| Role | Maritime patrol aircraft |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Breguet Aviation |
| First flight | 21 October 1961 |
| Status | Active service |
| Primary users | French Navy German Navy Italian Air Force Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Produced | 1961 – 1987 |
| Number built | 87 Atlantique 1 28 Atlantique 2 |
| Unit cost | >$35 Million |
General characteristics
- Crew: 12
- Capacity: 12 passengers or relief crew
- Length: 31.62 m (103 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 37.42 m (122 ft 9¼ in [20])
- Height: 10.89 m (35 ft 8¾ in)
- Wing area: 120.34 m² (1,295.3 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 25,700 kg (56,659 lb)
- Loaded weight: 45,000 kg (99,200 lb)
- Max. takeoff weight: 46,200 kg (101,850 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Tyne RTy.20 Mk 21 2-shaft turboprops, 6,100 ehp (4,549 kW) each
- Maximum speed: 648 km/h (350 knots, 402 mph)
- Cruise speed: 315 km/h (170 knots, 195 mph) (patrol speed)
- Stall speed: 167 km/h (90 knots, 104 mph) flaps down
- Ferry range: 9,075 km (4,900 nmi, 5,635 mi)
- Endurance: 18 hours
- Service ceiling: 9,145 m (30,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 14.7 m/s (2,900 ft/min) at 30,000 kg (66,140 lb)
- Up to 3,500 kg (7,700 lb), including torpedoes, depth charges, mines, anti-ship missiles, bombs and/or buoys