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  A3D - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A3D (Aureal 3-Dimensional) is a technology developed by Aureal that delivers sound with a three-dimensional effect through headphones, two or even four speakers.
A3D differs from the various forms of discrete positional audio in that it only requires two speakers, while surround sound typically requires more than four.
For all its promise, A3D was entirely displaced by EAX (a technologically inferior system at the time) and DirectSound 3D around the beginning of the year 2001.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/A3D   (302 words)

  
 A-3 Skywarrior - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Skywarrior's strategic bombing role faded quickly after 1960, briefly replaced by the A3J Vigilante before the Navy abandoned the concept of carrier-based strategic nuclear weaponry.
Skywarriors saw some use in the conventional bombing and mine-laying role during the Vietnam War from 1965 through 1967, but most of its subsequent service was in the tanker, photographic reconnaissance, and electronic warfare roles.
The Skywarrior could carry up to 12,000 lb (4,445 kg) of weaponry in the fuselage bomb bay, which in later marks was used for sensor and camera equipment or additional fuel tanks.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/A-3_Skywarrior   (1371 words)

  
 A3D - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
For all its promise, A3D was entirely displaced by EAX (a technologically superior system) and DirectSound 3D around the beginning of the year 2001.
A3D was proprietary and licensed, and EAX/DS3D were free (butnot necessarily open) and therefore easier for software developers to build into their games.
A3D technology is rumoured to be slowly making its way into Creative Labs products in the form ofEAX Advanced HD (which supposedly implements some of the 'real' A3D reflection mathematics, although the EAX/Audigyimplementation is still superior some 3 years on).
www.world-knowledge-encyclopedia.com /?t=A3D   (292 words)

  
 A-3 Skywarrior -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The A-3 Skywarrior was the only (additional info and facts about strategic bomber) strategic bomber ever built for the (The navy of the United States of America; maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces) United States Navy.
Because of its cumbersome size, it was nicknamed "the Whale" (after it converted to the (Military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum) electronic warfare role, it became "the Electric Whale").
The Skywarrior could carry up to 12,000 lb (4,445 kg) of weaponry could be carried in the fuselage bomb bay, which in later marks was used for sensor and camera equipment or additional fuel tanks.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/a/a-3_skywarrior.htm   (1359 words)

  
 A3D - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
For all its promise, A3D was entirely displaced by EAX (a technologically inferior system) and DirectSound 3D around the beginning of the year 2001.
Creative Labs sued Aureal in 2000, using up the last of Aureal's cash reserves, and bought what was left of the company.
A3D technology is rumoured to be slowly making its way into Creative Labs products in the form of EAX Advanced HD (which supposedly implements some of the 'real' A3D reflection mathematics).
open-encyclopedia.com /A3D   (308 words)

  
 V A W
It was these aircraft (manned by three crewmen) that were instrumental in evaluating the total concept of carrier-based strategic bombers, and experimenting with their use aboard aircraft carriers.
Because of its size, the A3D was known as the "Whale".
During the Vietnam War, the "Skywarrior" served in the tanker and countermeasures capacity.
www.vaw-13.com   (530 words)

  
 A-3 history
The range capability of the A3D-1 was further exhibited during the first three days of September 1956 when aircraft of VAH-1 were launched from the USS Shangri-la whilst the carrier was steaming the Pacific from Mexico to Oregon and flew without refueling to their Florida home base at NAS Jacksonville.
Progressively the Skywarrior’s role evolved as the Navy relinquished its strategic bombing role and began emphasizing the use of carriers and their aircraft in the context of limited wars such as the new conflict then flaring up in Vietnam.
As retirement day approached, the Skywarrior remained the heaviest aircraft ever to be operated from a carrier, a record take-off weight of 84,000 lbs.
www.a3skywarrior.com /a3histor.html   (1601 words)

  
 B-66 Destroyer / A3D Skywarrior
The first step was to delete from the Navy A3D the various inherent features of a carrier-based aircraft, such as folding wings, catapult capability, and arresting gear.
In the same vein, the airframe structure had to be strengthened to compensate for the greater stresses of low-altitude, high-speed operation.
It also needed new emergency air brakes, wing spoilers, improved lateral controls, changes to the wing's angle of incidence to minimize dutch rol1, better cockpit pressurization, and a number of other improvements (Dutch roll is the colloquial expression used to describe the combined yawing and rolling motion of an airplane.
www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/systems/b-66.htm   (1630 words)

  
 Boeing - McDonnell Douglas History, Skywarrior, A3D (A-3) (B-66), Carrier-based bomber   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Douglas A3D Skywarrior was the Navy's first twinjet nuclear bomber.
At 70,000 pounds, the A3D was the largest and heaviest aircraft ever to operate from an aircraft carrier.
After flying a few conventional bombing missions over North and South Vietnam, Skywarriors were used as carrier-based aerial-refueling tankers and as reconnaissance aircraft covering the Ho Chi Minh trail.
www.boeing.com /history/mdc/skywar.htm   (256 words)

