My brother flew P-C3s in Australian Air Force. On one flight, they made a slight detour off their course and buzzed our house, which is quite isolated, on a farm. It looked like the plane was going to come through my living room window and the roar of the engines as it passed low overhead frightened the crap out of us!
Flew P-3C and P-3CK for 20 yrs for ROKN as a PPC, trained in Jacksonville FL, missed that Orion and people. The most powerful and beautiful plane in the world
I worked on these planes almost 30 years ago. You never forget that sound, it was amazing.i still miss it. Watched this video on high volume a couple times over and over. VP-66
Kieth, I've got a couple of snaps of Orions and Connies in Lajes and Kindley from, um, 1956. I was in the 'opposite air force', USAF. pedaling around in a KC-97G. Forgive this view from an auslander, but I thot the Orion over powered and under ranged for what it did (if I was driving a bird looking for subs, it would travel at 50 knots for 18,000 miles, or am I smoking the wrong stuff?). It was a very pretty bird, tho.
Was stationed at Naval Station Argentia, Newfoundland late 1967 to May 1969. VP44 and VP45 used to rotate in and out. Flew a couple training flights as an observer and fell in love with the P3. We had just gotten the C version before I transferred out. Definitely a kick flying with outboard engines shut down and feathered while over the North Atlantic. Made several instrument approaches and touch and goes at St. John's civilian airport until they kicked us out for turning the wrong way from pull out on a touch and go. Flew to Gander where we landed and took a break. Watched a RCMP bush plane with skis land and 2 Mounties got out with a pretty knarly looking prisoner. They had to use the facility and refill their coffee jugs same as us. Returned to Argentia for more touch and goes but had to land as a ferry flight of RAF F-4 Phantoms flying on fumes needed immediate clearance to land. Very fun day and very memorable. H. Hansen CYN3.
VP-45 (AW) mid 80’s and early 90’s. Saw the end of the Cold War. Flew a lot of “on top” hours before it was all said and done! Was one of the 1st squadrons to switch to digital and kicked ass up in Keflavik, Iceland. Just waiting on them boys out of Murmansk. Fun times!
vp 45 - ax - 1977 when did they finally ditch the 10 inch tape reels to load and offload the computer data ? and the 64 k of iron core memory that probably weighed 200 pounds or more ? did you go to sicily - man the food there was the best i ever had ! ! !
well - you are right - and you could also tell because they always ran at the same rpm and changed the rotor pitch no mater where you were - if you heard them fly overhead - you could tell i was in vp 45 jax fla in 1976
vp 45 jax fla - ax 1977 kawasaki rider - z900 2019 - still in jax i did go to the harley dealership to sign up to get my motorcycle license though - i rode without license all the way until i got the new z900 in 2019 did you go to sicily ? man the food there was the best i ever had ! ! !
A great friend and flight instructor of mine was checking me out in my Cessna. I said, 'Bill, I hear you have over 30,000 hours. is that true?' he smiled and said, 'yeah, it's true but I wouldn't be too impressed by that, Sam. Most of it was doing big racetracks in the P3 out over the ocean and I was asleep most of the time.' In fact, I think Bill is the best pilot I ever saw. RIP Bill Bardell.
I lived near Moffet Filed Naval Air Station for years in Silicon Valley and it was a common sight of the P3 "Sub chasers" coming and going for decades until Moffett Field closed in the early 1990's.
I remember the sounds of those engines from watching them and flying on Lockheed Electra II aircraft with American Airlines at Washington National Airport when I was young. My dad worked for American Airlines. I love that sound and they were great to fly on. Thanks
This is what I consider "a pilot´s plane" just an AWESOME aircraft, multirole long range patrol and anti sub plane ,adecuately used, with "surviving" limitations anti-shipping!!! Thanks for sharing!!
