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Product Identifiers
PublisherNaval Fighters
ISBN-100942612647
ISBN-139780942612646
eBay Product ID (ePID)109188447
Product Key Features
Book TitleNorth American A-5a/Ra-5c Vigilante
Number of Pages169 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / Aviation
Publication Year2003
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorSteve Ginter
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight19.7 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Number of Volumes1 vol.
SynopsisThis aircraft was to replace the AJ-1/2 and the A3D as a nuclear attack bomber. This twin engine bomber carried the Linear Bomb (nuclear weapon) between the two J78-GE-8. The bomb was dropped/ejected horizontally out the rear of the fuselage. The aircraft was also used as a tanker, a Photo Recon and ECM. This was the second heaviest aircraft accepted by the Navy the first being the A-3. The first prototype flew August 31,1958 and deliveries started in 1960 to VAH-7. The new USS Enterprise was the first ship to deploy the A-5., This is aircraft was to replace the AJ-1/2 and the A3D as a nuclear attack bomber. This twin engine bomber carried the Linear Bomb (nuclear weapon) was carried between the two J78-GE-8. It was also used as a tanker, a Photo Recon and ECM. This was the second heaviest aircraft excepted by the Navy the first being the A-3. The first prototype flew August 31, 1958 and deliveries started in 1960 to VAH-7. The new USS Enterprise was the first ship to deploy the A-5.
