DOUGLAS A3D
SKYWARRIOR
The
A3D was designed as a nuclear strategic bomber
for the US
Navy and entered service in the mid 1950's.
For a long
time it was the heaviest aircraft to operate
from an
aircraft carrier, and when it was finally retired
in 1991 it
was one of the longest serving carrier based
aircraft.
When the aircraft relinquished the strategic nuclear role
initially in favour of the A-5
Vigilant
and later to the air
force, it found other roles including reconnaissance,
electronic warfare and aerial refuelling
tanker.
A significantly re-designed variant was operated by the
USAF as the B-66
Destroyer
.
The CD includes flight manuals covering both main
versions of the Douglas A3D Skywarrior. The CD has
been scanned from the original manuals and retains
any colour pages.
This CD contains:
1.
US Navy Flight Handbook for the A3D-1, A3D-1Q and
A3D-2, AN 01-40ATA-1 dated 15-7-57, approx 180 pages.
2.
US Navy NATOPS Flight Manual for the A-3A/B, NAVAIR
01-40ATA-1 dated 1-9-66,
approx 738 pages.