Comments on: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk: That Little Attack Jet That Could…and Did

By: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk: That Little Attack Jet That Could - Psyne Co.

Douglas A-4 Skyhawk: That Little Attack Jet That Could - Psyne Co. — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:54:34 +0000

[…] When renowned aerospace designer Ed Heinemann of Douglas drew the A-4 Skyhawk, he would be replacing one of the largest single-engine propeller-driven fighter-bombers ever built with what turned out to be one of the smallest, lightest attack jets ever. Designed for reduced weight and complexity, his Hot Rod ended up with a delta wingspan so small (just a shade over 26 feet) that the A-4 never needed folding wings… read more > […]

By: Blue Angels to make final flight in the legacy F/A/-18 Hornet as they transition to Super Hornets the whole world in the palm of your hand Koliasa

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 04:34:06 +0000

[…] the elite Navy and Marine Corps demonstration team has changed aircraft since it moved from the A-4F Skyhawk II to the Hornet back in […]

By: Steve Marsh

Steve Marsh — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 04:43:04 +0000

Was an A4 powerplant mechanic at Topgun, VMA 311, and was a hamster at MAG 13.

By: Raymond

Raymond — Wed, 20 May 2020 18:50:59 +0000

Just to share in the rich history of the A4 that I remembered when RSAF A-4SU Super Skyhawks made their “last flight” in Singapore on 31 March 2005.
https://acesflyinghigh.wordpress.com/2018/07/21/singapores-double-bubble-super-skyhawk/
https://military.wikia.org/wiki/ST_Aerospace_A-4SU_Super_Skyhawk
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:A-4SU_Super_Skyhawk

By: David EdwardsDEDWARDS.RE A GMAIL.COM

David EdwardsDEDWARDS.RE A GMAIL.COM — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 06:17:12 +0000

Good article, but spoilers don’t increase lift, they kill lift. You must have been referring to the leading edge aerodynamic slats.

By: Slowboy

Slowboy — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 20:14:14 +0000

Used to great effect by the Argentinians in the Malvinas (Falklands) canpaign