A-3B
usn_a-3bAircraftUSABomber
- Role
- Bomber
- Max Speed
- 530 kn
- Ceiling
- 41000 ft
- Range Units
- Miles
Description
Entering service in the mid-1950s the A-3 Skywarrior was the US Navy's Strategic Nuclear Capability before being replaced by the ballistic missile. The A-3 continued to serve until the early 1990s performing a variety of other roles. Known colloquially as the "Whale" the Skywarrior was the heaviest carrier capable aircraft operated by the US Navy.
Unit
- Type
- Aircraft
- Role
- Bomber
- In service
- 1956–1991
- Loadouts
- Default, Strike
Performance
- Wingspan
- 22.1 m
- Max G
- 5 g
- Climb rate
- 26 m/s
- Ceiling
- 41,000 ft
- Max speed (sea level)
- 530 kn
- Stall speed
- 113 kn
- Mach limit
- 0.79 M
- Empty mass
- 17,876 kg
- Max fuel
- 5,897 kg
- Engines
- 2
- Thrust (each)
- 47 kN
- Cruise
- Mach 0.612 · 2,765 miles
Signatures
- Visual ID range
- 6 nm
- RCS
- 80
- IR signature
- Semi-small