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United States Marine Corps
Height Main
15.0
Designer
Ed Heinemann
Engine(jet)
Pratt & Whitney J52-P8A
Length Alt
12.22 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
24500.0
Thrust Main
9300
Jet Or Prop
jet
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Range Main
1700.0
Fuel Capacity
5200.0
Combat Radius Main
625
Height Alt
4.57 m
Crew
1
Loading Main
71
Title
Articles and topics related to the A-4 Skyhawk
External Fuel Tank
4000.0
More Performance
+8--3 g
Introduced
October 1956
Bombs
80.0
Rockets
**4× LAU-10 rocket pods
Airfoil
NACA 0008-1.1-25 root
NACA 0005-0.825-50 tip
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
11136.0
Ceiling Main
42250.0
Number Built
2960
Successor
Lockheed Martin A-4AR Fightinghawk
ST Aerospace A-4SU Super Skyhawk
Retired
1998
2003
Unit Cost
860000.0
US$860
000 each for the first 500 units
Thrust Alt
41.0
Loaded Weight Alt
8318.0
Area Main
259.0
Primary user
Span Alt
8.38 m
Plane Or Copter?
Avionics
*Bendix AN-APN-141 Low altitude radar altimeter *Stewart-Warner AN-APQ-145 Mapping & Ranging radar
Manufacturer
Status
Missiles
***4× AIM-9 Sidewinder**Air-to-surface missiles
First Flight
22
Number Of Jets
1
State
collapsed
Origin
United States
National Origin
United States
Climb Rate Main
8440.0
Loaded Weight Main
18300.0
Type of jet
Max Speed Main
585.0
Guns
1200.0
Climb Rate Alt
43 m-s
Variants With Their Own Articles
Lockheed Martin A-4AR Fightinghawk
ST Aerospace A-4SU Super Skyhawk
Thrust/weight
1
Length Main
1226.82
Span Main
807.72
Area Alt
24.15 m²
Range Alt
120000.0
Similar Aircraft
*Dassault Étendard IV*LTV A-7 Corsair II*AV-8A Harrier
Max Speed Alt
40380.0
Related
*Lockheed Martin A-4AR Fightinghawk*ST Aerospace A-4SU Super Skyhawk
Empty Weight Main
10450.0
Ceiling Alt
12
880 m
Category
Empty Weight Alt
4750.0
Loading Alt
344