Douglas Aircraft Company - USA
Manufacturer(s)
United States
Operators
1956
Service Year
United States
National Origin
Retired
Project Status
3
Crew
294
Units
GROUND ATTACK
Ability to conduct aerial bombing of ground targets by way of (but not limited to) guns, bombs, missiles, rockets, and the like.
SPECIAL-MISSION: AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING
Specially-equipped platform providing over-battlefield Command and Control (C2) capability for allied aerial elements.
INTELLIGENCE-SURVEILLANCE-RECONNAISSANCE
Surveil ground targets / target areas to assess environmental threat levels, enemy strength, or enemy movement.
75.1 ft
(22.90 meters)
Length
72.5 ft
(22.10 meters)
Width/Span
23.6 ft
(7.20 meters)
Height
42,549 lb
(19,300 kilograms)
Empty Weight
83,776 lb
(38,000 kilograms)
Maximum Take-Off Weight
+41,226 lb
(+18,700 kg)
Weight Difference
monoplane / high-mounted / swept-back
Mainplane Arrangement
Monoplane
Design utilizes a single primary wing mainplane; this represents the most popular modern mainplane arrangement.
High-Mounted
Mainplanes are mounted at the upper-most position allowable along the dorsal line of the fuselage.
Swept-Back
The planform features wing sweep back along the leading edges of the mainplane, promoting higher operating speeds.
2 x Allison J71-A-11 / J71-A-13 turbojet engines developing 10,200lb of thrust each.
Propulsion
634 mph
(1,020 kph | 551 knots)
Max Speed
410 mph
(660 kph | 356 knots)
Cruise Speed
+224 mph
(+360 kph | 194 knots)
Speed Difference
39,370 ft
(12,000 m | 7 miles)
Ceiling
2,467 miles
(3,970 km | 2,144 nm)
Range
5,000 ft/min
(1,524 m/min)
Rate-of-Climb
MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030
STANDARD:
2 x 20mm cannons in remote-operated, radar-guided tail turret.
OPTIONAL:
Up to 15,000lb of ordnance (conventional drop bombs) held in an internal bomb bay.