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Am needing diagrams for S-3 Viking?

Navy Chief

Senior Member
A friend is in the process of building a S-3 model, and needs diagrams, showing the S-3 Viking measurements. Any help here? Thanks. NC
 
Hey NC, found this:

[FONT=&quot]Data from Standard Aircraft Characteristics[SUP][41][/SUP][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]General characteristics[/FONT]

  • Crew: 4 (Pilot, Co-Pilot/COTAC, TACCO, Sensor Operator/TFO)
  • Length: 53 ft 4 in (16.26 m)
  • Wingspan:
    • Unfolded: 68 ft 8 in (20.93 m)
    • Folded: 29 ft 6 in (9.00 m)
  • Height: 22 ft 9 in (6.93 m)
  • Wing area: 598 ft[SUP]2[/SUP] (55.56 m[SUP]2[/SUP])
  • Aspect ratio: 7.73
  • Empty weight: 26,581 lb (12,057 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 38,192 lb (17,324 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 52,539 lb (23,831 kg)
  • Internal fuel capacity: 1,933 US gal (13,145 lb)(7,320 L) of JP-5 fuel
  • External fuel capacity: 2 × 300 US gal (4,080 lb)(1,136 L) tanks
  • Powerplant: 2 × General Electric TF34-GE-2 turbofans, 9,275 lb[SUB]f[/SUB] (41.26 kN) each
[FONT=&quot]Performance[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Armament[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]
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[FONT=&quot]Avionics[/FONT]

  • AN/APS-116 sea search radar, maximum range 150 nmi (173 mi, 278 km)
  • OR-89 forward looking infrared (FLIR) camera with 3× zoom
  • AN/ARS-2 sonobuoy receiver with 13 blade antennas on the airframe for precise buoy location (Sonobuoy Reference System)
  • AN/ASQ-81 magnetic anomaly detector (MAD)
  • AN/ALR-47 Electronic Support Measures (ESM) emitter-location system, with boxy receiver pods fitted to the wingtips, to locate adversary communications and radar transmitters
  • AN/ASN-92 Inertial navigation system (INS) with doppler radar navigation and TACAN
  • Up to 60 sonobuoys (59 tactical, 1 Search and Rescue)
 
Thanks Odie. I had originally received request for assistance from the retired Master Chief who runs the technical publications library at the Naval Aviation Museum. He has access to Natops, etc..., but not blueprint type diagrams, unfortunately. NC
 
Would this help?

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Larger pic here....
https://drawingdatabase.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/lockheed-s-3a-viking.gif
 
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