P8 Poseidon – Guardian of the Seas [RAeS]
Technical lecture
01 November 2018 19:00 - 21:00
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Description
P8 Poseidon – Guardian of the Seas [RAeS]
Date: 1st November 2018
Time: Talk starts at 7:30pm
Venue: Lecture Room 1, Cambridge University Engineering Department
Please note the suggested donatation from non-RAeS member attending this talk is £5.
The P-8A Poseidon is a Maritime Patrol Aircraft based on the Boeing 737-800 and designed to hunt
submarines and ships. It can also carry out long range rescue missions. It is fitted with the latest generation
of sensors and can carry anti-submarine warfare torpedoes and anti-ship missiles.
The aircraft is being introduced into the US Navy, the Royal Australian Air Force and the Royal Norwegian
Air Force as well as the Royal Air Force. It has also been ordered for the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
The RAF's nine MRA1 aircraft will be based at RAF Lossiemouth in Northern Scotland and operated by Nos
120 and 201 Squadrons.
Speaker(s)
This lecture will be presented by Group Captain Lyndon Jones RAF, Poseidon MRA1 Programme Director, HQ RAF Air Command,
Address
Lecture Theatre 1, Engineering Department, Cambridge University
Trumpington Street
Cambridge
CB2 1PZ
United Kingdom