Thanks for the feedback and tips so far
Originally Posted by strontium.dog74
Your title says MPA but your brief states SAR and ASW, whilst MPA do SAR and ASW actual recovery of persons from the water
No need for actual recovery in this case, more the "S" part of SAR
Originally Posted by PDR1
The question pre-judges that the solution is actually an aeroplane - there's no particular reason why it has to be and artificially constraining the options too early in the process is rarely a good idea.
I'm looking at long range missions, so fixed wing is probably the only way to go. In any case it's an artificial constraint of the project, so fixed wing it is!
Im particularly interested in the advantages (if there are any) that going for a clean sheet design might offer. Was there anything that the Atlantique (or the Kawasaki P-1 if anyone has any experience) is able to do better than the MPA's adapted from airliners?