Canadair CP-107 Argus
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anti-submarine warfare aircraft
maritime patrol aircraft
military aircraft
propeller-driven aircraft
The Canadair CP-107 Argus was a Canadian-built long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft used primarily by the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Cold War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canadair CL-28 Argus | 1 |
| Canadair CP-107 Argus canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-submarine warfare aircraft
ⓘ
maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ propeller-driven aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
depth charges
ⓘ
sonobuoys ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| category |
1950s Canadian military aircraft
ⓘ
Canadair aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ four-engined tractor aircraft ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| crew | 15 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Canadair design team ⓘ |
| designedFor |
North Atlantic operations
ⓘ
long-endurance patrols ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Bristol Britannia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineModel | Wright R-3350 Turbo-Compound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith |
No. 404 Squadron RCAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 405 Squadron RCAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 407 Squadron RCAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 415 Squadron RCAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equippedWith |
magnetic anomaly detector
ⓘ
sonar systems ⓘ surface search radar ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1957-03-28 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | pressurized forward fuselage ⓘ |
| introduced | 1958 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Canadair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| natoReportingName | Argus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 33 ⓘ |
| operatorBase |
Comox, British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greenwood, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | long-range maritime patrol ⓘ |
| propulsion | four Wright R-3350 radial engines ⓘ |
| range | over 5000 nautical miles ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Lockheed CP-140 Aurora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retired | 1982 ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | anti-submarine warfare ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | 20000 ft ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Canadian Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | Soviet submarine tracking ⓘ |
| usedIn | North Atlantic Treaty Organization maritime patrol operations ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone