AJCORDON
01-10-2007, 07:10 AM
CLAY COUNTY
Navy welcomes public comments on aircraft
The Navy will host a scoping open house Thursday to allow people to provide written comments on plans to prepare a statement to assess potential environmental impacts of the introduction of new aircraft to the fleet.
The statement would address any environmental impact from the P-8A, a multi-mission maritime aircraft.
The proposed action is to replace the maritime patrol P-3C aircraft with the P-8A at existing continental maritime patrol home bases, including Jacksonville Naval Air Station by 2010.
The open house will be 5 to 8 p.m. at the Orange Park Holiday Inn at 150 Park Ave.
P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA)
Overview
The P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) is a long-range anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft. It possesses an advanced mission system for maximum interoperability in battle space. Capable of broad-area, maritime, and littoral operations, the P-8A MMA is expected to influence how the U.S. Navy's maritime patrol and reconnaissance forces train, operate, and deploy.
Power
A next-generation derivative of the 737-800, the P-8A MMA is powered by the CFM56-7 engine, which also powers the Boeing 737 Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft and C-40 transport.
27,300 pounds of takeoff thrust per engine
30 million flight hours, with an industry-leading 0.002 percent in-flight shut-down rate per 1,000 flight hours
Production Team and Assignments
The P-8A MMA is being developed for the U.S. Navy by a Boeing-led team.
Boeing provides airframe modifications and fuselage production, development and integration of software and onboard mission systems, and training systems development.
Fuselage built in Wichita, Kansas
P-8A MMA production assembly in Renton, Washington
Quality and performance acceptance flight testing, Renton Field
Final installations and checkout, Boeing Field
Flight testing at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland
CFM International (a 50/50 joint company comprising Snecma Moteurs and General Electric Company) supplies the CFM56-7 engine.
Northrop Grumman provides the electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor, the directional infrared countermeasures system, the electronic support measures system, data link development, and mission-planning support.
Raytheon provides the upgraded APS-137 maritime surveillance radar and signals intelligence (SIGINT) solution; a GPS anti-jam, integrated friend or foe, and towed decoy self-protection suite; a broadcast info system (BIS); and secure UHF satcom capability.
Smiths Aerospace supplies flight-management and stores-management systems.
History and Schedule
The U.S. Navy plans to purchase 108 MMAs to replace its fleet of P-3 aircraft.
Component advanced development (CAD) award, September 2002
System development and demonstration (SDD) award, June 2004
Systems requirements review, September 2004
Preliminary design review, September 2005
Flight-test delivery of first aircraft, 2009
Initial operational capability and expected full-production decision, 2013
Navy welcomes public comments on aircraft
The Navy will host a scoping open house Thursday to allow people to provide written comments on plans to prepare a statement to assess potential environmental impacts of the introduction of new aircraft to the fleet.
The statement would address any environmental impact from the P-8A, a multi-mission maritime aircraft.
The proposed action is to replace the maritime patrol P-3C aircraft with the P-8A at existing continental maritime patrol home bases, including Jacksonville Naval Air Station by 2010.
The open house will be 5 to 8 p.m. at the Orange Park Holiday Inn at 150 Park Ave.
P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA)
Overview
The P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) is a long-range anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft. It possesses an advanced mission system for maximum interoperability in battle space. Capable of broad-area, maritime, and littoral operations, the P-8A MMA is expected to influence how the U.S. Navy's maritime patrol and reconnaissance forces train, operate, and deploy.
Power
A next-generation derivative of the 737-800, the P-8A MMA is powered by the CFM56-7 engine, which also powers the Boeing 737 Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft and C-40 transport.
27,300 pounds of takeoff thrust per engine
30 million flight hours, with an industry-leading 0.002 percent in-flight shut-down rate per 1,000 flight hours
Production Team and Assignments
The P-8A MMA is being developed for the U.S. Navy by a Boeing-led team.
Boeing provides airframe modifications and fuselage production, development and integration of software and onboard mission systems, and training systems development.
Fuselage built in Wichita, Kansas
P-8A MMA production assembly in Renton, Washington
Quality and performance acceptance flight testing, Renton Field
Final installations and checkout, Boeing Field
Flight testing at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland
CFM International (a 50/50 joint company comprising Snecma Moteurs and General Electric Company) supplies the CFM56-7 engine.
Northrop Grumman provides the electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor, the directional infrared countermeasures system, the electronic support measures system, data link development, and mission-planning support.
Raytheon provides the upgraded APS-137 maritime surveillance radar and signals intelligence (SIGINT) solution; a GPS anti-jam, integrated friend or foe, and towed decoy self-protection suite; a broadcast info system (BIS); and secure UHF satcom capability.
Smiths Aerospace supplies flight-management and stores-management systems.
History and Schedule
The U.S. Navy plans to purchase 108 MMAs to replace its fleet of P-3 aircraft.
Component advanced development (CAD) award, September 2002
System development and demonstration (SDD) award, June 2004
Systems requirements review, September 2004
Preliminary design review, September 2005
Flight-test delivery of first aircraft, 2009
Initial operational capability and expected full-production decision, 2013