North American A-5 Vigilante

A-5 (A3J) Vigilante
A-5 Vigilante
Vloga	Bombnik/izvidnik
Izvor	ZDA
Proizvajalec/-ci	North American Aviation
Krstni polet	31. avgust 1958
Predstavljen	Junij 1961
Upokojen	20. november 1979
Glavni uporabnik	Ameriška mornarica
Izdelovan	1956–63 1968–70
Število izdelanih	156

A3J-1 (A-3A) na letalonosilki CV-60 Saratoga leta 1960

North American A-5 Vigilante tudi A3J Vigilante je bil dvomotorni nadzvočni (Mach 2) palubni bombnik, ki ga je zasnoval North American Aviation za Ameriško mornarico. A-5 je bil namenjen napadom z jedrskim orožjem, lahko pa tudi s konvencionalnim. Med Vietnamsko vojno se je uporabljal kot taktični bombnik in izvidniško letalo.

A3J na letalonosilki

RA-5C Vigilante

Specifikacije (A-5A Vigilante)

Ortografska projekcija A-5A Vigilante

Kokpit

Podatki iz North American Rockwell A3J (A-5) Vigilante

Splošne karakteristike

• Posadka: 2
• Dolžina: 76 ft 6 in (23,32 m)
• Razpon kril: 53 ft 0 in (16,16 m)
• Višina: 19 ft 4¾ in (5,91 m)
• Površina kril: 700 ft² (65,1 m²)
• Teža praznega letala: 32714 lb (14870 kg)
• Naložena teža: 47530 lb (21605 kg)
• Maks. vzletna teža: 62953 lb (28615 kg)
• Pogon letala: 2 × General Electric J79-GE-8 turboreaktivna motorja z dodatnim zgorevanjem
  • Potisk motorjev (suh): 10900 lbf (48 kN) vsak
  • Potisk motorjev z dodatnim zgorevanjem: 17000 lbf (76 kN) vsak

Zmogljivost

• Maks. hitrost: Mach 2,0 (1149 vozlov, 1320 mph, 2123 km/h) na višini 40000 ft (12200 m)
• Bojni radij: 1121 nmi (1289 milj, 2075 km)
• Največji doseg: 1571 nmi (1807 milj, 2909 km)
• Višina leta: 52100 ft (15880 m)
• Hitrost vzpenjanja: 8000 ft/min (40,6 m/s)
• Obremenitev kril: 80,4 lb/ft² (308,3 kg/m²)
• Razmerje potisk/teža: 0,72

Oborožitev

• Bombe:
  
  • 1× jedrska bomba Mark 27, B28 ali B43 v notranjem prostoru
  • 2× B43, Mark 83, ali Mark 84 bombe na dveh zunanjih nosilcih

Letalska elektronika
Sistem na A-5 ali RA-5C^[1][2]

• AN/ASB-12 Radar (A-5, RA-5C)
• Westinghouse AN/APD-7 SLAR (RA-5C)
• Sanders AN/ALQ-100 E/F/G/H-Band Radar Jammer (RA-5C)
• Sanders AN/ALQ-41 X-Band Radar Jammer (A-5, RA-5C)
• AIL AN/ALQ-61 Radio/Radar/IR ECM Receiver (RA-5C)
• Litton ALR-45 "COMPASS TIE" 2-18 GHz Radar Warning Receiver (RA-5C)
• Magnavox AN/APR-27 SAM Radar Warning Receiver (RA-5C)
• Itek AN/APR-25 S/X/C-Band Radar Detection and Homing Set (RA-5C)
• Motorola AN/APR-18 Electronic Reconnaissance System (A-5, RA-5C)
• AN/AAS-21 IR Reconnaissance Camera (RA-5C)

Glej tudi

• North American XF-108 Rapier
• BAC TSR-2
• Tupoljev Tu-22
• Dassault Mirage IV
• Seznam bombnikov

Reference

1. Parsch, Andreas. "Designations of US Military Electronic and Communications Equipment." Designation Systems, 5 June 2011. Retrieved: 31 January 2012.
2. Eden 2009, pp. 220, 221.

Bibliografija

• Buttler, Tony (2007). American Secret Projects: Fighters & Interceptors 1945–1978 (1 izd.). Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK: Midland Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-264-1.
• Buttler, Tony. "Database: North American A3J/A-5 Vigilante". Aeroplane, Vol. 42, No. 7, July 2014. pp. 69–84.
• Butowski, Piotr with Jay Miller. OKB MiG: A History of the Design Bureau and Its Aircraft. Leicester, UK: Midland Counties Publications, 1991. ISBN 0-455-84725-6.
• Dean, Jack. "Sleek Snooper." Airpower, Volume 31, No. 2, March 2001.
• Donald, David; Lake, Jon (1996). Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft. London: AIRtime Publishing. ISBN 1-880588-24-2.
• Eden. Paul. Modern Military Aircraft Anatomy. London: Amber Books, 2009. ISBN 978-1-905704-77-4.
• Ellis, Ken, ed. "North American A-5 Vigilante" (In Focus). Flypast, August 2008.
• Goodspeed, M. Hill. "North American Rockwell A3J (A-5) Vigilante". Wings of Fame, Volume 19, pp. 38–103. London: Aerospace Publishing, 2000. ISBN 1-86184-049-7.
• Gunston, Bill. Bombers of the West. London: Ian Allan Ltd., 1973, pp. 227–35. ISBN 0-7110-0456-0.
• Powell, Robert. RA-5C Vigilante Units in Combat (Osprey Combat Aircraft #51). Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing Limited, 2004. ISBN 1-84176-749-2.
• Siuru, William. "Vigilante: Farewell to the Fleet's Last Strategic Bomber!" Airpower, Volume 11, No. 1, January 1981.
• Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965–66. London: Sampson Low, Marston, 1965.
• Taylor, John W.R. (1969). "North American A-5 Vigilante." Combat Aircraft of the World from 1909 to the present. New York: GP Putnam's Sons. ISBN 0-425-03633-2.
• Thomason, Tommy H. "Strike from the Sea". North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press, 2009. ISBN 978-1580071321 .
• Wagner, Ray. American Combat Planes. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, third edition 1982. ISBN 0-385-13120-8.
• Wilson, Stewart (2000). Combat Aircraft since 1945. Fyshwick, Australia: Aerospace Publications. ISBN 1-875671-50-1.

Zunanje povezave

• Department of the Navy - Naval Historical Center Arhivirano 2011-04-09 na Wayback Machine.
• National Museum of Naval Aviation Arhivirano 2011-07-13 na Wayback Machine.
• A-5/RA-5 Vigilante at vectorsite.net
• A-5 Vigilante at Subic Bay youtube link
• NR-349 model
• NR-349 model
• NR-349 proposal image