- First flight1952
- IntroductionFebruary 1955
- StatusOperational
- Number built744
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- 5 (pilot, copilot, weapon systems officer, navigator, electronic warfare officer)
- Length
- 48.5 m (159 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan
- 56.4 m (185 ft)
- Height
- 12.4 m (40 ft 8 in)
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 650 mph
- Service ceiling
- 50,000 ft
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 8 × Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3/103 turbofans (17,000 lbf / 76 kN)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: 1 × 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan cannon originally mounted in a remote-controlled tail turret on the H-model, removed in 1991 from all operational aircraft.; Bombs: Approximately 70000 lb mixed ordnance; bombs, mines, missiles, in various configurations.