The plane we toured has been around since the 80s but the model is from 1959.
On board are two observation seats (like what they are using to search for the missing Malaysian plane). It is also equipped with sonar to hear subs below water. The sailor on board told us they can hear all kinds of animals like whales and dolphins.
The cadets also had a chance to try on the survival pack in case of ejection ad learn about the tools needed to survive. Things included are a knife to cut the parachute line, flares, a radio, a signaling mirror, dye for the water and a beacon.
Thoughts from the kids:
It was really neat because there were so many things I didn't know planes could have like the kitchen area and the sub tracking area. - Cadet Lapensee-Rankine
It surprised me how many people work on the plane. It's so big and looks like it could hold a lot of people but when I think of war planes I think like 1-2 people on board and this had a lot more. There's a lot of space in the pilot seat. I got to sit there and it was really spacious but the pedals were really far away. - Cadet Gordner
It's got lots of controls and seems pretty complicated. But they said it was really user friendly to learn how to fly. - Cadets Bae and Bryson
There's a lot of interesting buttons and it's amazing how they have to memorize all that. It's cool how they have a buddy system in there and everyone is always backing each other up to make sure the job gets done. - Cadets Pholsina and Richardson
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