A friend is in the process of building a S-3 model, and needs diagrams, showing the S-3 Viking measurements. Any help here? Thanks. NC
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A friend is in the process of building a S-3 model, and needs diagrams, showing the S-3 Viking measurements. Any help here? Thanks. NC
Hey NC, found this:
Data from Standard Aircraft Characteristics[41]
General characteristics
- Crew: 4 (Pilot, Co-Pilot/COTAC, TACCO, Sensor Operator/TFO)
- Length: 53 ft 4 in (16.26 m)
- Wingspan:
- Unfolded: 68 ft 8 in (20.93 m)
- Folded: 29 ft 6 in (9.00 m)
- Height: 22 ft 9 in (6.93 m)
- Wing area: 598 ft2 (55.56 m2)
- Aspect ratio: 7.73
- Empty weight: 26,581 lb (12,057 kg)
- Loaded weight: 38,192 lb (17,324 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 52,539 lb (23,831 kg)
- Internal fuel capacity: 1,933 US gal (13,145 lb)(7,320 L) of JP-5 fuel
- External fuel capacity: 2 × 300 US gal (4,080 lb)(1,136 L) tanks
- Powerplant: 2 × General Electric TF34-GE-2 turbofans, 9,275 lbf (41.26 kN) each
Performance
- Maximum speed:
- 429 kn (493 mph, 795 km/h) at sea level
- Mach 0.79, 450 kn (514 mph, 828 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
- Cruise speed: 350 kn (405 mph, 650 km/h)
- Stall speed: 97 kn (112 mph, 180 km/h)
- Range: 2,765 nm (3,182 mi, 5,121 km
- Combat Radius: 853 km[42] (530 mi))
- Ferry range: 3,368 nm (3,875 mi, 6,237 km)
- Service ceiling: 40,900 ft (12,465 m)
- Rate of climb: 5,120 ft/min (26.0 m/s)
- Wing loading: 68.5 lb/ft2 (334 kg/m2)
- Thrust/weight: 0.353
Armament
- Up to 4,900 lb (2,220 kg) on 4 internal and 2 external hardpoints, including:
- 10 × 500 lb (227 kg) Mark 82 bombs
- 2 × 1000 lb (454 kg) Mark 83 bombs
- 2 × 2000 lb (908 kg) Mark 84 bombs
- 6 × CBU-100 cluster bombs
- 2 × Mark 50 torpedoes
- 4 × Mark 46 torpedoes
- 6 × mines or depth charges
- 2 × B57 nuclear bombs (depthcharges)
- 2 × AGM-65E/F Maverick missiles
- 2 × AGM-84D Harpoon missiles
- 1 × AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER missile
- The underwing hardpoints can also be fitted with unguided rocket pods or 300 US gal (1,136 l) fuel tanks.
Avionics
- AN/APS-116 sea search radar, maximum range 150 nmi (173 mi, 278 km)
- Upgraded on S-3B to AN/APS-137 Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR)
- OR-89 forward looking infrared (FLIR) camera with 3× zoom
- AN/ARS-2 sonobuoy receiver with 13 blade antennas on the airframe for precise buoy location (Sonobuoy Reference System)
- AN/ASQ-81 magnetic anomaly detector (MAD)
- AN/ALR-47 Electronic Support Measures (ESM) emitter-location system, with boxy receiver pods fitted to the wingtips, to locate adversary communications and radar transmitters
- AN/ASN-92 Inertial navigation system (INS) with doppler radar navigation and TACAN
- Up to 60 sonobuoys (59 tactical, 1 Search and Rescue)
Thanks Odie. I had originally received request for assistance from the retired Master Chief who runs the technical publications library at the Naval Aviation Museum. He has access to Natops, etc..., but not blueprint type diagrams, unfortunately. NC
Would this help?
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