USA - Naval aviation and armament
Douglas A3D (A-3) Skywarrior attacker
A3D-2 (A-3B) Skywarrior
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
| A3D-1, 1962 - A-3A | attacker | 3/1956 - 1957 | 50 | 1967 | 3 seats, 2 Pratt & Whitney J57-P-6 engines (2 x 4400 kgf), 2 20-mm guns, 4634 kg of combat load in hull (bombs, torpedoes, mines, 1 nuclear bomb) |
| A3D-2, 1962 - A-3B | 1957 - 1/1961 | 164 | 2 J57-P-10 engines (2 x 4763 kgf), 2 20-mm guns, 5811 kg of combat load in hull (bombs, torpedoes, mines, 1 nuclear bomb), APN-122 radar | ||
| A3D-2P, 1962 - RA-3B | recon | 1958 - 1961 | 30 | unarmed | |
| A3D-2Q, 1962 - EA-3B | ECM plane | 8/1959 - 1961 | 24 | 1990 | 7 seats, ECM equipment |
| KA-3B | flying tanker | 1962 | some modified from A-3B | 3/1991 | 3 seats, without special equipment, 4543 l of cargo fuel |
| EKA-3B TACOS | ECM plane - flying tanker | 1968 | 39 modified from KA-3B | 6 seats, ECM equipment, 2 907-kg or 8 227-kg bombs | |
| ERA-3B | ECM plane - recon | 1970 | 10 modified from RA-3B | planes can used in "aggressor" squadrons |
| Modification | A3D-2 (A-3B) |
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Wing span, m |
22.12 |
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Length, m |
22.16 |
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Height, m |
6.86 |
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Wings area, m2 |
67.82 |
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Empty mass, kg |
17240 |
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Full flying-off mass, kg |
33112 |
| Engine | 2 Pratt & Whitney J57-P-10 |
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Force, kgf |
2 õ 4763 |
| Maximal speed, km/h | 982 |
| Cruise speed, km/h | 837 |
| Flying range, km | 3959 |
| Vertical speed, m/s | |
| Maximal altitude, m | 13720 |
| Complement | 3 |
| Armament | 2 20-mm guns, 5811 kg of combat load in hull (bombs, torpedoes, mines, 1 nuclear bomb) |
A3D-1 Skywarrior
KA-3B Skywarrior
© Ivan Gogin, 2008