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Description
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed | |
| Base model: | S-3 | |
| Designation: | ES-3 | |
| Version: | A | |
| Nickname: | Viking | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Anti-Submarine | |
| Modified Mission: | Special electronic installation | |
Specifications
| Length: | 53' 4" | 16.2 m | |
| Height: | 22' 9" | 6.9 m | |
| Wingspan: | 68' 8" | 20.9 m | |
| Wingarea: | 598.0 sq ft | 55.5 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 26,554 lb | 12,042 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 43,491 lb | 19,723 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 52,539 lb | 23,827 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | General Electric TF34-GE-2 | ||
| Thrust (each): | 9,275 lb | 4,206 kg | |
Performance
| Cruise Speed: | 403 mph | 648 km/h | 350 kt |
| Max Speed: | 506 mph | 814 km/h | 440 kt |
| Climb: | 3,937 ft/min | 1,199 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 35,000 ft | 10,667 m | |
Operators (Past and Present)
| USN | VQ-5 | Agana | Guam |
| USN | VQ-6 | Cecil Field | FL |
Recent comments by our visitors
| K. Koehler Springfield, OH | I was the lead engineer in designing the screens on the ES-3A data collection suite. It was one of the most exciting times in my career. I had a great team of software design engineers designing software for the Multi-Purpose Display screens. I was lucky enough to be tasked with the overall design of all the screens and the presentation of the operational layout to the fleet commanders. I was sad to hear they discountinued the use of the ES-3A in 1999 09/08/2005 @ 22:01 [ref: 11186] |
| AEC (ret) Tom Gannon Hyde Park, NY | I cruised w/ Shadows 720, 721 (busted wing in Osan AB), 722 & 723; all at different times aboard the Indy & various other places in WESTPAC. It was no whale det, but they were good times. No offense you other S-3 pukes! 09/06/2005 @ 08:26 [ref: 11163] |
| AEC (ret) Tom Gannon Hyde Park, NY | I cruised w/ Shadows 720, 721 (busted wing in Osan AB), 722 & 723; all at different times aboard the Indy & various other places in WESTPAC. It was no whale det, but they were good times. No offense you other S-3 pukes! 09/06/2005 @ 08:26 [ref: 11162] |
| David Struthers AD1 brunswick, ME | I was attached to VQ5 from Dec 91 until Feb 98. I helped stand up det 5 in Misawa,Japan. This was truly a squadron that knew how to get things done and fly alot of missions. I truly think some people in D.C. had thier heads where the sun doesn't shine when they decomissioned VQ-5/6. I really enjoyed working on that platform. The folks that decided to modify 16 of the oldest S-3 airframes so not to take any of the newer B mods must of thought they would not last long. I tell you that after seeing the ES-3A and S-3B on hte ship together boy were they ever wrong the old ES-3A outflew the newer planes and held up so much better could also be a testament to the quality of personnel working on them. I would really like to give the individuals a swift kick for getting rid of a truly important part of any carrier air wing. Just ask any former battle group commander if he misses the ES-3A.
12/08/2002 @ 02:28 [ref: 6199] |
| R. A. Fiol , FL | This is one of the few mods of an original platform that were significant enough to "rename" the platform. It should be listed as the ES-3A Shadow. 10/25/2002 @ 22:09 [ref: 5954] |
| Wesley Boston Newton, NC | I was early on in this program, (1982 time frame), as a S-3A Cotac and Tacco in VS-41. The Navy is mainly run by the Fighter and Attack hardcores who could not appreciate this technology and so it became a matter of politics and survival. Too bad. It is a good bird and they should defintitely continue the sequence on this one! 07/06/2002 @ 09:21 [ref: 5252] |
| James Ragunathan Melbourne, OTH | Why in Sam Hill did the US Navy decommission the ES-3A? What do they use for in theatre ELINT now, then? Insanity, is it not? Does anyone agree? 09/24/2001 @ 03:36 [ref: 3247] |
| Joseph Nevis , CA | VQ-5 moved from Agana to North Island around 94-95. Both Q 5 and 6 decommed and the planes went to AMARC the end of 99. There were 16 ES-3s made and they had one of the highest usage rates of any plane aboard ship. Only two deployed at a time and missions usually lasted from 6-7 hours. 08/06/2001 @ 15:10 [ref: 2849] |
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