U.S. Navy P-3 Orion Conducts Search and Rescue Mission Over Japan

[badtellatuby264]

@Andrebrannan1953- Orion cruise with two engines to save fuel so you can fly longer missions

[atacorion]

@P3SuperBee

There are other configurations of P-3's. And due to HONA most UD III's are redstriped. Trust me when I say that for disaster releif an AIP is what you want. The UD III's are nothing more than trash haulers.

[3ISAMAGICNUMBR]

Don't you hate when the rest of the world hates on Americans when they are the ones doing stuff like this..............

[atacorion]

VP-4 Sucks. I cannot believe they are still using Update III's

[atacorion]

VP-4 Sucks.

[K37Marie]

.PLEASE HELP!!!! The Multitudes of these lifes!!!; Facing this Profound Catastrophic Devastation!!! The Japanese people/culture are of an elegant gentle people!!! We truly Need To Transport These Precious Lifes Out by military planes & ships. Can use Okinawa as a base port for supplies; and transport relief. To bring these people to living centers, shelters. We must do this!!!

[andrebrannan1953]

Was there a problem with the engine or do Orion's cruise on two engines?

[resqme1000]

@andrebrannan1953 i believe they can cruise on two engines.

[ChewWowWow]

@andrebrannan1953 It looks like #4 was a video thing, You normally loiter #1 to conserve fuel, and if I remember correctly, there are no engine driven compressors (EDCs) on #1.

[andrebrannan1953]

@ChewWowWow Thank you.

[aaronpicklesimer]

@ChewWowWow none on #4 either. You CAN ferry EDC's on 1 and 4, but neither are operational.