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I see from photographs that the P-8A carries the wording "NAVY" under the port wing. Having been unable to find a picture of the upperside of the starboard wing, does it carry the "NAVY" title there? And does anybody know the size of the lettering?

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Hello Nigel, I think that the plane does not have the word NAVY in the top part of the wing

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About the dimensions, I don´t know the precise size of the words, just found this pic

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Anyway, these schemes do not seem to be definitive but I think not vary much after the airplane is in full service and that only each squadron markings will be added.

I.Martin

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Navy aircraft have never carried the word NAVY on top of the wings. I'm positive someone is even now posting a photo to prove me wrong, but it has never been a widespread standard practice.

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Here's the Boeing page about the P-8A Poseidon program. It is basically a 737-800 (with the wings of a 900) on crack, designed for maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare. It is actually produced "in-line" with civilian 737's in Renton, WA. The US Navy is replacing the P-3's with them, and there is also a version for the Indian Navy as well, known as the P-8I Neptune.

Aaron

P-8A

http://www.airfighters.com/photo/106119/M/USA-Navy/Boeing-P-8A-Poseidon/168430/

P-8I (I called it a Poseidon before I knew it have a different designation)

http://www.airfighters.com/photo/105902/M/India-Navy/Boeing-P-8I-Poseidon/IN320/

ps. Something funny about the P-8I. As you can see, it has four CATM-84 training shapes on the the wing hardpoints. When weapons testing began, Boeing announced on their home page that there would be an aircraft flying around Seattle for the next few months with various weapons mounted, and that these were TRAINING SHAPES only, and not to be worried about it.

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Tu-16 came first, as did the Tu-95. 104 developed from the 16, and the 114 was developed from the 95.

The Tu-134UBL may be the first true airliner to have ordnance fitted.

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LOL!!...Leave it to Jennings. Awesome...

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Good point! The Dizzy Two is probably it. The Ju52 wouldn't really count, since it was designed as an airliner but then re-designed and turned into a dedicated bomber. Same for the He111 and Do17 for that matter. We're talking about taking an *actual* airliner aircraft and strapping bombs on it.

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