Does anyone have a photo of the nose radar on an MR2 and R1 or are they the same.

The Nimrod R was originally delivered with ASV21 as fitted to the MR1. This was removed as part of the Astral Box programme ca. 1980 and an Ecko 290 weather radar fitted in the redundant searchlight housing on the starboard 4A tank. The display for the Ecko 290 was at the navigator’s station. The nose radome of the R1 contained no equipment as none had originally been planned and there was a limitation on weight growth for the airframe. The R1 frequently operated at a higher Zero Fuel Weight (ZFW) than the maritime aircraft. When operating at the Extended ZFW speed limitations where introduced at a lower in flight All Up Weights (AUW). The descent into Wyton took a long time at 235kts.

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