North American A-5 Vigilante

E537457

Cold War military aircraft carrier-based bomber aircraft reconnaissance aircraft supersonic jet aircraft twin‑engine aircraft

The North American A-5 Vigilante was a supersonic, carrier-based bomber and reconnaissance aircraft used by the U.S. Navy during the Cold War.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
RA-5C Vigilante	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War military aircraft ⓘ carrier-based bomber aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ supersonic jet aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ
aircraftCategory	carrier-based aircraft ⓘ naval aircraft ⓘ strategic bomber ⓘ
armamentCapability	conventional bombs ⓘ nuclear weapons ⓘ
configuration	mid‑wing monoplane ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crew	2 ⓘ
crewPositions	pilot and bombardier-navigator ⓘ
designedFor	nuclear strike missions ⓘ operation from aircraft carriers ⓘ
engineModel	General Electric J79 NERFINISHED ⓘ
engineType	turbofan ⓘ
era	Cold War ⓘ
firstFlightDate	1958-08-31 ⓘ
introducedIntoService	1961 ⓘ
laterDesignation	RA-5C Vigilante NERFINISHED ⓘ
launchMethod	catapult launch from aircraft carriers ⓘ
manufacturer	North American Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ
maximumSpeedMach	2 ⓘ
natoReportingName	Vigilante NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	advanced inertial navigation system for its time ⓘ area‑ruled fuselage ⓘ linear bomb bay for rearward ejection of weapons ⓘ
numberOfEngines	2 ⓘ
operatedFrom	U.S. Navy aircraft carriers in the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ
originalDesignation	A3J Vigilante NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryUser	United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryVariantRole	RA-5C reconnaissance ⓘ
reconnaissanceEquipment	cameras and sensors in RA-5C variant ⓘ
recoveryMethod	arrested landing on aircraft carriers ⓘ
redesignatedAs	A-5 Vigilante NERFINISHED ⓘ
retiredFromService	1979 ⓘ
role	carrier-based nuclear strike bomber ⓘ tactical reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
serviceBranch	U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	retired ⓘ
tailConfiguration	twin‑fin tail ⓘ
usedBy	Atlantic Fleet squadrons of the U.S. Navy ⓘ Pacific Fleet squadrons of the U.S. Navy ⓘ
usedInConflict	Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ
variant	A-5A Vigilante NERFINISHED ⓘ A-5B Vigilante NERFINISHED ⓘ RA-5C Vigilante NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North American Aviation → notableProduct → North American A-5 Vigilante ⓘ

this entity surface form: RA-5C Vigilante