Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Sign in to saveAlso known as McDonnell Douglas A-4, Douglas A4D, Attack Design 4, A4D Skyhawk, McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, A4, Douglas A4D Skyhawk, Skyhawk
1954 attack aircraft family by the Douglas Aircraft Company
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Vinony files it under 1950s United States attack aircraft, Aircraft first flown in 1954 and Aircraft with retractable tricycle landing gear.
Its subject is documented across 37 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Type
- Attack aircraft , fighter , aggressor aircraft
- National origin
- United States
- Manufacturer
- Douglas Aircraft Company , McDonnell Douglas
- Status
- In service with the Brazilian Navy
- Primary users
- United States Navy (historical) United States Marine Corps (historical) , Israeli Air Force (historical)
- Number built
- 2,960
- Manufactured
- 1954–1979
- Introduction date
- 1 October 1956 ; 69 years ago ( 1956-10-01 )
- First flight
- 22 June 1954 ; 71 years ago ( 1954-06-22 )
- Retired
- USMC (1998), U.S. Navy (2003), Israeli Air Force (2015) , Royal New Zealand Air Force (2001)
- Variants
- Lockheed Martin A-4AR Fightinghawk , McDonnell Douglas A-4G Skyhawk , ST Aerospace A-4SU Super Skyhawk
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- attack aircraft
- Country
- United States
- Operator
- Indonesian Air Force
- Country of origin
- United States
- Developer
- Douglas
- Manufacturer
- McDonnell Douglas
- Designed by
- Ed Heinemann
- Image
- Last bulit A-4 Skyhawk in flight in February 1979.jpg
- Height
- 5
- Length
- 12.27
Show 16 more facts
- armament
- Zuni
- United States Navy aircraft designation
- A4D
- topic's main category
- Category:Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
- Commons category
- Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
- powered by
- Pratt & Whitney J52
- Commons gallery
- A-4 Skyhawk
- total produced
- 2960
- first flight
- 1954-06-22
- service retirement
- 1998-00-00
- wingspan
- 8.38
- maximum operating altitude
- 14000
- military designation
- A-4
- vehicle range
- 3220
- nickname
- Skyhawk
- service entry
- 1956-10-00
- wing area
- 20.6
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Encyclopedic overview
The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single-seat, subsonic, carrier-capable, light attack aircraft designed and produced by American aerospace manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company, later built by McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated A4D under the United States Navy's pre-1962 designation system.
The Skyhawk was developed during the early 1950s on behalf of the Navy and United States Marine Corps as a replacement for the propeller-driven Douglas A-1 (AD) Skyraider. The A-4 is a compact, straightforward, and lightweight aircraft for the era; its maximum takeoff weight of 24,500 pounds (11,100 kg) was roughly half of the Navy's weight specification. The Skyhawk has a short-span, delta wing configuration and tricycle undercarriage, and is powered by a single turbojet engine. The U.S. Navy issued a contract for the aircraft on 12 June 1952. On 22 June 1954, the XA4D-1 prototype performed its maiden flight; it went on to set a world speed record of 695.163 mph on 15 October 1955. On 1 October 1956, the Skyhawk was introduced to operational service.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Douglas A-4 Skyhawk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.