| Official
Designation |
S-3B Viking |
| Primary
Roles |
Force protection, aerial tanker |
| Secondary
Roles |
Day/night surveillance, search and rescue |
| National
Origin |
USA |
| Original
Contractor |
Lockheed-California Company |
| Operator |
United States Navy |
| Wingspan |
68 feet, 8 inches (20.6m) |
| Length |
53 feet, 4 inches (16m) |
| Height
at
Tail |
22 feet, 9 inches (6.9m) |
| Armament |
Up to 3,958 pounds (1,781kg) of AGM-84 Harpoon, AGM-65 Maverick and AGM-84 SLAM missiles, torpedoes, rockets and bombs |
| Engines |
Two General Electric TF-34-GE-400B turbofans |
| Thrust |
9,275 pounds |
| Cruise
Speed |
518 mph (828.8kph) |
| Max
Speed |
Unknown |
| Range |
2,300 nm (4232km) |
| Service
Ceiling |
40,000 feet |
| Operating
Weight |
Unknown |
| Max
Takeoff
Weight |
52,539 pounds (23,643kg) |
| Basic
Crew |
Two/Four |
| Date
Deployed |
1975 |
| Total
in
Service |
Unknown |
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