Apophenia said:Canadair CL-280 - * Boeing LRPA (B707/B720 Long-Range Patrol Aircraft), 1974
Canadair CL-281 - Lockheed LRPA (P-3C Long-Range Patrol Aircraft), 1974
Became Canadian Forces Lockheed CP-140 Aurora patrol aircraft
circle-5 said:Douglas factory desk model of the MDC DC-10 LRPA (Long Range Patrol Aircraft / Canadian Air Force).
I wonder what the rationale was for the "D" suffix. It seems an odd touch given that there were no P-9A, B or Cs built and P-9 was probably not an officially allocated DoD designation anyway (just guessing). Perhaps it was some nostalgic marketing guy's homage to the D for Douglas designator in the old pre-1961 USN designation system.A beautiful model of the McDonnell-Douglas P-9D ASW derivative of the MD-87 propfan.
Yours for just $1650...
I wonder what the rationale was for the "D" suffix. It seems an odd touch given that there were no P-9A, B or Cs built and P-9 was probably not an officially allocated DoD designation anyway (just guessing). Perhaps it was some nostalgic marketing guy's homage to the D for Douglas designator in the old pre-1961 USN designation system.A beautiful model of the McDonnell-Douglas P-9D ASW derivative of the MD-87 propfan.
Yours for just $1650...