@centurion180ad Guess you've never heard of the Lockheed 188 Electra. It was a commercial airline from the 1950's that the Navy chose to convert to an ASW platform. I myself have around 5000 hours in them. The Navy called it the P-3. I love the Sky Pig, but she's past her prime. Time to replace her.
I was not talking in reference to comparing different passenger aircraft among themselves, but comparing a civil passenger carrying design to a military design, and aircraft designed tor performance not economy.
@centurion180ad Agreed i flying the four prop of freedom over seas right now and i dont want the p8. One main reason, being a SS3 i like having my own station!
@centurion180ad Guess you've never heard of the Lockheed 188 Electra. It was a commercial airline from the 1950's that the Navy chose to convert to an ASW platform. I myself have around 5000 hours in them. The Navy called it the P-3. I love the Sky Pig, but she's past her prime. Time to replace her.
JetguyP3 1 month ago
Reason #873 why P-8 is better than P-3: No pisser to dump. (or overwings)
83rkt 4 months ago
P8 is a WHITE ELEPHANT
It is IMPOSSIBLE to replace a naval 4 engine turboprop with a wide body airliner with 2 jet engines.
IMPOSSIBLE
centurion180ad 5 months ago
@centurion180ad The 737 is a narrow body. A wide body airliner would be an aircraft with more than one aisle.
vroomba03 3 months ago
@vroomba03 Thank you for the illumination.
I was not talking in reference to comparing different passenger aircraft among themselves, but comparing a civil passenger carrying design to a military design, and aircraft designed tor performance not economy.
centurion180ad 3 months ago
@centurion180ad Agreed i flying the four prop of freedom over seas right now and i dont want the p8. One main reason, being a SS3 i like having my own station!
gsxr603 1 month ago