Rare up-close view of the Block IV CP-140 Aurora of the Royal Canadian Air Force

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The Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora is a long-range patrol aircraft used for multiple types of missions over land and water. The CP-140 in this video is from 407 Long Range Patrol Squadron based at CFB Comox in British Columbia, and it is a Block IV variant, which is the newest configuration for the aircraft.
The Aurora supports a wide variety of roles, including anti-submarine, operations management, maritime and overland intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, anti-surface warfare, strike coordination, and search and rescue. It can also assist other government agencies to combat illegal fishing, pollution, drug trafficking, and more.
The Block IV design added components to the external surface of the CP-140 which changed the aerodynamic characteristics of the aircraft. These components included: A large Wideband Global SATCOM radome on the dorsal spine of the fuselage; multiple smaller fairings as part of the Directed Infrared Counter Measures system; and antennas for the Tactical Data Link 16 system.
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@RCAFpolarexpress Месяц назад

Good Morning Sir, thank you very kindly for your marvelous video 🧐👍From 1991 to 2000, I worked as a technician at 14 wing Greenwood Cheers 👍🧐👌🍻

@goboldwithjoeteyattariwala Месяц назад

Thank you so much for the kind message. I really appreciate you watching, and I want to thank you for your service in uniform. You are part of the reason these aircraft continue to serve the nation! Go Bold! 😊👍

@CrashAndBurnProductions Месяц назад

i remember when these came in new about 1979-80, replacing the Argus when i was just a kid...seems like a lot more misc bumps and fairings than they had then,lots of gear has obviously been changed and added over the years...funny that i still think of these as the "new" planes even tho they're soon to be retired... :)

@scottmccambley764 Месяц назад

Sad part is these planes are actually more mission capable then the current P-8 standard. Some lucky G20 country is going to get some good kit as I cant see these being scrapped outright without being put out there for sale.

@goboldwithjoeteyattariwala Месяц назад

True words. The biggest issue is the airframe becomes harder and harder to sustain over time.

@patlittle4642 Месяц назад

I think the RCAF will strip out the guts and put the high tec stuff into the new P8s? Dont have the cash to buy new sensors, etc.

@unclefart5527 Месяц назад

There's something about realizing you're past retirement an most of the RCAF is still around from when you were a kid. The Britannia airliner here is a good example. So are the Snowbirds aerobatic team. At least these are monoplanes.

@alpfaspeed Месяц назад

It’s not a Brittania airliner, that was what the Argus used as a platform ( see the excellent NFB doc Birth of a giant). The Aurora is based in the Lockheed Electra airliner.

@peterjaniceforan3080 Месяц назад

🇨🇦RCAF🫡

@Blowinshiddup Месяц назад

As much as I loved working on the "Flying Winnebago", it's an utter disgrace to call a program "modernization" when it takes 25 YEARS.

@goboldwithjoeteyattariwala Месяц назад

It's not called the Aurora Incremental Modernization Project for nothing, lol. The whole idea was to do the modernization in phases, and in a way its been good because it's added capabilities as technology as matured. I think everyone would like things done faster, but the Block IV CP-140 is a pretty capable aircraft.

@nascar2010j24 Месяц назад

🤔

@TheWolfsnack Месяц назад

So...pretty much like an American one...only less capable by contract requirements....

@goboldwithjoeteyattariwala Месяц назад

I don't believe the US P-3 Orions have DIRCM.

@lloydkuepfer1599 Месяц назад

Maybe Ukraine could get a couple of CP 140's we're soon getting P8's

@waynesworldofsci-tech Месяц назад

Ukraine is getting SAAB AWACS planes. I’m not sure when they’ll be delivered, but they’ll be a major asset for the F-16 and Mirages.

@goboldwithjoeteyattariwala Месяц назад

It's funny you said that, I recently had a conversation with the Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force and I asked him about that specifically. It's Episode 67 of the Go Bold podcast which can be found on all major podcast outlets. I hope you give it a listen 🙂

@lloydkuepfer1599 Месяц назад

I'll find your podcast. Didn't know

@waynesworldofsci-tech Месяц назад

@@goboldwithjoeteyattariwala You may not thank me - I’ve introduced some Vatniks to your podcast. They need introduction to reality.

@goboldwithjoeteyattariwala Месяц назад

@@waynesworldofsci-tech LOL, I am happy for anyone to listen to the podcast. My aim is to inform and educate, and even entertain. Every episode is unscripted, so I'm never really sure where the discussions will go, which is part of the fun! I really appreciate you spreading the word -- the more people that listen the better.