I was talking to a guy at work who is in the reservr P-3 community and has
experience FLYING the MMA he said it is not suitable at low altitude the whole
package is not to standards and is wondering how combat damage resistamt it
will be made.
Sparky
Question for the naval aviators: How is the new 737 MMA going to perform as
the
P-3s replacement? I know it's bigger, carries more "stuff" and whatnot, but
from what I know of jet engines (even high-bypass fans), won't it be very
fuel
INefficient in the same regime as the P-3 prowls? Cruising along at 1000' or
so
and around 200 KIAS? Or is the MMA going to be punching out sonobuoys from a
much higher altitude and at a much higher speed?

Is this aircraft the real answer or is it more taxpayer money into the gaping
maw of the military-industrial copmplex?