I grew up in palo alto ca. these things flew continuously out of moffat field. In the 60s and 70s this was a constant sound, i can still hear it in my head..
grew up with my step dad flying these ...bad ass over powerd heavy...we were stationed at Moffet field and back east ,,,great fun times...p3 nothing compairs...cheers navy
VP-23 NAS Brunswick, Maine 1956-57 P2V7 Neptune , super duty / great ride: Nose cone view was awesome ::: busing Russian electronic boats in the North Atlantic out of Keflavik , Iceland , all the crew was 18-25, chasing whales !
yeah - they maintained constant rpm for fuel efficiency and used the variable pitch props to change speed so even if you could not see them - you could always hear and tell it was a p3 i was in vp 45 in 1977
grew up near Lockheed/Burbank back in the 60s and 70s. I saw P-3cs all the time along with the development of the S-3 Viking. and PSA was still flying Electras in the 60s too.
I live about three miles from nas Jacksonville, florida, and can hear the last p3's warming the engines before they take off. I actually live in the landing pattern when they make the turn to land. Only one or two squadrons left, and the rest at nas jax are the new P8.
VP-62 is the last squadron at NAS Jax to have P-3C's. On June 4, 2022, they will turn over their last P-3C and receive their first P-8A. P-3's will then be gone from NAS Jax. A Very Sad Day!!! VP-69 at NAS Whigby Island Washington (spelling?) is the other VP squadron with P-3's. They will be getting P-8A's too. Some EP-3C squadrons still exist.
i have lived in jax most of my life - in 1977 i was in vp 45 nas jax - now i live in southside up until a few years ago - i could always recognize them when i heard them - they maintain the same rpm for fuel economy and change the pitch and power for speed
I joined the Navy shortly after the first Top Gun movie, with dreams of working on F14 Tomcats. I ended up working in Diego Garcia and Kadena air base as part of Patrol Wing one. I miss the sound of the P3's.
Yes, when the Electra first entered service they were real bad about the wings falling off in flight. A bunch of folks died, but once they figured it out it became a solid aircraft. I flew on Eastern Shuttle Electra's between DC and NYC a bunch of times during the late 70's.
My grandma took my brother and I from Burbank to San Francisco on an Electra around 1960. I sat at a window in line with the #3 prop and watched it change pitch. San Francisco was fogged in that day and only 2 planes landed including ours. I'll never forget not being able to see the runway until we were about 50 feet up. It was an awesome trip.
In my town of SAN DIEGO and in california I watched many of these old birds flying over my house in the area of POINT LOMA and on a humid day you can hear them at the NASNI> Coronado these planes starting their takeoff rolls down the runway.
What makes the sound unique is the gear box. Notice the pitch change as the power levers are dropped over the ramp from the alpha to beta range and the prop governor takes over, increasing rpm about 3% at the begining of the takeoff roll.
A Deutsche Marine L-188!! Nothing quite like the Electra. Thought nothing would ever replace our S2 Tracker or the P2V-7 Neptune, BUT, this baby is/was most worthy. I don't recall reading much about VP Squadrons in NAW with Grampaw Pettibone, either!
This was our base bird in bermuda .... used to get hungry for pizza and send it to Charleston NC for 200 pizzas..... my dad felt comfortable when I was on this plane
Will be interesting to know what the RNZAF will be doing with it's fleet of P3-K's since they have been retired and replaced with Poseidon's, They are still sitting on the Tarmac at an Airbase not far from me.
3:45 You cut short the best part where they throttle up and you hear the engine roar from idle! Should have started from 2/3 seconds before throttle up. Also whats the crackling/static sound continuously throughout the video? Made it hard to watch.
The reason I had to cut that part of the video was because of someone blasting music from their car which was highly copyrighted. And that sound is rain.
Spent a year next to 🇺🇸 Navy squadron of these at Keflavick NAS, Iceland. I was USAF 57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron - Avionics Tech 66-67. We were busy with Russian bombers they were busy with Russian subs. Busy times. 🇺🇸🗽
These Engines were designed and still continue to be built in Indianapolis. Powers the Orions and every C130 ever made. Upgraded engine version powers the V22 Osprey.
My brother flew P-C3s in Australian Air Force. On one flight, they made a slight detour off their course and buzzed our house, which is quite isolated, on a farm. It looked like the plane was going to come through my living room window and the roar of the engines as it passed low overhead frightened the crap out of us!
I logged 2,000+ hours with VP-30, VP-11, VP-93, and VP-92 from 1989 to 1999. Great airplane!
