Lockheed S-3 Viking

The Lockheed S-3 Viking is a four-crew, twin-engine turbofan-powered subsonic anti-submarine 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.

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1974 — 2009  Wikimedia, Wikidata
S-3; S-3 Viking; S-3 aircraft; S3; S3 Viking; S3 aircraft; Viking; Viking (Lockheed S-3)
length 16.26 metre, cluster munition, naval mine, unguided bomb, Mark 50 torpedo, Harpoon, AGM-65 Maverick, AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile, B57, depth charge, Mark 46, 
anti-submarine aircraft, carrier-capable attack aircraft, California, Palmdale, United States Navy, Lockheed Corporation, 

carrier-capable attack aircraft, Gannet AS.1, Gannet AS4, S-3A Viking, S-3B Viking, S-3B Viking, 

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  S-3A Viking ⓘ
  1974 anti-submarine aircraft model by Lockheed

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  S-3B Viking ⓘ
  Improved version of the S-3A Viking, able to carry the Harpoon, SLAM and Maverick air to ground missiles. Entered service in 1987.

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  S-3B Viking ⓘ
  Improved version of the S-3A Viking, able to carry the Harpoon, SLAM and Maverick air to ground missiles. Entered service in 1987.

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YS-3A Viking prototype

View from pri-fly (Primary Flight Control), looking forward on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). Aircraft on deck include F-A-18C - DPLA - f28155d60a66daebf60e3701f6e2d2d2

Correction to photo credit: LT Michaels, VF-11.

A-6Es VA-75 and S-3B VS-30 on USS Enterprise 1996

An S-3B Viking at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum.

An S-3B Viking at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum.

Air Zoo December 2019 119 (Lockheed S-3 Viking)

Air Zoo December 2019 118 (Lockheed S-3 Viking)

S3-AGE Lockheed C-130J Hercules C.5 Bangladesh Air Force

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	aircraft		S-3A Viking	Lockheed S-3 Viking	Wikidata
class	aircraft		S-3B Viking	Lockheed S-3 Viking	Wikidata
class	aircraft		S-3B Viking	Lockheed S-3 Viking	Wikidata
commons	image		YS-3A Viking prototype		Commons
commons	image		View from pri-fly (Primary Flight Control), looking forward on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). Aircraft on deck include F-A-18C - DPLA - f28155d60a66daebf60e3701f6e2d2d2		Commons
commons	image		Correction to photo credit: LT Michaels, VF-11.		Commons
commons	image		A-6Es VA-75 and S-3B VS-30 on USS Enterprise 1996		Commons
commons	image		An S-3B Viking at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum.		Commons
commons	image		An S-3B Viking at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum.		Commons
commons	image		Air Zoo December 2019 119 (Lockheed S-3 Viking)		Commons
commons	image		Air Zoo December 2019 118 (Lockheed S-3 Viking)		Commons
commons	image		S3-AGE Lockheed C-130J Hercules C.5 Bangladesh Air Force		Commons