now...Ya got the engine manufacturer wrong...
Ya got the engine model wrong...
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt on the turbofan...May have been a typo.
Your assertion that the Navy absolutely does not use towed targets (with or without I/R burners) has been shown to be a fallacy...
Makes one wonder what other areas you are inept in? Could it be that during your military career you might have been compartmentalized? Or did they just "mushroom" you???
Oh yeah...I'm an ex-squid, too. Also an 0-5...