The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single-seat subsonic carrier-capable light attack aircraft designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company, and later, …

This is a list of aircraft which are classified as having Short Takeoff and Landing, or STOL, characteristics. The STOL class excludes vertical takeoff and landing ( VTOL ) types, rotorcraft …

A-4B Skyhawk Military History. The A-4 Skyhawk was a post Korean War U.S. attack aircraft intended to be operated from aircraft carriers. It was designed by Douglas Aircraft to satisfy …

German intermediate range boost-glide missile. Winged version of the V-2 missile with over double the range. Two flown at the end of the war, but there was no time to complete …

Oct 6, 2016 · Fuselage fuel tank was directly behind the cockpit, and utilized one fuel gauge sensor in all variants. This tank was smaller in the two seat variants. Pilots referred to this fuel …

When it finally flew on January 24, 1945, the A-4b apparently pioneered a controlled supersonic flight of a winged rocket. The vehicle reportedly reached the speed of Mach 4. However during …

Nov 9, 2016 · Fleet delivery of the A4D-2 (A-4B) began in September 1957. When delivery to fleet units of later versions of the Skyhawk began, some A4D-2 (A-4B) airframes were assigned to …

The A-4B was a compact and lightweight attack aircraft designed by Ed Heinemann of Douglas Aircraft Company in response to the U.S. Navy's need for a cost-effective and agile attacker. It …

A USN Navy Douglas A-4B Skyhawk from Attack Squadron VA-216 "Black Diamonds" atop of aircraft carrier USS Saratoga. At the start of the Vietnam War, though succeeding variants of …

Gray Eagle STOL offers unprecedented runway independence, able to launch from warships to dirt fields and everywhere in between. This revolutionary capability enables multi-mission …