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Description
| Notes: S-3A modified for carrier ON-BOARD delivery (COD) mission. | ||
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed | |
| Base model: | S-3 | |
| Designation: | US-3 | |
| Version: | A | |
| Nickname: | Viking | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Anti-Submarine | |
| Modified Mission: | Utility | |
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)
| USAF | Air Force Aca | Colo | TX |
| USN | VRC-50 | Cubi Point | RP |
Recent comments by our visitors
| CWO3 Gary J. Owens (Active) gary.owens@navy.mil Jacksonville, FL, FL | Hey!...where are all of you US-3A people at???..Send me a line...I'm currently the MMCO at VS-24 (The Scouts) and we are on our final cruise before we decom in March 07...This is my second tour in the SCOUTS...I was in VS-24 from 94 - 2000 and now I'm back again to take a long lost friend to the dry air of Arizona...I will not forget the S-3 for many years of fun and frolics and happy we never got caught doing some of the stuff we did!...Thanks..Gary GO SCOUTIES! 01/02/2006 @ 03:23 |
| FOOEY DOG , TX | you could grab the engine on a us-3a and kind of shake it and it would swing a few inches. this was always fun to watch when loading passengers. 05/08/2005 @ 19:07 |
| AFCM Gary J. Owens (Active) viperman69@aol.com Jacksonville, FL | I was a loadmaster on Miss Piggy from 1987 to 1990...over 3000 hours and 700 Carrier Landings later...I still have to say it was my best tour. The 6-7 hour flights (One way)from DG to the Gulf and back took there toll, but it was all worth it. 04/06/2004 @ 12:51 |
| Glenn M. Cassel ANH1(AW), Retired gcassel@cox.net Wichita, KS | I had the pleasure to ride in Miss Piggy from Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory to USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 in November of 1985. I was on my way to VA-147. Three hours in a 5 point harness, the best part was the Chief Postal Clerk that was onboard. He didn't handle the break very well. In fact the loadmaster and I thought the Chief might have crapped in his pants. And we hadn't even trapped at the time.
01/19/2003 @ 11:07 |
