Posted by MarkB_MI on December 26, 2008 at 08:18:29 from (66.103.227.65):
In Reply to: Jimmy Dolittle part 2? posted by Ultradog MN on December 26, 2008 at 07:49:46:
Interesting picture.
Just for the record, the largest carrier-based aircraft was the Douglas A-3 Skywarrior, aka the Whale. The Wikipedia article below says that maximum takeoff weight for the A-3 was a whopping 82,000 pounds, roughly double that of Jimmy Doolittle's B-25s. (Max takeoff weight for a B-52 is around half a million pounds.)
I recall that a Whale (electronic intelligence version) was a crucial part of the operation that captured the Achille Lauro highjackers.
Raytheon Corporation (formerly Hughes Aircraft Company) still has two or three A-3s flying that they use for testing radar systems.
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