Crew : 4 / 1 x Pilot, 1 x Co-Pilot, 1 x TACCO, 1 x Sensor Operator (TFO)
Number of Aircraft : 91 new built, converted aircraft 43 A-5A and the first 6 A-5B = 140
Performance:
Engines : 2 x General Electric TF34-GE-2 turbofans producing 9,275 lb (41.26 kN) of thrust per engine
Fuel Capacity (JP-5) : Internal – 1,933 US gal (7,320 L)
External – 2 x 300 US gal (1,136 L) tanks
Maximum speed : @ Sea Level - 493 mph (795 km/h)
@ 20,000 ft (6,100 m) - 514 mph (828 km/h)
Cruise : 405 mph (650 km/h)
Range : 2,050 miles (3,300 km)
Ferry : 3,875 miles (6,237 km)
Service Ceiling : 40,900 ft (12,465 m)
Rate of Climb : 5,120 ft/min (26 m/sec)
Dimensions :
Length : 53 ft 4 in (16.26 m)
Wingspan : Unfolded – 68 ft 8 in (20.93 m)
Folded – 29 ft 6 in (9.00 m)
Height – 22 ft 9 in (6.93 m)
Weights :
Empty: 26,581 lb (12,057 kg)
Loaded: 38,193 lb (17,324 kg)
Maximum Take-off: 52,539 lb (23,831 kg)
Armament: 4 x internal and 2 external Hardpoints capable of carrying an assortment of ordnance weighing a maximum of 4,900 lb (2,220 kg)
Assortment of Ordnance
10 x 500 lb (227 kg) Mark 82 bombs
2 x 1,000 lb 454 kg) Mark 83 bombs
2 x 2,000 lb (908 kg) Mark 84 bombs
6 x CBU-100 cluster bombs
2 x Mark 50 torpedoes
4 x Mark 46 torpedoes
6 x mines or depth charges
2 x B57 nuclear bombs
2 x AGM-65E/F Maverick missiles
2 x AGM-84 Harpoon missiles
1 x AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER missile
The 2 under-wing hardpoints can hold unguided missile pods or the 300 US gal fuel tanks.
Avionics: AN/APS-116 sea search radar, maximum range 173 miles (278 km)
S-3B upgraded to AN/APS-137 Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR)
OR-89 FLIR camera with 3 X zoom
AN/ARS-2 sonobuoy receiver with 13 blade antennae on the airframe for precise buoy location
Up to 60 sonobuoys (59 tactical, 1 Search and Rescue (SAR)
AN/ASQ-81 magnetic anomaly detector (MAD)
AN/ASN-92 INS with Doppler radar navigation and TACAN