Did you go to the airlines ?
i went to vp-30 in 1977 indoc - AX - then went to vp-45 - both at jax fla
That really brings back very fond memories of that high pitched sound and strong JP5 smell.
Flew P-3C and P-3CK for 20 yrs for ROKN as a PPC, trained in Jacksonville FL, missed that Orion and people.
The most powerful and beautiful plane in the world
Check out the Orion discussion above. We haven't forgotten her. Really.
Duuuuvaaalll!!! You must have been at NAS Jax, just started working there
When my squadron changed from the P2 to the P3 it was like we came into the 20th century ! What a sweet air frame .
Yes but have you ever flown a MAD TRAP?
I was with VP-56 at Jax from 1974 to 1977
I know turboprops are the future but nothing beats the roar of four mighty radials.
I worked on these planes almost 30 years ago. You never forget that sound, it was amazing.i still miss it. Watched this video on high volume a couple times over and over. VP-66
Keith Auman I spent some time in VP66 as well. Great squadron. Awesome bird.
It's one hell of a bird, and the roar of those 4 engines... amazing :)
Kieth, I've got a couple of snaps of Orions and Connies in Lajes and Kindley from, um, 1956. I was in the 'opposite air force', USAF. pedaling around in a KC-97G. Forgive this view from an auslander, but I thot the Orion over powered and under ranged for what it did (if I was driving a bird looking for subs, it would travel at 50 knots for 18,000 miles, or am I smoking the wrong stuff?). It was a very pretty bird, tho.
@@MrPopeyeJohnson VP-64 1982, ACDUTRA in Lajes.
@@johnleach7879 Have you recently heard the new P-8's are flying at 41,000 feet tracking submarines?
Was stationed at Naval Station Argentia, Newfoundland late 1967 to May 1969. VP44 and VP45 used to rotate in and out. Flew a couple training flights as an observer and fell in love with the P3. We had just gotten the C version before I transferred out. Definitely a kick flying with outboard engines shut down and feathered while over the North Atlantic. Made several instrument approaches and touch and goes at St. John's civilian airport until they kicked us out for turning the wrong way from pull out on a touch and go. Flew to Gander where we landed and took a break. Watched a RCMP bush plane with skis land and 2 Mounties got out with a pretty knarly looking prisoner. They had to use the facility and refill their coffee jugs same as us. Returned to Argentia for more touch and goes but had to land as a ferry flight of RAF F-4 Phantoms flying on fumes needed immediate clearance to land. Very fun day and very memorable. H. Hansen CYN3.
VP-45 (AW) mid 80’s and early 90’s. Saw the end of the Cold War. Flew a lot of “on top” hours before it was all said and done! Was one of the 1st squadrons to switch to digital and kicked ass up in Keflavik, Iceland. Just waiting on them boys out of Murmansk. Fun times!
vp 45 - ax - 1977
when did they finally ditch the 10 inch tape reels to load and offload the computer data ?
and the 64 k of iron core memory that probably weighed 200 pounds or more ?
did you go to sicily - man the food there was the best i ever had ! ! !
Flew in a Lockheed Electra back in 1970 from Washington, DC to Newark, NJ, what a powerful aircraft. Great ride.
Can't Go wrong with the Classic Allison T56. One of the most reliable and best turboprops ever built. Pure Music to my ears. Thanks for Sharing!
If you were part of a P3 squadron you will always recognize the whistle of that 4 stage turbine
I was adj machinist mate stationed in Jax from 73 to 75 vp3orion.laved that time
Or a C-130E/H squadron. Or just an AGE guy who saw everything that flies up close when deployed.
And nu
Ot forget that wwwhhaaaarrrmmmm sound woensdag those plane fly away fond memories😊😊
well - you are right - and you could also tell because they always ran at the same rpm and changed the rotor pitch
no mater where you were - if you heard them fly overhead - you could tell
i was in vp 45 jax fla in 1976
First posting. I'd wake to a P-3 landing and sleep through a C-130.
17 years as a flight engineer close to 8500 flight hours in the USN and worked FMS miss this plane
I love those Allison T56s sounds!
