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Douglas A-4E Skyhawk

1,971 Ruskiwaffle1991  8 months ago

I sacrificed 5% of my brain cells to make this. It's also my first "realistic" replica and uses a few building techniques that I haven't utilized before like flaps, XML edited wings, and blueprints. Hope you enjoy flying the Skyhawk.

Description
The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a carrier-based attack aircraft that first flew in 1954. Since then, it has been in service with ten countries, including the United States, Argentina, New Zealand, Israel, and Indonesia. It was the US Navy's primary attack aircraft during the Vietnam War, later flying alongside the A-7 Corsair II that was supposed to replace it. The A-4E variant depicted here has an improved engine and avionics, which was the second most produced variant of the Skyhawk. This particular A-4 has an armament of two Colt Mk.12 20mm cannons, six Mk.82 250 pound bombs arranged in racks, and two LAU-10 rocket pods carrying 4 Zuni rockets each.

Credits to @KH2B for inspiring me to take up making replicas and help me put some effort into making planes and other vehicles.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 24.1ft (7.3m)
  • Length 36.6ft (11.1m)
  • Height 15.8ft (4.8m)
  • Empty Weight 7,262lbs (3,294kg)
  • Loaded Weight 8,757lbs (3,972kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.885
  • Wing Loading 33.1lbs/ft2 (161.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 264.5ft2 (24.6m2)
  • Drag Points 3042

Parts

  • Number of Parts 114
  • Control Surfaces 10
  • Performance Cost 548