Aj Savage

On June 24 , 1946 , the U.S. Navy awarded North American Aviation a contract to build the aircraft that would
become the AJ Savage. Intended as a carrier based bomber, the AJ was first reported in squadron service
by VC-5 on September 13 , 1949 . It was eventually redesignated A-2 under the 1962 joint aircraft designation system.

VARIANTS

XAJ-1 : Prototype, two aircraft built.

AJ-1 ('''A-2A''') ''Specifications listed in the table below''

AJ-2 ('''A-2B''') Engines replaced by Pratt And Whitney R-2800-48 and Allison J-33-A-10 models respectively, increased fuel capacity

AJ-2P : Photo-reconnaissance version of the ''AJ-2'', with redesigned nose for cameras.

UNITS USING THE AJ SAVAGE

United States Navy

VAH-15

VAH-16

VJ-61/VAP-61

VJ-62/VAP-62

VC-5/VAH-5

VC-6/VAH-6

VC-9/VAH-9

VC-7/VAH-7

VC-8/VAH-11

SPECIFICATIONS (AJ-1)

	plane Or Copter	plane
	jet Or Prop	both
	crew	Three
	length Main	63 ft 1 in
	length Alt	192 m
	span Main	71 ft 5 in
	span Alt	218 m
	height Main	20 ft 5 in
	height Alt	62 m
	area Main	836 ft&sup2
	area Alt	78 m&sup2
	empty Weight Main	27,558 lb
	empty Weight Alt	12,500 kg
	loaded Weight Main	52,862 lb
	loaded Weight Alt	23,980 kg
	max Takeoff Weight Main	50,954 lb
	max Takeoff Weight Alt	23,110 kg
	engine (prop)	Pratt & Whitney R-2800 -44W
	type Of Prop	Radial Engine s
	number Of Props	2
	power Main	2,400 hp
	power Alt	1,800 kW
	engine (jet)	Allison J-33 -A-1
	type Of Jet	Turbojet
	number Of Jets	1
	thrust Main	4,600 lbf
	thrust Alt	20 kN
	max Speed Main	471 mph
	max Speed Alt	758 km/h
	ceiling Main	43,000 ft
	ceiling Alt	13,100 m

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Aj Savage