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Two JGE turbojet engines Thrust: The "Vigilante" flew for the first time in June It embodied the same modifications that had been incorporated into the A-5B with a few minor changes, the main one being the addition of a under fuselage mounted "canoe" that carried most of the reconnaissance sensors. The RA-5C retained its capability for carrying underwing ordnance, although it was rarely, if ever, used. The first RA-5C was delivered on in June and the aircraft entered service during The aircraft answered a U.

Navy need for a capable, manned, long-range reconnaissance system to augment short range tactical systems, such as the RF-8G Crusader.

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The RA-5C "Vigilante" incorporated a sophisticated electronic reconnaissance pod in its bomb-bay that included a side-looking airborne radar in a fairing under the fuselage, vertical, oblique and split-image cameras as well as active and passive ECM equipment. Production deliveries began in mid and shortly thereafter the RA-5C began flying reconnaissance missions over Vietnam from carriers in the Gulf of Tonkin. An inertial navigation system INS combined with an automatic flight control system enabled the RA-5C to fly precise courses on mission altitudes ranging from high to tree-top levels.

Each photo taken carried a marginal notation that displayed latitude and longitude of the plane at the time it was taken, thus pinpointing target locations. The information obtained was then incorporated into a shipboard data bank and used for mission planning.

The SLAR and the cameras were carried in a long external under-fuselage faring, called the canoe. This was invaluable to subsequent air strikes against camouflaged targets that were recognized when aerial infrared film was used. Housed within the IOIC was an electronic intelligence data handling center, a one-hour photo processing center whose equipment Kodak EH high speed processors was highly classified at the time now this same type of equipment is readily available at most shopping malls for one hour processing. After processing the film it was read out by specialists at interpretation of the images electronic data analysis.

The demonstrated ability of the RA-5C to meet a long standing need for long range fleet reconnaissance now provided the justification to keep the Vigilante in production. The prototypes worked much better than they did in actual operation. During the 's, a total of forty-three standard RA-5C's were built, these following closely on the heels of the eighteen original A-5B aircraft.

When the last of these rolled off of the Columbus, Ohio assembly line, it appeared that the Vigilante production had come to an end. Accordingly, tooling and related hardware was placed in long-term storage. The Columbus facility then shifted its priorities to other projects including the remanufacture of the forty-three remaining A-5A and A-5B aircraft to RA-5C standards. Attrition caused by the continuing hostilities over Vietnam resulted in renewed Navy interest for acquiring additional RA-5C's, so in the Navy ordered forty-six new production RA-5C's, restarting the production line.

Visually they differed from the previous models only by a leading edge extension which extended from near the wing root to the forward air intake lip. The purpose of this extension was to generate improved airflow over the stabilator at low speeds, enhancing pitch control during the landing approach. These aircraft were all powered by JGE engines.

Only thirty-six of these new aircraft actually built, the last completed in August The cockpit was large, and visibility, which was enhanced by the one piece curved front windscreen, was excellent. The rain removal system, which consisted of hot air being blown over the front windscreen, provided clear visibility in even the heaviest rainstorms. The auto-throttle was outstanding - in addition to airspeed inputs it included the input from accelerometers located in the tail which caused the throttle to be sensitive to movement of the stabilator.

This allowed the pilot to change the throttle setting during landing approach by stick input alone. The aircraft was fast! It could exceed Mach 1 at 6, feet using minimum afterburner, and easily exceed Mach 2 at high altitude. The RA-5C in the Vietnam war.

The RA-5C was first deployed to south-east Asia in August of , initially flying missions only over South Vietnam because the Navy was reluctant to jeopardize the aircraft's sophisticated and very expensive equipment, should the aircraft be lost over North Vietnam. Eventually, the Vigilantes did go North, suffering the highest loss rate of any Naval aircraft in the war.

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In all, eighteen Vigilantes were lost in combat. Of the 11 lost to anti-aircraft artillery, the majority were during post-strike reconnaissance missions; North Vietnamese gunners knew that shortly after a strike a Vigilante would be overhead, without supporting flak suppression. Thirty-one deployments were made to Vietnam by Vigilante squadrons. During the early period of Vietnam operations, Vigilante squadrons deployed with six aircraft. The Vigilante may have introduced more new and advanced designed features than any other aircraft in history.

The Vigilante set several records, including a new world altitude record for the class; on 13 December , a Vigilante carried a 1, kg 2, RA-5C preparing for launch. Overview Design, performance, capabilities Page 2. On a Combat Mission Page 3. Sleek Snooper Page 4. Vigi Vignettes Page 5. Vigilante Losses Page 6: History and Descripton Page 7. Flight Controls The Vigilante did not have ailerons, elevator or a rudder. Flying the RA-5C The cockpit was large, and visibility, which was enhanced by the one piece curved front windscreen, was excellent.

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The city of , in Michoacan state has been under effective control of the Knights Templar cartel for several years. Many, many people have been detained. Mora said federal police controlled security in the city and both armed and unarmed members of the "self-defense" movement were working with them to identify Knights Templar hideouts. He said approximately gang members were arrested, including the brother of one of its leaders, Enrique "Kiki" Plancarte.

The government made no immediate comment. The control of the Knights Templar group was once so complete that it would have been unthinkable for any rival to enter Apatzingan. The Knights Templar often travelled in vehicles marked with its symbol, a red cross, and sponsored demonstrations calling for the federal police to leave the city. The cartel promotes itself as a mystic Christian order dedicated to protecting the population from abuse at the hands of the military and police.

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It ran "training schools" including one in Apatzingan, that taught courses in leadership portraying cartel members as clean-living men of honour, steeped in Asian religion alongside Catholicism. Its members not only lived off methamphetamine and marijuana smuggling and extortion, but controlled much of the local economy.

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In October, vigilantes tried to march into Apatzingan but were turned back by soldiers who said they couldn't enter with weapons. A convoy of hundreds of unarmed self-defence patrol members returned the next day and successfully entered the city, where they were met by gunfire, presumably from the Knights Templar.

In apparent retaliation to the attempted incursion, suspected cartel members mounted co-ordinated attacks on vigilante positions, killing five, according to police.