Aircraft

A-4 Skyhawk

The A-4 Skyhawk is a lightweight single engine attack aircraft considered to be one of the most effective and versatile light attack aircraft ever produced. The A-4 was originally designed to operate from United States Navy aircraft carriers in the early 1950’s and nearly 3,000 Skyhawks produced remain in service.

Currently, the A-4 Skyhawk is operated by the Argentine Air Force, the Brazilian Navy, the Indonesian Air Force, Israeli Air Force, Kuwaiti Air Force, and Republic of Singapore Air Force, the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Malaysian Air Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force. Additionally, the United States Marine Reserve has two squadrons of A-4s with 12 aircraft each.

Crew: 1 (2 in TA-4J,TA-4F,OA-4F)

Length: 40 ft 3 in (12.22 m)

Wingspan: 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)

Height: 14 ft 11 in (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 (10,000+ USMC A-4M and OA-4M) (41 kN)

Maximum speed: 585 knots (673 mph, 1,077 km/h)

Range: 1,700 nm (2,000 mi, 3,220 km)

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

Guns: 2× 20 mm (0.787 in) Colt Mk 12 cannon, 100 rounds/gun

Missiles: 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder

AGM-45 SHRIKE ANTI-RADIATION MISSILES AGM-65 MAVERICK MISSILES AGM-62 WALLEYE GLIDE BOMB AGM-45 BULLPUP MISSILE ROCKEYE MK-20 Cluster Bomb Unit ROCKEYE MK-7/APAM-59 Cluster Bomb Unit MK-81 (250 lb) and MK-82 (500 lb) free fall or retarded bombs Tactical Thermal Nuclear Device MK-76 Practice Bombs

Bombs: 9,900 lb (4,490 kg) on five external hardpoints