AJ Savage

AJ Savage
AJ Savage
Description
Role
Crew	Three
Dimensions
Length	63 ft 1 in	19.2 m
Wingspan	71 ft 5 in	21.8 m
Height	20 ft 5 in	6.2 m
Wing area	836 ft²	78 m²
Weights
Empty	27,558 lb	12,500 kg
Gross	52,862 lb	23,980 kg
Maximum take-off	50,954 lb	23,110 kg
Powerplant
Engines	Two Pratt and Whitney R-2800-44W engines One Allison J-33-A-1 turbojet
Power	2,400 hp	1,800 kW
Thrust	4,600 lb	20 kN
Performance
Maximum speed	471 mph	758 km/h
Combat range
Ferry range
Service ceiling		13,100 m
Rate of climb
Armament
Guns	None
Bombs	12,000 lbs

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.

Table of contents

1 Variants
2 Units Using the AJ Savage

2.1 United States Navy

Variants

XAJ-1 - experimental aircraft
AJ-1 (A-2A) - stats in table
AJ-2 - engines replaced by Pratt and Whitney R-2800-48 and Allison J-33-A-10 models respectively, increased fuel capacity
AJ-2P - AJ-2 with redesigned nose for cameras

Units Using the AJ Savage

Related content
Related Development
Similar Aircraft
Designation Series	A-1 - A-2 - A-3 - A-4 - A-5
Related Lists	List of military aircraft of the United States