Quonset Air Museum - Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune
Bill Maloney
5/10/2009

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01LockheedP2VNeptune 02LockheedP2VNeptune 03LockheedP2VNeptuneTail 04NeptuneRadarDome
01 Lockheed P2V Neptune 02 Lockheed P2V Neptune 03 Lockheed P2V Neptune Tail 04 Neptune Radar Dome
05NeptuneBombBayDoors 06P2VNeptuneMainGear 07P2VNeptuneNoseGear 08WestinghouseJ34TurbojetEngine
05 Neptune Bomb Bay Doors 06 P2V Neptune Main Gear 07 P2V Neptune Nose Gear 08 Westinghouse J34 Turbojet Engine
09WestinghouseJ34TurbojetEngine 10WestinghouseJ34TurbojetEngine 11WrightCycloneR3350RadialEngine 12WrightCycloneR3350RadialEngine
09 Westinghouse J34 Turbojet Engine 10 Westinghouse J34 Turbojet Engine 11 Wright Cyclone R-3350 Radial Engine 12 Wright Cyclone R-3350 Radial Engine
13NeptuneTipTanks 14NeptuneTipTanks 15NeptuneWheelWell 16LockheedP2VNeptune
13 Neptune Tip Tanks 14 Neptune Tip Tanks 15 Neptune Wheel Well 16 Lockheed P2V Neptune

Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune Patrol Bomber Specifications:

Lockheed P2V Neptune Patrol Bomber
Another Lockheed P2V Neptune Patrol Bomber can be found at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, PA A Lockheed P2V Neptune Patrol Bomber at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, NY

Length: 91 feet 8 inches
Wingspan:
103 feet, 10 inches
Height:
28 feet, 0 inches
Crew:
6. Pilot, copilot, engineer, 3 sensor operators
Weight:
Empty 43,000 lbs Loaded - 80,000 lbs
Max Speed: 364 mph
Cruise Speed: 190 mph
Range: 4,300 miles
Service Ceiling: 22,500 feet
Armament:
 Ten 5" Mk36 Rockets
 10,000lbs Bombs/Torpedoes
Powerplant: Two Wright R-3350-32W Cyclone air cooled radial engines, 3,700hp each, two Westinghouse J34 Turbojet Engines, 3,400lbs thrust each
Fuel Capacity:
  Center Section Tanks: 700 gal each 2 tanks = 1,400 at 8,400 lbs
  Wing Tanks: 700 gal each 2 tanks = 1,400 at 8,400 lbs
  Bomb Bay tanks: 350 gal each 2 tanks = 700 gal 4,200 lbs
  Wing Tip tanks: 200 gal each = 400 gal 2,400 lbs
  Total Fuel Capacity: 3,900 gal = 23,400 lbs
First Flight: 1946
Cost: $

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