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The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single seat subsonic carrier-capable attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps in the early 1950s. The delta winged , single turbojet engined Skyhawk was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company , and later by McDonnell Douglas . It was originally designated A4D under the U.S. Navy's pre-1962 designation system .
The Skyhawk is a relatively lightweight aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of 24,500 pounds (11,100 kg) and has a top speed of more than 670 miles per hour (1,080 km/h). The aircraft's five hardpoints support a variety of missiles, bombs and other munitions. It was capable of carrying a bomb load equivalent to that of a World War II-era Boeing B-17 bomber, and could deliver nuclear weapons using a low-altitude bombing system and a "loft" delivery technique. The A-4 was originally powered by the Wright J65 turbojet engine; from the A-4E onwards, the Pratt & Whitney J52 was used.
Skyhawks played key roles in the Vietnam War , the Yom Kippur War , and the Falklands War . Sixty years after the aircraft's first flight in 1954, some of the 2,960 produced (through February 1979) remain in service with several air arms around the world.

Role: Attack aircraft , fighter , aggressor aircraft
National origin: United States
Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Company , McDonnell Douglas
First flight: 22 June 1954
Introduction: October 1956
Retired: USMC (1998), U.S. Navy (2003), Israeli Air Force (2015)
Status: In limited service with non-U.S. users
Primary users: United States Navy (historical), United States Marine Corps (historical), Israeli Air Force (historical), Argentine Air Force (historical)
Produced:1954–1979
Number built: 2,960
Unit cost: US$2.8–3.8 million
Variants: Lockheed Martin A-4AR Fightinghawk , McDonnell Douglas A-4G Skyhawk , ST Aerospace A-4SU Super Skyhawk

General characteristics
Crew: one (two in OA-4F, TA-4F, TA-4J)
Length: 40 ft 3 in (12.22 m)
Wingspan : 26 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
Height: 15 ft (4.57 m)
Wing area: 259 ft² (24.15 m²)
Airfoil : NACA 0008-1.1-25 root, NACA 0005-0.825-50 tip
Empty weight : 10,450 lb (4,750 kg)
Loaded weight: 18,300 lb (8,318 kg)
Max. takeoff weight : 24,500 lb (11,136 kg)
Powerplant : 1 × Pratt & Whitney J52 -P8A turbojet , 9,300 lbf (41 kN)
Performance
Maximum speed : 585 kn (673 mph, 1,083 km/h)
Range : 1,700 nmi (2,000 mi, 3,220 km)
Combat radius : 625 nmi, 1,158 km, 719 mi ()
Service ceiling : 42,250 ft (12,880 m)
Rate of climb : 8,440 ft/min (43 m/s)
Wing loading : 70.7 lb/ft² (344.4 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight : 0.51
g-limit: +8/-3 g
Armament
Guns: 2× 20 mm (0.79 in) Colt Mk 12 cannon , 100 rounds/gun
Hardpoints : 4× under-wing & 1× under-fuselage pylon stations holding up to 9,900 lb (4,490 kg) of payload
Rockets:
4× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× 127 mm Mk 32 Zuni rockets )
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
Bombs:
6× Rockeye-II Mark 20 Cluster Bomb Unit (CBU)
6× Rockeye Mark 7/APAM-59 CBU
Mark 80 series of unguided bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs)
B43 nuclear bomb
B57 nuclear bomb
B61 nuclear bomb
Others:
up to 3× 370 US gallons (1,400 L ) Sargent Fletcher drop tanks (pylon stations 2, 3, 4 are wet plumbed) for ferry flight/extended range/loitering time
Avionics
Bendix AN/APN-141 Low altitude radar altimeter (refitted to C and E, standard in the F)
Stewart-Warner AN/APQ-145 Mapping & Ranging radar (mounted on A-4F, also found on A-4E/N/S/SU)

