Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the North American A-5A Vigilante Nuclear Attack Bomber / Reconnaissance Platform.
2 x General Electric J79-GE-8 turbojets with afterburner developing 17,000 lb of thrust.
Propulsion
1,319 mph
2,123 kph | 1,146 kts
Max Speed
52,100 ft
15,880 m | 10 miles
Service Ceiling
1,289 miles
2,075 km | 1,120 nm
Operational Range
8,000 ft/min
2,438 m/min
Rate-of-Climb