{"product_id":"douglas-a-3-skywarrior-pilots-flight-operating-instructions-von-united-states-navy","title":"Douglas A-3 Skywarrior Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions","description":"\u003cp\u003eNicknamed \"The Whale\" due to its enormous size and weight, the Navy's A-3 Skywarrior was one of the longest serving, carrier-based jet aircraft.  Designed by famed Douglas engineer Ed Heinemann, the A-3 featured a 36° swept wing, semi-monocoque fuselage, and two J57 turbojets in underwing nacelles.  It typically carried a crew of three in a frame canopy with the pilot and bombardier\/navigator sitting side by side.  The A-3 was an outgrowth of a development program that dated to 1948 and was intended to serve as a strategic bomber.  The prototype XA3D-1 first flew in 1952.  Production problems pushed back introduction of the first A3D-1 aircraft to 1956, and 282 left the assembly line by the time production ceased in 1961.  By that time the aircraft's role as a nuclear delivery platform had been handed off to the A3J Vigilante.  Skywarriors served in Vietnam as conventional bombers and in other capacities including as an electronic warfare platform (designated EA-3B), as tactical reconnaissance and photography platform (RA-3B), and as a refueling aircraft (KA-3B).   The EA-3B also performed critical functions for the fleet as electronic intelligence gathering platforms, and could carry a crew of up to seven.  EA-3Bs participated in the Gulf War in 1991 before being retired by the Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally created in 1968 and revised in 1970, this Skywarrior instruction manual was standard issue for Navy pilots and crews, and features the A-3A \/ A-3B aircraft.  In its pages you will find a description of the aircraft, performance data, and normal and emergency operations procedures.  Originally \"restricted\", this manual was declassified years ago and is here reprinted in book form, in its entirety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9781937684853\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9781937684853","offer_id":39418581778525,"sku":"9781937684853","price":41.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/87466132-6aa8-45d3-9d51-3897fb3d9850.jpg?v=1772773675","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/douglas-a-3-skywarrior-pilots-flight-operating-instructions-von-united-states-navy","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}