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U.
S. Military Aircraft EA-3 SKYWARRIOR Photo by Coil B. Thouanel |
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Though designed as a nuclear strike bomber, the Skywarrior has spent most of its life in other roles. This is an EKA-3B used for flight refueling and ECM. The most important such variant was the A3D-2Q (from 1962 EA-3B), of which 25 were built from 1958 for electronic reconnaissance and counter-measures. The equipment and four operators occupied a pressurized compartment replacing the weapon bay. A few such aircraft remain serviceable in the early 1990s. |
TECHNICAL DATA
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Description |
Specifications |
| Manufacturer: Douglas | Length: 76 ft. 4 in. |
| First Flight: October 1952 | Height: 22 ft 9.5 in. |
| Model: B | Wing Span: 72 ft 6 in. |
| Crew: Seven | Wing Area: 812.0 sq. ft. |
| Nickname: Skywarrior | Empty Weight: 39,409 lb. |
| Basic Role: Carrier Borne electronic reconnaissance and ECM. | Max. Weight: 73,000 lb. |
| Other Versions:
EA-3B ( production variant for electronic warfare), EKA-3B (about 40 A-3Bs converted for the US Navy Reserve use in the ECM training and in-flight refueling tankers roles. ERA-3B conversions for testing of ECM equipment and "aggressor" evaluation of US Navy electronic counter-Countermeasures). |
Armament: None |
| Principal User: U. S. A. |
Propulsion |
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Performance |
Power Plant: Pratt & Whitney J57-P-10 turbojets. |
| Range: 2,900 miles. | Horsepower: 12,400-lb thrust. |
| Max. Speed: 610mph. | No. Of Engines: Two |
| Ceiling: 41,000 ft. | |
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