Lockheed's P-2V Neptune was a Cold War maritime patrol aircraft that was involved in many surveillance operations during the 1950s and 1960s. The details of these exploits are still not entirely public. These missions could be extremely dangerous, the Soviet Air Force being given tacit approval to shoot down the Neptunes on sight without paying too much heed to whether or not the plane was actually in international air space. The most famous Neptune was a P2V-1, the "Truculent Turtle", which flew non-stop without refueling from Perth, Australia, to Columbus, Ohio, a distance of 11,235 miles. This type, P2V-7, was first flown in 1954. In 1962 it was re-designated as the SP-2H, OP-2E, or AP-2H. The Neptune served until the mid 1970's, when it was replaced by the P-3 Orion.

For FS2004 and FSX

Features

• FIVE texture sets :
  • VP-1, Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, 1968
  • VP-18, Roosevelt Roads, 1962
  • French Aeronavale, Flotille 25F, 1983
  • Netherlands, No. 320 Squadron, 1986
  • RAAF, No. 10 Squadron, 1967
• native FSX model with all FSX features (bump mapping, self-shadowing, bloom etc)
• both pilot's and copilot's panels' gauges present and working
• togglable Observer crew figure in nose area
• jet pod smoke trail effect on i-key
• detailed 2D panel with mousable xml-type gauges and animated Yoke (togglable)
• highly authentic performance, procedures checklist provided
• pop-up panels for GPS, radios, starters/autopilot and lights
• realistic custom soundset
• authentic virtual cockpit with animations and mousable gauges/switches
• animated crew escape hatches
• animated bomb bay, revealing torpedoes
• animated jet intake flaps
• animated cowl flaps
• animated spoilers
• 3 realistic crew figures, animated pilot's head
• authentic undercarriage structure and animations
• working landing lights (searchlight on wingtip), taxi, nav and beacons