A-4 Skyhawk (Family)

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

[Expand]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

• A-4B
• A-4E Early
• A-4E Early (M)
• A-4E
• A-4H
• Ayit

Media

The Shooting Range #379 - Arsenal section at 07:33 discusses the A-4 Skyhawk family.

[Expand]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.

[Expand]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