The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a carrier-capable ground-attack aircraft designed for the United States Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.
The delta winged, single turbojet-engined Skyhawk was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company, and later McDonnell Douglas.
It was originally designated the A4D under the US Navy's pre-1962 designation system.
Fifty years after the aircraft's first flight, and having played key roles in the Vietnam War, the Falklands War, and the Yom Kippur War, a few of the nearly 3,000 Skyhawks produced remain in service with several air arms around the world, including active duty on the aircraft carrier of the
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| Introduced: October 1956 |
Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Company
McDonnell Douglas
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Weight:
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)
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Dimensions:
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)
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| Role: Ground-attack aircraft |
| Crew: 1 (2 in TA-4J, TA-4F, OA-4F) |
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Performance:
Max Speed:585 kn (673 mph, 1,077 km/h)
Climb Rate: 8,440 ft/min (43 m/s)
Ceiling:
Range:1,700 nmi (2,000 mi, 3,220 km)
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Armament:
Guns: 2 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Colt Mk 12 cannon, 100 rounds/gun
Missiles: 4 × AIM-9 Sidewinder, AGM-45 Shrike ARM (anti-radiation missile), MBDA Exocet, AGM-65 Maverick ASM (air-to-surface missiles), AGM-62 Walleye glide bomb, AGM-12 Bullpup ASM (air-to-surface missiles)
Bombs: 9,900 lb (4,490 kg) on five external hardpoints, Rockeye Mk.20 Cluster Bomb Unit, Rockeye Mk.7/APAM-59 Cluster Bomb Unit, Mk.81 (250 lb/113 kg) and Mk.82 (500 lb/227 kg) general-purpose bombs, various tactical nuclear missiles and bombs, Mk.76 practice bombs
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Variants:
A-4AR Fightinghawk
A-4SU Super Skyhawk
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Primary users:
United States Navy
United States Marine Corps
Brazil
Israel
Australia
Indonesia
Kuwait Malaysia
New Zealand
Singapore
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| Source: |
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-4_Skyhawk |
| More Information: |
| www.skyhawk.org/2e/argentina/argentina-navy |
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