Douglas A-1 Skyraider

The Douglas A-1 (formerly AD) Skyraider was an American single-seat attack aircraft that saw service between the late 1940s and early 1980s. It became a piston-powered propeller-driven anachronism in the jet age and was nicknamed Spad after a French World War 1 fighter. The Skyraider had a remarkably long and successful career and inspired the straight-winged slow-flying jet-powered successor the A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog). It was operated by the United States Navy (USN) the U.S.

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United States Air Force
Height Main
15
Designer
Ed Heinemann
Length Alt
11.84 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
25000.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
* List of attack aircraft* List of military aircraft of the United States
Range Main
1
316 mi
Loaded Weight Main
18106.0
Height Alt
4.78 m
Type Of Prop
Radial engine
Developed Into
Douglas A2D Skyshark
Introduced
1946
Loading Main
45
Power/mass Main
540.0
Power/mass Alt
250
Max Speed Main
322 mph
Cruise Speed Main
198 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
11340.0
Ceiling Main
28500.0
Number Built
3180
Crew
One
Loaded Weight Alt
8213.0
Retired
1985
Armament
1200.0
Cruise Speed Alt
172
Area Main
400.3
Primary user
United States Navy
Related
* Douglas A2D Skyshark
Span Alt
15.25 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
2000.0
Engine(prop)
Wright R-3350-26WA
Manufacturer
Douglas Aircraft Company
Status
Phased out of service
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
18
Production End Year
1957
Climb Rate Main
2850.0
Power Main
2
700 hp
Production Start Year
1945
Climb Rate Alt
14.5 m-s
Length Main
1183.64
Span Main
50
Area Alt
37.19 m²
Range Alt
1144
Similar Aircraft
*Aichi B7A* Martin AM Mauler* North American T-28 Trojan* Westland Wyvern
Max Speed Alt
280
Max Speed More
at 18
000 ft
Empty Weight Main
11968.0
Ceiling Alt
8
685 m
Category
Carrier-based aircraft
Douglas aircraft
Military aircraft of the Korean War
Military aircraft of the Vietnam War
United States attack aircraft 1940-1949
Produced
1945
Empty Weight Alt
5429.0
Loading Alt
220

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