26 years (active VP-49 and reserve VP-62), retired in 1996 and still cannot get that aircraft out of my system. Love it!!!
vp 45 jax fla - ax 1977
kawasaki rider - z900 2019 - still in jax
i did go to the harley dealership to sign up to get my motorcycle license though -
i rode without license all the way until i got the new z900 in 2019
did you go to sicily ?
man the food there was the best i ever had ! ! !
A great friend and flight instructor of mine was checking me out in my Cessna. I said, 'Bill, I hear you have over 30,000 hours. is that true?' he smiled and said, 'yeah, it's true but I wouldn't be too impressed by that, Sam. Most of it was doing big racetracks in the P3 out over the ocean and I was asleep most of the time.' In fact, I think Bill is the best pilot I ever saw. RIP Bill Bardell.
That is true. I haven't been around those big beautiful planes for 32 years and I still remember the sound.
My teacher was in the Navy and piloted one of these. Awesome to see what he did years ago!
So much power for a small plane...but an icon of special
Tasks in aeronautics...i like it 💯❤
I lived near Moffet Filed Naval Air Station for years in Silicon Valley and it was a common sight of the P3 "Sub chasers" coming and going for decades until Moffett Field closed in the early 1990's.
Awesome... in 2022 we still fly the P3 Orion.. Thanks from down under 👍🇳🇿
I remember the surge after brake release during engine runup on takeoff roll. It awlays signified committment to flight.
i was ax in vp 45 jax fla 1977 - i know what you mean
I remember the sounds of those engines from watching them and flying on Lockheed Electra II aircraft with American Airlines at Washington National Airport when I was young. My dad worked for American Airlines. I love that sound and they were great to fly on. Thanks
This is what I consider "a pilot´s plane" just an AWESOME aircraft, multirole long range patrol and anti sub plane ,adecuately used, with "surviving" limitations anti-shipping!!! Thanks for sharing!!
Can’t fly without the FE sitting center seat!
I grew up in palo alto ca. these things flew continuously out of moffat field. In the 60s and 70s this was a constant sound, i can still hear it in my head..
Yes! I grew up right under the flight path in Sunnyvale.. sound of my childhood.
flew as an fe for 14 yrs. really, really miss it
grew up with my step dad flying these ...bad ass over powerd heavy...we were stationed at Moffet field and back east ,,,great fun times...p3 nothing compairs...cheers navy
An amazing aircraft, flew them back in the late 80’s. VP-56 Dragons Jax, Fla
My oldest son is VPU 2. He is an ewop and ift and AFv on the p3. Love this plane.
VP-23 NAS Brunswick, Maine 1956-57 P2V7 Neptune , super duty / great ride: Nose cone view was awesome ::: busing Russian electronic boats in the North Atlantic out of Keflavik , Iceland , all the crew was 18-25, chasing whales !
Great video and sound with out music. Perfect. That other sound I hear must be rain on an umbrella.
😺I was in vp-8 at Pax River and Iceland. Loved that plane!
Seen a lot of these fly at NAS Millington Tn in 75 you’re right you never forget that sound.
What year was that because I didn’t see any when I went thru there in 1996
i was at namtradet in millington from 1976 - 1977
then i went to vp-30 for indoc and vp-45 p3c ax in-flight tech
Used to hear and see P-3s all the time while dad was stationed near NAS North Island...... Miss the drone!!
p3 Orion takes me back into my Navy years with vp92 outfit in Brunswick Maine
Sylvester Anghuy My middle Brother was VP-26 early 80’s
Nothing Sounds like a P-3 Orion., Awesome sound!!
yeah - they maintained constant rpm for fuel efficiency and used the variable pitch props to change speed
so even if you could not see them - you could always hear and tell it was a p3
i was in vp 45 in 1977
What an awesome looking plane!
grew up near Lockheed/Burbank back in the 60s and 70s. I saw P-3cs all the time along with the development of the S-3 Viking. and PSA was still flying Electras in the 60s too.
What an awesome aircraft to see! Big like for this classic turboprop.
I love the sound of those Allison turboprops.
One of my favorite favorite planes.
Such a beautiful sound
Finally! A video without crappy music!
