Commissioned by the U.S. Navy firm Lockheed modified the improved version of the aircraft L-188 Electra (Electra) in the prototype Lockheed YP3V-1, later named Orion, which first flew on November 25 1959g.Pervy serial copy P3V-1 flew on April 15 1961. By the time he received the designation P-3.Sohranyaya basic airframe models of Electra, the new aircraft differed shortened to 2.24 meters (7 feet 4 inches) for the fuselage, which was slightly modified to accommodate the large weapon bay, installation of new aviation equipment and systems in general naznacheniya.V weapon compartment to lay mines, depth charges, torpedoes or nuclear oruzhie.Samolet was also 10 podkrylnyh pylons for mounting various vooruzheniya.Vsego to date built over 640 aircraft. For fans of military transport aviatsii.Testirovanno in FSX SP2 " Dispersal.