Lockheed S-3 A Viking
Hey everyone hope you enjoy this build... I built it in the airplane towards berlin so it might be a bit "shabby".
Controls:
AG1: Taxi lights
AG2: Navigation lights
AG3-AG4: Lauch ATGM'S
History:
The Lockheed S-3 Viking is a four-seat, twin-engine turbofan-powered jet aircraft that was used by the U.S. Navy to identify and track enemy submarines. In the late 1990s, the S-3B's mission focus shifted to surface warfare and aerial refueling. The Viking also provided electronic warfareand surface surveillance capabilities to the carrier battle group. A carrier-based, subsonic, all-weather, multi-mission aircraft with long range; it carried automated weapon systems, and was capable of extended missions with in-flight refueling. Because of the Viking's engines’ low-pitched sound, it was nicknamed the "Hoover" after the vacuum cleanerbrand.
The S-3 was retired from front-line fleet service aboard aircraft carriers by the US Navy in January 2009, with its missions being assumed by other platforms such as the P-3C Orion, Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk, and Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. Several aircraft were flown by Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Thirty (VX-30) at Naval Base Ventura County / NAS Point Mugu, California for range clearance and surveillance operations[2] on the NAVAIR Point Mugu Range until 2016, and one S-3 is operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the NASA Glenn Research Center.[1]
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Lockheed S-3 A Viking
- Successors 3 airplane(s) +7 bonus
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 49.2ft (15.0m)
- Length 43.3ft (13.2m)
- Height 18.5ft (5.7m)
- Empty Weight 18,296lbs (8,299kg)
- Loaded Weight 19,169lbs (8,694kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 7.034
- Wing Loading 46.2lbs/ft2 (225.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 414.7ft2 (38.5m2)
- Drag Points 12689
Parts
- Number of Parts 190
- Control Surfaces 9
- Performance Cost 742
@RedRoosterII Well, the description basically says it all: "In the late 1990s, the S-3B's mission focus shifted to surface warfare and aerial refueling."
And that's all there is to it. Slap on some torpedoes or anti-ship missiles ... and presto: you've got your sub-killer! What I'd be more interested in: is there a version with folding wings and a usable internal weapons Bay in the making or planned, @SimpleFlow ?
It was also used for searching for missing planes
@Kevinairlines
4 what
I need some help
Wow! The USN has invested in very powerful turbofans!
very good to fly!
Haha@SimpleFlow
@A3
Hahahahaha
Thanks alot
looks like the real thing
so so so cute
@Treadmill103
Thanks m8
@Verterium
Hahahahah XD
You built a plane....
Inside of a plane....
Lol
@JackTheBestBoss
Thanks and ok...
@bjac0
Thanks
Dat be awesome young bhass@SimpleFlow
Noice
@PINK
Nope
@SimpleFlow Your very welcome.
Moar weapons?
@Strikefighter04
Thanks
@TAplanes
Thanks
One of my favorite naval aircraft. Great Work!
Nice