North American A-5 Vigilante

**North American A-5 Vigilante** adalah pesawat supersonik sayap tinggi (high wing) yang diterbangkan pada kapal induk dari Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat yang dibangun oleh Amerika Serikat . Awalnya dirancang sebagai bomber supersonik membawa senjata nuklir, pesawat itu sebenarnya digunakan terutama sebagai pesawat pengintai .

Merupakan pesawat satu-satunya dalam sejarah penerbangan kapal induk supersonik berbasis pembom, beroperasi dalam pelayanan dengan Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat pada 1960-an dan 1970-an.

## Spesifikasi (A-5A Vigilante)

### Karakteristik umum
* Kru: 2
* Panjang: 76&nbsp;ft 6 in (23,32 m)
* Lebar sayap: 53&nbsp;ft 0 in (16,16 m)
* Tinggi: 19&nbsp;ft 4 ¾ in (5.91 m)
* Area sayap: 700&nbsp;ft ² (65,1 m²)
* Berat kosong: £ 32.714 (14.870&nbsp;kg)
* Loaded berat: £ 47.530 (21.605&nbsp;kg)
* Max. berat lepas landas: £ 62.953 (28.615&nbsp;kg)
* Powerplant: 2 × General Electric J79 -GE-8 afterburning turbojet
* Dorong kering: 10.900&nbsp;lbf [28] (48&nbsp;kN) masing-masing
* Dorongan dengan afterburner: 17.000&nbsp;lbf [28] (76&nbsp;kN) masing-masing
### Prestasi
* Kecepatan maksimum: Mach 2.0 (1.149 knot, 1.320&nbsp;mph, 2.123&nbsp;km / jam) pada 40.000 kaki (12.200 m)
* Radius tempur: 1.121&nbsp;nm [ meragukan - mendiskusikan ] (1.289 mil, 2.075&nbsp;km)
* Kisaran Ferry: 1.571&nbsp;nm (1.807 mil, 2.909&nbsp;km)
* Layanan langit-langit: 52.100&nbsp;ft (15.880 m)
* Tingkat panjat: 8.000&nbsp;ft / menit (40,6 m / s)
* Loading sayap: £ 80,4 / ft ² (308,3&nbsp;kg / m²)
* Thrust / weight: 0.72
### Persenjataan
* Bom:
** 1 × Mark 27 bom nuklir, B28 atau b43 terjun bebas bom nuklir di teluk senjata internal yang
** 2 × b43, Markus 83, atau Mark 84 bom pada dua cantelan eksternal
### Avionics
* Sistem yang dibawa oleh A-5 atau RA-5C [29] [30]
* AN/ASB-12 Bom & Navigasi Radar (A-5, RA-5C)
* Westinghouse AN/APD-7 SLAR (RA-5C)
* Sanders AN/ALQ-100 E / F / G / H-Band Radar Jammer (RA-5C)
* Sanders AN/ALQ-41 X-Band Radar Jammer (A-5, RA-5C)
* AIL AN/ALQ-61 Radio / Radar / IR Receiver ECM (RA-5C)
* Litton ALR-45 "KOMPAS TIE" 2–18&nbsp;GHz Radar Warning Receiver (RA-5C)
* Magnavox AN/APR-27 SAM Radar Warning Receiver (RA-5C)
* Itek AN/APR-25 S / X / C-Band Radar Deteksi dan Set Homing (RA-5C)
* Motorola AN/APR-18 Elektronik Reconnaissance System (A-5, RA-5C)
* AN/AAS-21 IR Reconnaissance Camera (RA-5C)

## Referensi

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## Pranala luar

* Department of the Navy - Naval Historical Center 
* National Museum of Naval Aviation 
* A-5/RA-5 Vigilante at vectorsite.net
* A-5 Vigilante at Subic Bay youtube link