Douglas A-3 Skywarrior - Specifications (A3D-2/A-3B Skywarrior)

Specifications (A3D-2/A-3B Skywarrior)

Data from McDonnell Douglas Aircraft since 1920

General characteristics

• Crew: 3
• Length: 76 ft 4 in (23.27 m)
• Wingspan: 72 ft 6 in (22.10 m)
• Height: 22 ft 9½ in (6.95 m)
• Wing area: 812 ft² (75.4 m²)
• Empty weight: 39,409 lb (17,876 kg)
• Loaded weight: 70,000 lb (31,750 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 82,000 lb (37,195 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney J57-P-10 turbojet, 10,500 lbf (46.7 kN) dry (12,400 lbf (55.3 kN with water injection)) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 530 knots (610 mph, 982 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,050 m)
• Cruise speed: 452 knots (520 mph, 837 km/h)
• Range: 1,826 nmi (2,100 mi, 3,380 km)
• Service ceiling: 41,000 ft (12,495 m)
• Wing loading: 86.2 lb/ft² (421 kg/m²)

Armament

• Guns: 2 20 mm M3L cannon in the tail turret
• Bombs: 12,800 pounds (5,800 kg) of free-fall bombs or mines, including any combination of
  • 12 500 pounds (230 kg) Mark 82 bombs or
  • 6 1,000 pounds (450 kg) Mark 83 bombs or
  • 8 1,600 pounds (730 kg) armor-piercing bombs or
  • 4 2,000 pounds (910 kg) bombs
  • 1 free-fall nuclear weapon