AIRCRAFT NAME:   S-3A VIKING
FUNCTION:        CARRIER-BASED ASW PATROL/ATTACK AIRCRAFT

DIMENSIONS:      SPAN 68 FT 8 IN
                 SPAN (FOLDED) 29 FT 6 IN
                 LENGTH 53 FT 4 IN
                 LENGTH (TAIL FOLDED) 49 FT 5 IN
                 HEIGHT 22 FT 9 IN
WEIGHT:          EMPTY 26,650 LB
                 MAXIMUM 52,539 LB
SPEED:           450KTS
RANGE:           2,000NM

AIR-TO-SURFACE WEAPONS:      MK36 MINE
                             MK82 BOMBS
                             MK53 MINE
                             MK54 DEPTH/BOMB
                             MK57 DEPTH/BOMB
                             HARPOON 1C

TORPEDOES:       MK46
                 MK50

RADARS:          APS-137(V)1
                 APN-200
                 FLIR

ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS:  MAD
                             ASQ-81(V)1
                             SONOBUOYS
                             ALR-76
                             ALE-47

COUNTERMEASURES:             CHAFF/FLARES

COUNTRY:         USA
COMMENTS:        TO BE REPLACED BY OSPREY TILT ROTOR
                 AIRCRAFT IN 1996


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