Nimrod MR1

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The Nimrod MR1 was the original maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare variant of the British Hawker Siddeley Nimrod aircraft, introduced into Royal Air Force service in the early 1970s.

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Nimrod MR1 canonical 6
Nimrod MR1 airframe 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf maritime patrol aircraft
military aircraft variant
aircraftFamily Hawker Siddeley Nimrod
airframeDerivedFrom Comet 4 airliner
linked to: de Havilland Comet
armamentCapability depth charges
sonobuoys
torpedoes
basedOn de Havilland Comet
convertedTo Nimrod MR2
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crewSize about 12
designation MR1
developedFrom Hawker Siddeley Nimrod prototype
engineType Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan
equippedWith magnetic anomaly detector
maritime search radar
sonobuoy processing system
era Cold War
firstFlightOfType late 1960s
introducedIntoService 1970
early 1970s
manufacturer Hawker Siddeley
maximumTakeoffWeight approximately 87000 kg
numberOfEngines 4
operator Royal Air Force
powerplant 4 × Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engines
primaryMissionArea North Atlantic
primaryUser Royal Air Force
replaced Avro Shackleton in RAF maritime patrol role
retiredFromService 1980s
role anti-submarine warfare
maritime patrol
serviceBranch Royal Air Force
serviceCeiling approximately 42000 ft
serviceEntryOperator No. 120 Squadron RAF
No. 201 Squadron RAF
No. 206 Squadron RAF
No. 42 Squadron RAF
status retired
successor Nimrod MR2
tailConfiguration T-tail
usedBy Royal Air Force Coastal Command
linked to: RAF Coastal Command
usedFor anti-surface warfare
electronic intelligence gathering
maritime surveillance
search and rescue support
wingConfiguration low-wing

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Hawker Siddeley Nimrod variant Nimrod MR1
Nimrod MR2 precededBy Nimrod MR1
subject linked to: MR2
Nimrod MR2 airframeUpgradeFrom Nimrod MR1
subject linked to: MR2
Nimrod MR2 avionicsUpgradeFrom Nimrod MR1
subject linked to: MR2
No. 206 Squadron RAF aircraftOperated Nimrod MR1
subject linked to: 206 Squadron
Nimrod R1 basedOn Nimrod MR1 airframe
linked to: Nimrod MR1
Nimrod R1 convertedFrom Nimrod MR1