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The Lockheed S-3 Viking is a four-crew, twin-engine turbofan-powered jet aircraft designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Corporation.Because of its characteristic sound, it was nicknamed the "War Hoover" after the vacuum cleaner brand.
Initial variant for Lockheed S-3, entered production in August 1972. TF34-GE-100. Variant for Fairchild A-10A, first flown in A-10 during May 1972. Production began in October 1974. TF34-GE-400A. Improved version of GE-2 for Lockheed S-3.
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S-3A Viking: Jan 21, 1972: Twin-engine naval ASW aircraft 1026 CL-1026: designs for a commercial helicopter, using the rigid-rotor system from the Cheyenne. 1195 CL-1195: designs for fighter, proposal for the "Free World Fighter" program circa 1969 1200 CL-1200 Lancer: development of the F-104. became CL-1600 / X-27 1201 Lockheed CL-1201
S-3A Viking, A-6E Intruder, and an EA-6B Prowler aircraft are parked on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy during a storm. The Intruder received a new standardized US DoD designation of A-6A in the Autumn of 1962, and entered squadron service in February 1963.
There has only been one aircraft designated as Navy One: a Lockheed S-3 Viking, BuNo 159387, assigned to the "Blue Wolves" of VS-35, which transported President George W. Bush to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off the coast of San Diego, California, on 1 May 2003.
The Tracker was eventually superseded in U.S. military service by the Lockheed S-3 Viking; the last USN Tracker operational squadron (VS-37 with S-2G models) was disestablished in 1976. The last Navy S-2 was withdrawn from service on 29 August 1976. [ 8 ]
The Lockheed CP-140 Aurora is a maritime patrol aircraft operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force. The aircraft is based on the Lockheed P-3 Orion airframe, but mounts the electronics suite of the Lockheed S-3 Viking. "Aurora" refers to the Roman goddess of dawn who flies across the sky each morning ahead of the sun. [1]