Aircraft Background

History

• Crew: 1
• Length: 50 ft (15.2 m)
• Wingspan: 38 ft 9 in (11.81 m)
• Height: 16 ft 2¾ in (4.95 m)
• Wing area: 400 ft² (37 m²)
• Empty weight: 21,000 lb (9,500 kg)
• Loaded weight: 28,847 lb (13,085 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 34,832 lb (15,800 kg)
• Powerplant:1 × Pratt & Whitney J-57-P-21/21A turboject
  • Dry thrust: 10,200 lbf (45 kN)
  • Thrust with afterburner: 16,000 lbf (71 kN)
• Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0130
• Drag area: 5.0 ft² (0.46 m²)
• Aspect ratio: 3.76

• Maximum speed: 750 kn (864 mph, 1,390 km/h, Mach 1.13)
• Range: 1,733 NM (1,995 mi, 3,210 km)
• Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,000 m)
• Rate of Climb: 22,400 ft/min (114 m/s)
• Wing loading: 72.1 lb/ft² (352 kg/m²)
• Thrust/weight: 0.55
• Lift-to-drag: 13.9

• Guns: 4× 20 MM (0.787 in) Pontiac M39A1 revolver cannon
• Missiles:
  • 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder or
  • 2× AGM-12 Bullup or
  • 2× or 4× LAU-3/A 2.75″ unguided rocket dispenser
• Bombs:7,040 lb (3,190 kg) of weapons, including
  • Conventional bombs or
  • Mark 7 nuclear bomb or
  • Mk 28 nuclear bomb  or
  • Mk 38 nuclear bomb  or
  • Mk 43 nuclear bomb  or
  • Mk 57 nuclear bomb  or
  • Mk 61 nuclear bomb

• Minneapolis-Honeywell MB-3 automatic pilot
• AN/AJB-1B low-altitude bombing system
• AN/APR-26 rearward radar warning