  
 TINS TALES - Carrier Quals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
In 1964 Woody was flying the A3D Skywarrior off the USS Hancock, one of the few remaining 27 Charlie (Essex-Class) carriers still in operational existence at the time.
After they were airborne, the A4's were to join up on a single A3D Skywarrior who would then take them individually to pre-designated radar-located Initial Points (IP) over the Okefenokee Swamp at 1,500 feet altitude where each Skyhawk would individually detach from the A3D and proceed on an attack heading to the designated target.
After leaving the A3D, the A4C's were supposed to stay on the run-in heading provided by the mother-plane, time their arrival over the target, accelerate to 500 knots, and descend to 500 feet above ground level (AGL) using their radar altimeter's for the run-in at the target.
www.skyhawk.org /2D/padios5.htm   (873 words)

  
 A-3 Skywarrior - TheBestLinks.com - A3D Skywarrior, Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy, Second World War, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
A3D Skywarrior, A-3 Skywarrior, Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy...
Because of its slow airspeed and curious lack of ejection seats, pilots began joking morbidly that the designation "A3D" stood for "All Three Dead" (the plane carried a three-man crew).
The Navy would never have a strategic bombing role in the defense of the United States, but the 282 Skywarriors which the Navy purchased served well in many roles.
www.thebestlinks.com /A3D_Skywarrior.html   (444 words)

  
 Ed Holmes' Soundings - A3D Skywarrior Picture Gallery Page
The Douglas A3D "Skywarrior" - AKA the "Whale"
The majority of the below photographs (illustrating facets of carrier operations) are of Heavy Attack Squadron Five (VAH-5) A3D aircraft stationed aboard the USS Forrestal (CVA 59) during its Aug. 3, 1962 to Mar. 2, 1963 Mediterranean deployment.
The Skywarrior is unique in that it is the largest naval aircraft to routinely operate from an aircraft carrier (length = 76' 4", wing span = 72.5', max gross weight = 82,000 pounds).
members.cox.net /eholmes333/soun-pg5.html   (739 words)

  
 Douglas A3D (A-3) Skywarrior - en
The A-3 Skywarrior is carrier-borne nuclear bomber, a twin-engined, swept-wing jet aircraft.
The Skywarrior is unique in that it is the largest naval aircraft to routinely operate from an aircraft carrier.
The crew in the bomber version consisted of a pilot (left front seat), a bombardier/navigator (front right), and a third-crew/ECM operator (rear facing behind the pilot).
www.military.cz /usa/air/post_war/a3/a3_en.htm   (207 words)

  
 DOUGLAS A3D SKYWARRIOR part 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Another child of the "fabulous fifties" was the big-bad A3D Skywarrior, affectionately know as "Whale" or "Killer Whale".
It was not the most glamorous, but became arguably the most utilitarian carrier-based aircraft to come out of the 50's.
As a test aircraft, size and speed as well as ease of maintenance have kept the Skywarrior in demand.
www.mozeyoninn.com /Ginter/NAVAL/NF45.htm   (75 words)

  
 Warbird Alley: Douglas A-3 Skywarrior
In the 1949, a whole new class of aircraft carrier was under development by the US Navy: the Forrestal-class "Supercarrier." To capitalize on the enormous size and launching capability of these new ship, a huge new attack bomber was developed by Douglas Aircraft.
The world's largest and heaviest carrier-borne aircraft when it was designed, the A3D first flew in October 1952, and entered service in 1954.
The Skywarrior saw steady action throughout the Vietnam War, and a few even served in the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
www.warbirdalley.com /a3.htm   (335 words)

  
 Douglas RB-66A Destroyer - US Air Force Museum Bomber Virtual Aircraft Gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The B-66 was developed from the Navy A3D Skywarrior for USAF use as a tactical light bomber and photo reconnaissance aircraft.
The basic airframe of the A3D was retained for the B-66 with the majority of the design changes incorporated to convert the carrier-based Skywarrior design into a land based light bomber.
The Pratt and Whitney J57s powering the A3D were replaced by Allison J71s of similar thrust rating.
www.wpafb.af.mil /museum/research/bombers/b5/b5-50.htm   (196 words)

  
 Hatwing I: the US Navy's role in strategic bombing
As the P2V was an interim measure until the AJ was available, the Savage performed the same function until the next-generation heavy attack bomber could be made ready.
Douglas A3D-1 Skywarrior brought the attack community into the realm of pure jets and heavy attack.
As the Skyraider was to prop-driven carrier aviation, so was the Skywarrior (or `Whale' as it became more popularly known) to jet carrier aviation.
web.cortland.edu /woosterk/hatwing1.html   (2448 words)

  
 A3D   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
esigned in 1947 to fit the role of a heavy bomber capable of operating from carriers, the "Skywarrior" was intended to maximize the combination of jet-engine power and nuclear weapons delivery capability.
wo hundred and thirty variants of this first version of the A3D would see service in a wide array of missions.
uring the Vietnam War, the "Skywarrior" served in the tanker and countermeasures capacity.
www.nebna.org /a3d.htm   (334 words)

