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The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a carrier-capable attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. The delta winged, single-engined Skyhawk was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company, and later by McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated the A4D under the U.S. Navy's pre-1962 designation system.

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  • Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
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  • The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a carrier-capable attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. The delta winged, single-engined Skyhawk was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company, and later by McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated the A4D under the U.S. Navy's pre-1962 designation system.
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max takeoff weight alt
  • 11136.0
loaded weight main
  • 18300.0
Footer
  • U.S. Navy A-4B
airfoil
  • NACA 0008-1.1-25 root, NACA 0005-0.825-50 tip
Guns
  • 2(xsd:integer)
climb rate main
  • 8440.0
length alt
  • 12.22 m
span main
  • 807.72
Status
  • Active with non-U.S. users
more performance
  • *g-limit: +8/-3 g
thrust alt
  • 41 kN
height alt
  • 4.57 m
Introduced
  • October 1956
primary user
  • United States Navy
Type
  • Attack aircraft, light fighter, aggressor aircraft
loading main
  • 70(xsd:double)
range alt
  • 2000(xsd:integer)
Align
  • right
Caption
  • A-4B in the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
  • VA-81 A4D-2 on the USS Forrestal in 1962.
length main
  • 1226.82
Width
  • 150(xsd:integer)
Unit Cost
  • US$860,000 each for the first 500 units
area main
  • 259.0
bombs
  • **6× Rockeye-II Mark 20 Cluster Bomb Unit (CBU) **6× Rockeye Mark 7/APAM-59 CBU **Mark 80 series of unguided bombs **B57 nuclear bomb **B61 nuclear bomb *Others: **up to 3× Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for ferry flight/extended range/loitering time
height main
  • 15.0
span alt
  • 8.38 m
missiles
  • **Air-to-air missiles: ***4× AIM-9 Sidewinder **Air-to-surface missiles: ***2× AGM-12 Bullpup ***2× AGM-45 Shrike anti-radiation missile ***2× AGM-62 Walleye TV-guided glide bomb ***2× AGM-65 Maverick
range main
  • 1700.0
Manufacturer
  • Douglas Aircraft Company
  • McDonnell Douglas
max speed main
  • 585.0
combat radius main
  • 625(xsd:integer)
thrust/weight
  • 0(xsd:double)
climb rate alt
  • 43.0
ceiling main
  • 42250.0
National Origin
  • United States
empty weight main
  • 10450.0
type of jet
  • turbojet
fuel capacity
  • 5200.0
loaded weight alt
  • 8318.0
Image
  • A4D-2 VA-81 CVA-59 1962.jpg
  • Douglas A4 Skyhawk 3.jpg
area alt
  • 24.15
First Flight
  • 1954-06-22(xsd:date)
more users
engine (jet)
  • Pratt & Whitney J52-P8A
max speed alt
  • 673(xsd:integer)
jet or prop?
  • jet
loading alt
  • 344(xsd:double)
empty weight alt
  • 4750.0
thrust main
  • 9300(xsd:integer)
number of jets
  • 1(xsd:integer)
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