General data:
Type: Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) Crew: 13
Min Speed: 200 kt Max Speed: 520 kt
Wingspan: 35.1 m Height: 9.1 m
Length: 38.7 m Max Payload: 4500 kg
Empty Weight: 39000 kg Max Weight: 73000 kg
Operator: Royal Air Force Commissioned: 1975
Propulsion: 4x Spey RB.168-20 RSp.5-1 Mk.250 Decommissioned: 1984
Sensors / EW:
Generic Searchlight - Visual
Visual, Searchlight
Max Range: 0.9 km
ARAR/ARAX - (Nimrod MR.1) ESM
ELINT
Max Range: 926 km
ASV-21D - (Sonic 1, Nimrod) Radar
Radar, Surface Search, Long-Range
Max Range: 314.8 km
AN/ASQ-10A - (Sonic 1, Nimrod) MAD
MAD
Max Range: 1.9 km
Weapons / Loadouts:
Mk46 LWT Mod 2 - (1972) Torpedo
Subsurface Max: 5.6 km.
Type 30059 LOFAR [Mk1c] - (Nimrod, A-Size, 20/137m) Sonobuoy
Type 17054 Active Directional [Mk1c] - (Nimrod, C-Size, 20/90m) Sonobuoy
Type 17053 Passive Directional [Mk1c] - (Nimrod, C-Size, 20/90m) Sonobuoy
B57 Multipurpose Sub Bomb [20kT Nuclear] - (Aerial) Depth Charge
Subsurface Max: 0.9 km.