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HC-144A Ocean Sentry
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search and rescue
two
GE turboprop
2 x 1,870 shp
ea.
21,600 lbs.
36,380 lbs.
70' 3"
84' 8"
282 mph
1,800 fpm
25,000
feet
1,800 miles
7/20/06
2006 |
The HC-144A Ocean Sentry is a United States Coast Guard search and rescue aircraft that is based on the CN-235 transport aircraft,
developed by the Spanish aerospace company CASA, and Indonesian aerospace company IPTN. The Ocean Sentry is manufactured by Airbus Military.
The HC-144A turboprop will give the US Coast Guard over double the endurance of the jet aircraft it is replacing. Unique to the Ocean Sentry is
a wheeled pallet containing a host of avionics equipment that can be easily loaded into its fuselage. It is designated MSP for Mission
System Pallet. The pallet equipment gathers data from numerous sources, including on-board sensors and orbiting satellites, and utilizes the data to provide real time mission responsiveness.
Standard equipment of the HC-144A includes infra-red optics, search radar, and directional
tracking electronics. All communications systems of the Ocean Sentry are fully integrated with current U.S. Coast Guard equipment.
USCG HC-144A making an air drop.
In addition to search and rescue, the HC-144A will be used for maritime patrol, intelligence gathering, observation, and as a transport.
The USCG projects that it will eventually purchase 36 HC-144A Ocean Sentry's. They will primarily be replacing its HU-25
Falcon jet. To date the Coast Guard has taken delivery of 13 of the new aircraft.
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HC-144A Ocean Sentry