Documentary on this aircraft:
Discovery Wings Great Planes - A-4 Skyhawk

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Description

The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single seat subsonic carrier-capable attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps in the early 1950s. The delta winged , single turbojet engined Skyhawk was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company , and later by McDonnell Douglas . It was originally designated A4D under the U.S. Navy's pre-1962 designation system .
The Skyhawk is a relatively lightweight aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of 24,500 pounds (11,100 kg) and has a top speed of more than 670 miles per hour (1,080 km/h). The aircraft's five hardpoints support a variety of missiles, bombs and other munitions. It was capable of carrying a bomb load equivalent to that of a World War II-era Boeing B-17 bomber, and could deliver nuclear weapons using a low-altitude bombing system and a "loft" delivery technique. The A-4 was originally powered by the Wright J65 turbojet engine; from the A-4E onwards, the Pratt & Whitney J52 was used.
Skyhawks played key roles in the Vietnam War , the Yom Kippur War , and the Falklands War . Sixty years after the aircraft's first flight in 1954, some of the 2,960 produced (through February 1979) remain in service with several air arms around the world.

Role: Attack aircraft , fighter , aggressor aircraft
National origin: United States
Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Company , McDonnell Douglas
First flight: 22 June 1954
Introduction: October 1956
Retired: USMC (1998), U.S. Navy (2003), Israeli Air Force (2015)
Status: In limited service with non-U.S. users
Primary users: United States Navy (historical), United States Marine Corps (historical), Israeli Air Force (historical), Argentine Air Force (historical)
Produced:1954–1979
Number built: 2,960
Unit cost: US$2.8–3.8 million
Variants: Lockheed Martin A-4AR Fightinghawk , McDonnell Douglas A-4G Skyhawk , ST Aerospace A-4SU Super Skyhawk

General characteristics
Crew: one (two in OA-4F, TA-4F, TA-4J)
Length: 40 ft 3 in (12.22 m)
Wingspan : 26 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
Height: 15 ft (4.57 m)
Wing area: 259 ft² (24.15 m²)
Airfoil : NACA 0008-1.1-25 root, NACA 0005-0.825-50 tip
Empty weight : 10,450 lb (4,750 kg)
Loaded weight: 18,300 lb (8,318 kg)
Max. takeoff weight : 24,500 lb (11,136 kg)
Powerplant : 1 × Pratt & Whitney J52 -P8A turbojet , 9,300 lbf (41 kN)
Performance
Maximum speed : 585 kn (673 mph, 1,083 km/h)
Range : 1,700 nmi (2,000 mi, 3,220 km)
Combat radius : 625 nmi, 1,158 km, 719 mi ()
Service ceiling : 42,250 ft (12,880 m)
Rate of climb : 8,440 ft/min (43 m/s)
Wing loading : 70.7 lb/ft² (344.4 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight : 0.51
g-limit: +8/-3 g
Armament
Guns: 2× 20 mm (0.79 in) Colt Mk 12 cannon , 100 rounds/gun
Hardpoints : 4× under-wing & 1× under-fuselage pylon stations holding up to 9,900 lb (4,490 kg) of payload
Rockets:
4× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× 127 mm Mk 32 Zuni rockets )
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
Bombs:
6× Rockeye-II Mark 20 Cluster Bomb Unit (CBU)
6× Rockeye Mark 7/APAM-59 CBU
Mark 80 series of unguided bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs)
B43 nuclear bomb
B57 nuclear bomb
B61 nuclear bomb
Others:
up to 3× 370 US gallons (1,400 L ) Sargent Fletcher drop tanks (pylon stations 2, 3, 4 are wet plumbed) for ferry flight/extended range/loitering time
Avionics
Bendix AN/APN-141 Low altitude radar altimeter (refitted to C and E, standard in the F)
Stewart-Warner AN/APQ-145 Mapping & Ranging radar (mounted on A-4F, also found on A-4E/N/S/SU)

Documentary on this aircraft:
Discovery Wings Great Planes - A-4 Skyhawk

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