I live about three miles from nas Jacksonville, florida, and can hear the last p3's warming the engines before they take off. I actually live in the landing pattern when they make the turn to land. Only one or two squadrons left, and the rest at nas jax are the new P8.
VP-62 is the last squadron at NAS Jax to have P-3C's. On June 4, 2022, they will turn over their last P-3C and receive their first P-8A. P-3's will then be gone from NAS Jax. A Very Sad Day!!! VP-69 at NAS Whigby Island Washington (spelling?) is the other VP squadron with P-3's. They will be getting P-8A's too. Some EP-3C squadrons still exist.
i have lived in jax most of my life - in 1977 i was in vp 45 nas jax - now i live in southside
up until a few years ago - i could always recognize them when i heard them - they maintain the same rpm for fuel economy and change the pitch and power for speed
One of my all time favorites!!
I love the old Elektra/P3s!
Such a delightful sound those propellers
I joined the Navy shortly after the first Top Gun movie, with dreams of working on F14 Tomcats. I ended up working in Diego Garcia and Kadena air base as part of Patrol Wing one. I miss the sound of the P3's.
Hurricane hunter, long range patrol, search and rescue, antisubmarine warfare ... a superb aircraft.
This old geezer recalls flying commercial on the Elektra, badged for Eastern's Great Silver Fleet.
Yes, when the Electra first entered service they were real bad about the wings falling off in flight. A bunch of folks died, but once they figured it out it became a solid aircraft. I flew on Eastern Shuttle Electra's between DC and NYC a bunch of times during the late 70's.
Flew one to Florida when the speed restrictions were in place - I was 5YO...
Flying hurricane penetrations made it evident this was a special airplane.
My grandma took my brother and I from Burbank to San Francisco on an Electra around 1960. I sat at a window in line with the #3 prop and watched it change pitch. San Francisco was fogged in that day and only 2 planes landed including ours. I'll never forget not being able to see the runway until we were about 50 feet up. It was an awesome trip.
Worked on p3b in 60s great planes
In my town of SAN DIEGO and in california I watched many of these old birds flying over my house in the area of POINT LOMA and on a humid day you can hear them at the NASNI> Coronado these planes starting their takeoff rolls down the runway.
Sound is really awesome!!
What makes the sound unique is the gear box. Notice the pitch change as the power levers are dropped over the ramp from the alpha to beta range and the prop governor takes over, increasing rpm about 3% at the begining of the takeoff roll.
Great Plane flew (AW) on P-3B then P3-C. trained at Pax River then to VP-5
What makes these planes special is because they were designed for a specific look. The Poseidon looks like another commercial 737!
You can hear the "torque" from those Allisons. Favorite turbine engine!
my brother flew on the p-3 for his military career awesome stuff
Several P-3 fly overs was, and probably still is, every day in Jacksonville , Fl. when I was growing up , from NAS JAX …
Raymond Kulig yup still are
I. Was. A. Member. Of. Vp11 p2 v Neptune’s In the 50’s Brunswick Maine asw. Warfare
I can't remember the VP designation, but a friend of mine joined the Navy, and he was with the Squadron out of NAS -JAX, know as the Pelicans ...
My favorite ASW/MP aircraft for all the times..
Former Orion of the Royal Dutch Navy
Indeed, former Dutch P-3C's Royal Dutch Navy from MVKV NAS Valkenburg The Netherlands.......
5769 / 161377 / 309 / 60+06 / P-3C CUP
Knew a guy who flew one when he was in the service. He said it was a privilege to fly something that was older than he is.
A Deutsche Marine L-188!! Nothing quite like the Electra. Thought nothing would ever replace our S2 Tracker or the P2V-7 Neptune, BUT, this baby is/was most worthy. I don't recall reading much about VP Squadrons in NAW with Grampaw Pettibone, either!
Saw these a number of times throughout my flying career at different bases. Cool plane for a prop job.
Oh, likely a B-47 troop. Have your hemorrhoids calmed down yet? I was in a comfortable KC, feeding you fuel, and, yes, you're welcome.
How can you kids. Forget the. Real. Asw aircraft. P2 v Neptune’s Vp. 11. Brunswick. Maine. In the fifties
I also like when they have the sound when they change the pitch of the blade/prop.
