USA - Naval aviation and armament
North American / North American Rockwell A3J (A-5) Vigilante attacker
A3J-1 (A-5A) Vigilante
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
| A3J-1, 1962 - A-5A | attacker | 6/1961 - 1962 | 57 | 1970 | 2 General Electric J79-GE-8 engines (2 x 4944 / 7711 kgf), J79-GE-2 (2 õ 4753 / 6804 kgf) or J79-GE-4 (2 x 7951 / 7325 kgf) on early planes, 2270 kg of combat load in hull (1 nuclear bomb) |
| A3J-1P, 1962 - RA-5C | attacker - recon | 6/1962 - 11/1970 | 69+43 modified from A-5A | 1979 | 2 J79-GE-10 engines (2 x 5395 / 8118 kgf), 2270 kg of combat load (1 nuclear bomb in hull and 4 wing points with 4 Bullpup ASM or 4 454-kg bombs) |
| Modification | A3J-1P (RA-5C) |
|
Wing span, m |
16.15 |
|
Length, m |
22.30 |
|
Height, m |
5.92 |
|
Wings area, m2 |
71.44 |
|
Empty mass, kg |
18522 |
|
Full flying-off mass, kg |
36300 |
| Engine | 2 General Electric J79-GE-10 |
|
Force, kgf |
2 x 5395 / 8118 |
| Maximal speed, km/h | 1747 |
| Cruise speed, km/h | 1018 |
| Flying range, km | 4820 |
| Vertical speed, m/s | |
| Maximal altitude, m | 21000 |
| Complement | 2 |
| Armament | 2270 kg of combat load (1 nuclear bomb in hull and 4 wing points with 4 Bullpup ASM or 4 454-kg bombs) |
YA3J-1 Vigilante
RA-5C Vigilante
RA-5C Vigilante (Constellation, 1968)
© Ivan Gogin, 2008