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Douglas Skywarrior
Specifications
Type: Carrier launched strategic bomber
Crew: 3
Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Company
Models: see variants
   Maiden flight: Oct. 22, 1952
Service Delivery: 1956
Retired from Service: Sept. 27, 1991
Production span: 1956-1961
Number built: 282
Specifications: A3D-2/A-3B Skywarrior
Powerplant:
 Model: Pratt & Whitney J57-P-10
 Type: Turbojet
 Number: Two
 Thrust: 10,500 lb
Dimensions:
 Length: 76 ft 4 in (23.27 m)
 Wingspan: 72 ft 6 in (22.1 m)
 Height: 22 ft 9.5 in (6.95 m)
 Wing area: 812 ft² (75.4 m²)

Weights:
 Empty: 39,400 lb (17,900 kg)
 Loaded: 70,000 lb (31,750 kg)
 Max takeoff: 82,000 lb (37,200 kg)

   Performance:
 Maximum speed: 610 mph (980 kph)
 Cruise Speed: 520 mph (840 kph)
 Range: 1,325 mi (2,130 km)
 Service ceiling: 41,000 ft (12,500 m)
 Rate of climb: N/A
 Wing loading: 86.2 lb/ft² (421 kg/m²)
 Thrust/weight: 0.30
Armament:
2× 20 mm cannon in tail turret

 Bombload:
12,000 lb (5,400 kg) of free-fall bombs,
including any combination of
12× 500 lb (230 kg) Mark 82 bombs or
6× 1,000 lb (450 kg) Mark 83 bombs or
1,600 lb armor-piercing bombs or
500 lb Mark 50 bombs or
1,000 lb Mark 36 bombs or
2,000 lb Mark 25 mines or
1× Mark 15 free-fall nuclear weapon

Sources:
Wikipedia: A-3 Skywarrior
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