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Douglas A-4 Skyhawk (pierwotnie A4D Skyhawk) – amerykański pokładowy samolot szturmowy produkowany przez zakłady Douglas (od 1967 McDonnell Douglas). Prototyp oblatano w 1954 roku. Samoloty w różnych wersjach brały udział w wojnie wietnamskiej, konfliktach bliskowschodnich w 1967 i 1973 oraz wojnie o Falklandy-Malwiny w 1982.
The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single-seat subsonic carrier-capable light attack aircraft designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company, and later, McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated A4D under the United States Navy's pre-1962 designation system.
Samoloty A-4 ”Skyhawk” lotnictwa Izraela zostały głęboko zmodernizowane i przystosowane do zaawansowanego treningu taktyczno-bojowego pilotów. W latach 2000-2002 wyposażono je w system ACE-II, umożliwiający realistyczną symulację walk powietrznych oraz ich dokładną analizę po wykonaniu misji.
The prototype of the A4D (later redesignated A-4) Skyhawk made its maiden flight on June 22, 1954. “Heinemann’s Hot Rod”: As U.S. forces fought the Korean War, famed Douglas Aircraft Company engineer Ed Heinemann was concerned about the increasing weight and corresponding cost of jet fighters. He set our to reverse that trend by designing ...
In 1969, Douglas was contracted to modify 100 A4D-2N (A-4C) Skyhawks to the A-4L designation (see below). Some A4D-2N (A-4C) Skyhawks were later modified to the A-4L configuration.
24 lip 2018 · The A-4C Skyhawk, from the first shots to the end, proved to be the Navy’s most used attack aircraft in the Vietnam War.
The A4D-2N (A-4C), first flown in 1959, incorporated radar in the nose and an improved ejection seat. The next model, the A4D-5, was powered by the 8,500 lb.-thrust Pratt and Whitney J52-P-2 engine. This engine's lower fuel consumption improved the Skyhawk's range by about 25 percent.