  
 Douglas A-3 Skywarrior 'Whale'
After 39 years of faithful service, the A-3 Skywarrior was decommissioned during a ceremony at Naval Air Station Key West, Fl.
Some details were obtained from the books by Rene Francillon, Douglas A-3 Skywarrior and McDonnell Douglas Aircraft since 1920.
The members of the A-3 Association and other 'Ole Whalers' have contributed much to this web-site by their participation and interest.
www.a3skywarrior.com   (316 words)

  
 A-3 Skywarrior   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The prototype XA3J-1 first flew on 28 October 1952.
The Skywarrior's strategic bombing role faded quickly after 1960, briefly replaced by the A3J Vigilante before the Navy abandoned the carrier-based strategic nuclear war completely.
The Skywarrior had a 36° degree swept wing and two Pratt & Whitney J57 turbojet engines.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/A/A-3-Skywarrior.htm   (1090 words)

  
 Douglas A3D "Skywarrior"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
As a tanker in Vietnam, credited with saving numerous damaged aircraft and saving many pilots and aircrew from going into the drink.
The Skywarrior also jammed SAMs during raids and early in the war dropped bombs on North Vietnamese targets.
Without ejection seats, Fleet Pilots called the A3D the "All 3 Dead." People that didn't fly the A3D called it the "Whale.
www.skyhawk.org /common/a-3.htm   (62 words)

  
 Aircraft: Douglas A3D-1 (A-3A) Skywarrior
pearland, TX Am looking for photos and model of A3D from the 1957-1959 period.
Taking off and landing on board ship was quite a thrill.I was in vah-1.
Arvada, CO Looking for flight / operations manuals for the A3D.
aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu /specs/douglas/a3d-1.htm   (230 words)

  
 A-3 (A3D) Skywarrior
In January 1948, the Chief of Naval Operations issued a requirement to develop a long range, carrier based attack plane that could deliver a 10,000 pound bomb load.
The first contract was made on 29 September 1949.
Provisions were made for a crew of seven: pilot, navigator-assistant pilot, gunner-radioman and four ECM operators including an evaluator.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/aircraft/a-3d.htm   (473 words)

  
 A3D - Unipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Naval Fighters Number Forty-Five Douglas A3D Skywarrior Part One Design/Structures/Testing Top 10 Bestselling Books: Naval Fighters Number Forty-Five Douglas A3D Skywarrior Part One Design/Structures/Testing
This book by Bruce Cunningham covers the initial design, structures and testing of the Douglas A-3 Skywarrior.
Very detailed information of the initial requirements, first flight, developement of the engines, test flights of the basic and versions.
www.unipedia.info /A3D.html   (507 words)

  
 Testors/Italeri 1/72 B-66 Destroyer
Though initially designed as a USAF version of the A3D Skywarrior to replace the B-26 Invader, the resulting aircraft turned into something quite different.
Though of a similar look to the A3D, the B-66 has only about 5% commonality in parts.
The end result was a cousin to the Skywarrior.
modelingmadness.com /scotts/viet/b66.htm   (1312 words)

  
 Ed Holmes' Soundings - Sites by Subject Page
The A3D "Skywarrior" Picture Gallery (on this site) has photographs of Heavy Attack Five aircraft while deployed aboard the USS Forrestal.
The A3 was the largest aircraft to routinely operate from a carrier.
The Douglas A-3 Skywarrior is featured on the A-3 Skywarrior Association's A-3 Skywarrior "Whales" page.
members.cox.net /eholmes333/soun-pg2.html   (673 words)

  
 X-Plane.Org Registry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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The Douglas A3D Skywarrior first started service with the US Navy in 1956 as a shipborne nuclear bomber.
It was nicknamed "Whale", "Killer Whale" [due to its large size and weight for a carrier-borne aircraft], and also (derogatorily and undeservedly) "All 3 Dead" from its lack of an ejection system.
www.x-plane.org /cgi-bin/links/report.cgi?id=3837   (130 words)

  
 Denny Noto, Chief Tradevman, USN Retired
Made two deployments aboard the USS Saratoga (CVA-60) in the A3D.
Made the 61,000th carrier landing aboard the USS Saratoga, CVA-60, on 14 April 1962, with pilot Lt Kugler, A3D-2 Buno 142239.
I transitioned from the A3D Skywarrior (as a
www.dennynoto.com /military_career.htm   (535 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Naval Fighters Number Forty-Five Douglas A3D Skywarrior Part One Design/Structures/Testing: Books: Bruce ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Amazon.com: Naval Fighters Number Forty-Five Douglas A3D Skywarrior Part One Design/Structures/Testing: Books: Bruce Cunningham,Steve Ginter
Publisher: Learn how customers can search inside this book.
A3D Skywarrior Design through Testing, September 7, 2000
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0942612450?v=glance   (419 words)

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