The North American A-5 Vigilante was built between 1956 and 1970, it was an aircraft carrier based agile supersonic nuclear bomber designed and built for the US Navy, a total of 158 aircraft being produced, it remained in service until early 1980. The change in policy towards a submarine launched ballistic missiles determent resulted in conversion of the A-5 Vigilante into a navel fast reconnaissance aircraft. North American A-5A Vigilante Specifications: - Crew: 2
- Length: 76 ft 6 in (23.32 m)
- Wingspan: 53 ft 0 in (16.15 m)
- Height: 19 ft 5 in (5.9 m)
- Empty weight: 32,700 lb (14,800 kg)
- Loaded weight: 47,530 lb (21,580 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 62,950 lb (28,580 kg)
- Engines: Twin 17,000 lbf (76 kN) General Electric J79-GE-8 afterburning turbojets
- Maximum speed: Mach 2.0 (1,320 mph, 2,123 km/h)
- Range: 1,290 mi (2,075 km)
- Service ceiling: 52,100 ft (15,880 m)
- Rate of climb: 8,000 ft/min (40.6 m/s)
Armament: - Single internally carried B28 or B43 nuclear gravity bomb
- Twin B43, Mark 83, or Mark 84 bombs on external hard-points
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