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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. 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. 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. 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. The A-3 Skywarrior was the only strategic bomber ever built for the United States Navy. 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. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/A-3_Skywarrior   (1371 words)

A-3 history 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. 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. www.a3skywarrior.com /a3histor.html   (1601 words)

V A W Because of its size, the A3D was known as the "Whale". Designed 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. During the Vietnam War, the "Skywarrior" served in the tanker and countermeasures capacity. www.vaw-13.com   (530 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. 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. In the same vein, the airframe structure had to be strengthened to compensate for the greater stresses of low-altitude, high-speed operation. www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/systems/b-66.htm   (1630 words)

Boeing - McDonnell Douglas History, Skywarrior, A3D (A-3) (B-66), Carrier-based bomber The Douglas A3D Skywarrior was the Navy's first twinjet nuclear bomber. Boeing - McDonnell Douglas History, Skywarrior, A3D (A-3) (B-66), Carrier-based bomber At 70,000 pounds, the A3D was the largest and heaviest aircraft ever to operate from an aircraft carrier. www.boeing.com /history/mdc/skywar.htm   (256 words)

TINS TALES - Carrier Quals 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)

Ed Holmes' Soundings - A3D Skywarrior Picture Gallery Page The Douglas A3D "Skywarrior" - AKA the "Whale" 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). 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. members.cox.net /eholmes333/soun-pg5.html   (739 words)

Douglas RB-66A Destroyer - US Air Force Museum Bomber Virtual Aircraft Gallery 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 RB-66A was a USAF version of the US Navy A3D Skywarrior www.wpafb.af.mil /museum/research/bombers/b5/b5-50.htm   (196 words)

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

Warbird Alley: Douglas A-3 Skywarrior The Skywarrior saw steady action throughout the Vietnam War, and a few even served in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. 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. 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. www.warbirdalley.com /a3.htm   (335 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)

A3D Skywarrior (Douglas 1957) An A3D-1 Skywarrior of Navy squadron VAH-1 about to land aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Forrestal in June 1957. www.boeing.com /history/mdc/graphics/a3d.htm   (19 words)

Douglas A3D "Skywarrior" 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. As a tanker in Vietnam, credited with saving numerous damaged aircraft and saving many pilots and aircrew from going into the drink. www.skyhawk.org /common/a-3.htm   (62 words)

Aircraft: Douglas A3D-1 (A-3A) Skywarrior Arvada, CO Looking for flight / operations manuals for the A3D. 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. aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu /specs/douglas/a3d-1.htm   (230 words)

X-Plane.Org Registry 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. Please make sure you are reporting the correct resource by reviewing the information below. www.x-plane.org /cgi-bin/links/report.cgi?id=3837   (130 words)

WTT Hasegawa A3D-2 Skywarrior. - Scale Models I am looking for a 1/72 Hasegawa A3D-2 Skywarrior (Erly Version)P.N.00029.I have the later versions that I would like to trade. www.hobbytalk.org /_WTT_Hasegawa_A3D-2_Skywarrior_-25830120-303-a.html   (21 words)

Hatwing I: the US Navy's role in strategic bombing 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. The appearance of newer and smaller nuclear weapons in the early 1950s made the production of the Skywarrior controversial among Naval Aviation leaders. web.cortland.edu /woosterk/hatwing1.html   (2448 words)

A-3 history 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. Fortunately, the A-3 (the A3D-1 and -2 had been redesignated A-3A and A-3B in September 1962 in accordance with the new Tri-Service designation system) was a remarkably adaptable aircraft and most A-3Bs were modified into KA-3B tankers or EKA-3Bs with dual ECM and tanker capability. 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   (2448 words)

Douglas A3D-2/A-3B Skywarrior The definitive production version of the Skywarrior was the A3D-2 (redesignated A-3B in 1962). The first 123 of these (BuNos 138902/138976, 142236/142255, and 142400/142407, and 142630/142649) initially differed from the A3D-1 by having a strengthened air frame and in being provided with the more powerful Pratt & Whitney J57-P-10 engine, rated at 10,500 lb.s.t. home.att.net /~jbaugher4/newa3_3.html   (527 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. The end result was a cousin to the Skywarrior. Though of a similar look to the A3D, the B-66 has only about 5% commonality in parts. 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 Douglas A-3 Skywarrior is featured on the A-3 Skywarrior Association's A-3 Skywarrior "Whales" page. The A3 was the largest aircraft to routinely operate from a carrier. members.cox.net /eholmes333/soun-pg2.html   (673 words)

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

OOP Models, Revell, Monogram, AMT, Aurora, Lindberg This is a classic Revell Authentic kit, this is model # H-241:98 a Douglas A3D Skywarrior. OOP Revell Authentic Kit Douglas A3D Skywarrior Model Scaled from original blueprints, the model comes with folding wings and vertical stabilizer, detailed engines, weapons and a swiveling display stand. www.islandoddities.com /catalog/item/1188682/679765.htm   (45 words)

List of All Products The A-3B Skywarrior was the largest carrier-based aircraft of its time, designed to operate from the Forrestal-class supercarriers. The length of the Skywarrior's service life is a testament to the soundness of the original clean, efficient design. Intended as a strategic attack aircraft, the Skywarrior was designed for long range, with a thin, high-aspect ratio wing. www.alphasim.co.uk /Shop_Factory/en-gb/p_231.html   (45 words)

A-3 pilots bring nostalgia and memories to Pax River; The two are among a handful of pilots of the A-3, also known as the Skywarrior, which is being used here to test an electro-optical sensor system for the next generation of Tomahawk cruise missiles. Flashback: The A-3 Skywarrior taxis in front of the United States Naval Test Pilot School. He said the A-3, one of the biggest and heaviest aircraft ever designed for routine use from an aircraft carrier, is difficult to fly because it has to be done manually. www.dcmilitary.com /navy/tester/6_14/local_news/6233-1.html   (45 words)

EA-3B Skywarrior The Douglas A-3 Skywarrior, a twin-engined, swept-wing jet aircraft, was the largest airplane ever designed to operate from an aircraft carrier. In 1956 the new carrier-capable A3D-1Q Skywarrior came into service. The A-3 was designed to carry a nuclear weapon, but spent most of its service life as an electronics platform and as a tanker. www.globalsecurity.org /intell/systems/ea-3.htm   (45 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   (45 words)

FS2004 Forums -> Alphasim Releases A-3 Skywarrior New addition to the USA section - the Douglas A-3 Skywarrior ! The 'Whale' has been modelled in its early A-3B form and two texture sets are featured, a typical grey/white scheme of the VAQ-133 'Wizzards' and an unusual SE Asia camo scheme worn by VAP-62. 3 realistic crew populate the cabin and the amazingly detailed and authentic 2D panel with 100% xml custom-made gauges adds to the 'Whale' experience. Crew entry, bomb bay doors, 3 sets of speedbrakes, tailhook, tail bumper, wing slats and wingfold are all animated. www.fs2004.com /forums/index.php?act=ST&f=46&t=37715   (45 words)

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