These and C-130's fly over my house regularly. NAS Fort Worth JRB.
Not anymore. P-3C is now replaced by P-8A. Now it is just the boring 737 sound.
A real, real nice one from beautiful Split, thanks for sharing!
This was our base bird in bermuda .... used to get hungry for pizza and send it to Charleston NC for 200 pizzas..... my dad felt comfortable when I was on this plane
Pax River VP8. The first squadron to get P3..
VP8 67-71
Great catch of our german P-3. Thumbs up! :)
I think that the P-3 is still the nicest looking patrol plane there is...
Me too! I saw one flying into AVP in 2014 in Scranton
I used to work an them. I want them back 😭😭 but awesome video mate. Greetings from the Netherlands.
Simply great!
I was attached to VP-6 Barberspoint Hawaii . was a AMS worked Air Frames and corrosion control 1971-1972
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Papa threes have their own special sound. You can tell one with your eyes closed.
Loved to watch the smoke rings blow out the back of the engines at altitude.
WOW! Outstanding sound and footage of this great aircraft! Thanks for sharing!! Huge like from me, Matt
Just awesome!!
Hermoso avión. Beatiful airplane. Big clóset up. Thanks.
I can hear it now...V-1.........Rotate! Awesome Plane!
simply the best !! wonderful !!!
What a sound resonance Lockheed p3 rules
Sister of the L-188C Electa model. Built by Lockheed Martin!
VP-23, Brunswick, ME. 1976-78
I was in VP 23 from 72-75.I,liked being around planes so much when I moved to Alaska a few years later I bought a small plane.
What's all that crackling sound at the end? Raindrops, perhaps?
Will be interesting to know what the RNZAF will be doing with it's fleet of P3-K's since they have been retired and replaced with Poseidon's, They are still sitting on the Tarmac at an Airbase not far from me.
The sound
Of freedom
Old p3 dog here....I. hear that sound now in dreams. We as a group had stronger left legs than right..p factor.
3:45 You cut short the best part where they throttle up and you hear the engine roar from idle! Should have started from 2/3 seconds before throttle up. Also whats the crackling/static sound continuously throughout the video? Made it hard to watch.
The reason I had to cut that part of the video was because of someone blasting music from their car which was highly copyrighted. And that sound is rain.
Oh it was rain? Wow! That's sad about the car music, but thanks for clarifying!
I agree ofmgitsshan other than the slip ups it was a good video. Still i cranked the volume up.
Hoo Yah! Real planes have props!!
Sir, this deserves a subscription! :-)
These have been flying out of Burlington Airport in Vermont and I can't figure out why.
These great old planes are about to be replaced in the ASW role in the US Navy. We who live near their bases will miss seeing them.
Sensational. Thank you
P3 Orion and the C-130 Hercules are used for Hurricane reconnaissance.
There you go, guys! Sign up with Nat'l Wx and hear those turboprops again. (Look above there's a bunch of Navy types yearning for Orions.)
Spent a year next to 🇺🇸 Navy squadron of these at Keflavick NAS, Iceland. I was USAF 57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron - Avionics Tech 66-67. We were busy with Russian bombers they were busy with Russian subs. Busy times. 🇺🇸🗽
USN P-3C UDIII/AIP IFT 1986 - 2004.
Worked on these in the late 80's I level maintenance. At whidbey!
Navy brat here..... lived there as a kid, dad was stationed there
@@nolanvarner7529 You should see the base now!
These Engines were designed and still continue to be built in Indianapolis. Powers the Orions and every C130 ever made. Upgraded engine version powers the V22 Osprey.
@@MikeZMonroe I knew they were on the c130, but not the Osprey. I did my share of overhauls. I also worked on j-79, j52's. Loved them all!
Awesome vid. Liked.
Just like old home week
Same engines as the C-130 Hercules E and H models, except the intakes are on the top on the Orion.
Allison T56. You might hear its sound and mistakenly identify it as a C-130. Then you went out then looked up, realized it was the P-3 Orion.
@@cebu_859heavy2 We used to joke to the Canadian Aurora techs that their engines were upside down, which they weren't.