A-4 Skyhawk Pilots Flight Operating Instructions

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491_9781935327752

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Designed by Douglas Aircraft Co.s brilliant engineer Ed Heinemann, the turbojet powered, delta-wing A-4 Skyhawk played akey role in conflicts from Vietnam to the Falklands and Yom Kippur Wars. The Skyhawk was intended to replace the venerable Skyraider as a carrier-based, ground attack aircraft, yet Heinemanns design looked nothing like its predecessor. Its small, lightweight airframe was so compact that its wings did not even have to be folded for carrier stowage, and it surpassed the Navys design specification for weight by nearly 100%. No wonder thenimble jet was dubbed Heinemanns Hot Rod. The A-4 entered service in 1956, and first saw combat during the early days of the Vietnam War where it flew as a light attack aircraft. Its service in S.E. Asia was prolific, as it flew literally thousands of strike and escort missions and even scored an air-to-air victory over a NorthVietnamese MiG. A Marine A-4 is believed to be the last American aircraft to drop bombs on Vietnam. During the conflict 362 Skyhawks were lost. The Navy retired the Skyhawk in 1975, although it continued flying as a trainer and adversary aircraft as late as 2003.Nearly 3,000 Skyhawks were built before production ceased in 1979, including a two-seat trainer model TA-4. The Skyhawk waswidely exported and saw combat with theair forces of Kuwait, Israel and Argentina. This pilots manual was originally classified restricted but has now been declassified and is here reprinted in book form

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