Atlantique 2 upgrade

[Chris558]

As far as I can gather, the Atlantique 2 was a new build from the 80s, rather than an upgraded original airframe - the Atlantic. Now they're due to be upgraded again (see link), though there is no mention to new engines...How do they keep those Tynes going?

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... al-391328/

[Garry Russell]

Yep

The first ones were Atlantique which went out of production

Later an upgrade version went back into production as the Atlantic 2, sometimes known as Atlantic NG

[NigelC]

http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/atlantique/

The Rolls-Royce Allison AE2100H engines, equipped with six-blade composite propellers from Messier Dowty produce 10% more power than the current generation ATL engines, but use 15% less fuel.

[Garry Russell]

Re the ATL1 and ATL 2...for lovers of fine music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVlk6RQ8ykQ

[Chris558]

Yeh, I saw that Nigel, but according to Wiki...

An Atlantique 3 was proposed in 1995 for the British competition won by the Nimrod MRA4. It would have had a two-man glass cockpit, uprated AE2100H turboprops and avionics upgrades

[Paul K]

Well, I think spending millions upgrading some old martime patrol airframes ( only 15 of them ) is a cracking idea. What could possibly go wrong ?