S-3 Viking
| S-3 Viking
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| Description
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| Role
| ASW
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| Crew
| 4
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| Dimensions
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| Length | 53 ft 4 in | 16.3 m
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| Wingspan | 68 ft 8 in | 20.9 m
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| Height | 22 ft 9 in | 6.9 m
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| Wing area | |
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| Weights
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| Empty | |
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| Loaded | |
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| Maximum take-off | 52,539 lb | 23,539 kg
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| Powerplant
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| Engines
| 2 GE TF-34-GE-400B turbofans
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| Thrust | 9,275 lbf | 41 kN
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| Performance
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| Maximum speed | 450 knots | 828 km/h
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| Combat range | |
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| Ferry range | |
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| Service ceiling | 40,000 ft | 12,200 m
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| Rate of climb | |
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| Armament
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| Guns
| None
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| Bombs | 3,958 lb | 1,781 kg
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The Lockheed S-3 Viking is a United States Navy jet aircraft used to hunt and destroy enemy submarines and provide surveillance of surface shipping. The ES-3 version is fitted for electronic warfare and reconnaissance. Because of the high-pitched sound of the aircraft's engines, it is nicknamed the "Hoover" (after the vacuum cleaner).
The S-3A Viking replaced the piston-engined Grumman S-2 Tracker and entered fleet service in 1974. The S-3 is a carrier-based, subsonic, all-weather, long-range, multi-mission aircraft. It operates primarily with carrier battle groups in anti-submarine warfare roles. It carries automated weapon systems and is capable of extended missions with in-flight refueling.
The last production S-3A was delivered in August 1978. The inventory includes S-3As and S-3Bs. Sixteen S-3As were converted to ES-3 Shadows for carrier-based electronic reconnaissance duties.
On May 1, 2003, US President George W. Bush rode in a Viking that landed on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, where he then delivered his "Mission Accomplished" speech announcing the end of major combat in the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
General characteristics
- Primary function: Anti-submarine warfare and sea surveillance
- Contractor: Lockheed-California Company
- Unit cost: US$27 million
- Propulsion: Two General Electric TF-34-GE-400B turbofan engines 9,275 lbf (41 kN) thrust each
- Length: 53 ft 4 in (16 m)
- Wingspan: 68 ft 8 in (20.6 m)
- Height: 22 ft 9 in (6.9 m)
- Weight: Max design gross take-off: 52,539 lb (23,643 kg)
- Speed: 450 knots (518 mi/h, 828.8 km/h)
- Ceiling: 40,000 ft (12,200 m)
- Range: 2,300+ nautical miles (2,645 statute miles, 4232 km)
- Armament: Up to 3,958 lb (1,781 kg) of AGM-84 Harpoon missiles, rockets, torpedoes, mines, depth charges
- Crew: Four
- Date Deployed:
