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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
The '''Douglas A-4 ''Skyhawk''''' is a single-seat subsonic carrier-capable light attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps in the early 1950s.
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The '''Douglas A-4 ''Skyhawk''''' was a single-seat light jet attack aircraft that was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company and later McDonnell Douglas for the US Navy and Marine Corps. It first flew in 1954 and entered service in 1956, with a total of 2,960 units built. It has a delta wing, a single turbojet engine, and five hardpoints for various weapons, including nuclear bombs. It can operate from aircraft carriers and has a top speed of over 1,000 km/h. It saw combat in several wars, such as the Vietnam War, the Falklands War, and the Yom Kippur War. It was also used by several other countries, such as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Israel, and Indonesia.
  
 
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==Media==
 
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{{Youtube-gallery|lIgoj8bT0H4|'''The Shooting Range #196''' - ''Metal Beasts'' section at 00:33 discusses the A-4B.|}}
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Latest revision as of 13:03, 5 January 2024

Description

The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk was a single-seat light jet attack aircraft that was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company and later McDonnell Douglas for the US Navy and Marine Corps. It first flew in 1954 and entered service in 1956, with a total of 2,960 units built. It has a delta wing, a single turbojet engine, and five hardpoints for various weapons, including nuclear bombs. It can operate from aircraft carriers and has a top speed of over 1,000 km/h. It saw combat in several wars, such as the Vietnam War, the Falklands War, and the Yom Kippur War. It was also used by several other countries, such as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Israel, and Indonesia.

Nicknames

A-4 Nicknames
▃ Official  Skyhawk
 Official  Ayit (עיט‎, Eagle)
▃ USA  Scooter · Kiddiecar · Bantam Bomber · Tinker Toy Bomber · Heinemann's Hot-Rod · Mighty Mite · Camel · Skyhog
▄ New Zealand  Squawk · Kahu
▄ Australia  Chickenhawk

Vehicles

Rank VI

Media


Douglas Aircraft Company
Strike Aircraft  A-20G-25 · A-26B-10 · A-26B-50 · AD-2 · AD-4 · A-1H
Bombers  TBD-1 · B-18A · SBD-3 · BTD-1 · A-26C-45 · A-26C-45DT
Turboprops  A2D-1
Jet Aircraft  F3D-1 · F4D-1
A-4 Skyhawk  A-4B · A-4E Early
Export  ▄Havoc Mk I · ▄Boston Mk I · ▄DB-7 · ▂A-20G-30 · ▄AD-4 · ▄AD-4NA
A-4 Skyhawk  A-4H · A-4E Early (M) · Ayit · A-4E
  The Douglas Aircraft Company merged with McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in 1967 to form McDonnell Douglas.

USA jet aircraft
  Fighters
F9F  F9F-2 · F9F-5 · F9F-8
F-80  F-80A-5 · F-80C-10
F-84  F-84B-26 · F-84F · F-84G-21-RE
F-86  F-86A-5 · F-86F-25 · F-86F-2 · F-86F-35
F-89  F-89B · F-89D
F-100  F-100D
F-104  F-104A · F-104C
F-4  F-4C Phantom II · F-4E Phantom II · F-4J Phantom II · F-4S Phantom II
F-5  F-5A · F-5C · F-5E · F-20A
F-8  F8U-2 · F-8E
F-14  F-14A Early · ▄F-14A IRIAF · F-14B
F-15  F-15A · F-15C MSIP II · F-15E
F-16  F-16A · F-16A ADF · F-16C
Other  P-59A · F2H-2 · F3D-1 · F3H-2 · F4D-1 · F11F-1
  Strike Aircraft
FJ-4  FJ-4B · FJ-4B VMF-232
A-4  A-4B · A-4E Early
A-7  A-7D · A-7E · A-7K
AV-8  AV-8A · AV-8C · AV-8B Plus · AV-8B (NA)
A-10  A-10A · A-10A Late · A-10C
F-111  F-111A · F-111F
Other  A-6E TRAM · F-105D · F-117
  Bombers
B-57  B-57A · B-57B

Israel jet aircraft
  Kfir Canard · Kfir C.2 · Kfir C.7 · Nesher
Britain 
Meteor  Meteor NF.13 · Meteor F.8
France 
Vautour  Vautour IIA · Vautour IIN
Super Mystere  Sambad · Sa'ar
Mirage III  Shahak
Other  M.D.450B Ouragan · Mystere IVA
USA 
F-84  F-84F
A-4  A-4H · A-4E Early (M) · A-4E · Ayit
F-4  Kurnass · Kurnass 2000
F-15  Baz · Baz Meshupar · F-15I Ra’am
F-16  Netz · F-16C Barak II · F-16D Barak II