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The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single-seat subsonic carrier-capable light attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps in the early 1950s. The delta-winged, single turbojet engined Skyhawk was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company, and later by McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated A4D under the U.S. Navy's pre-1962 designation system.
Controls
1-Air Brake
2-Spoilers
3-Tail Hook
8-Beacon Light
Trim- Pitch Trim
VTOL- Roll Trim
Use 100% trim nose up + half flaps when taking off
Pics
Specifications
Spotlights
- AWESOMENESS360 2.8 years ago
- RicardoACE 2.8 years ago
General Characteristics
- Successors 2 airplane(s) +7 bonus
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 27.5ft (8.4m)
- Length 43.6ft (13.3m)
- Height 18.4ft (5.6m)
- Empty Weight 1,619lbs (734kg)
- Loaded Weight 14,354lbs (6,511kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.408
- Wing Loading 22.8lbs/ft2 (111.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 629.0ft2 (58.4m2)
- Drag Points 1165
Parts
- Number of Parts 333
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 1,572
@SeriouslyDumb the a-4 wasn’t meant to be maneuverable 😂
Manuverability is shit
FAV
@2Papi2Chulo its too heavy or just an lag, dunno whats happening, if im doing something wrong either...
@projectOccident use nose down trim
@BoeingFan88183 how?
Landing gear is kinda fucked up, overall nice design
beautiful
@2Papi2Chulo Thanks for replying! I’ll try my hand at faster airspeeds. 😉
@Krikkit42 it gets really hard to maneuver at slow airspeeds. at about 500mph you can crank it more. I have it limited to about 6 g turns which is the limit of the real thing
Hey there! This is definitely the most beautiful A-4 build on the site yet. I’m with @TheVexedVortex on this one: please flesh it out at some point and make it THE definitive SimplePlanes A-4!
There is only one gripe I have with this: the flight model. While the roll rate is spot on, pitching and turning is a drag. It feels like flying a school bus loaded with cement! ;-) Am I doing it wrong? For take-off, I followed your instructions (“Use 100% trim nose up + half flaps”), once I’m in the air at a decent airspeed, I neutralize trim and try to maneuver, which I find to be really hard, even when I use trim nose down for level flight. Any suggestions? Thanks!!
@TheVexedVortex down the road. i’m gonna take a break once i get this f14 done
Just like the F-16 and A-10s
@2Papi2Chulo One day can you make a real detailed A-4 with a full cockpit? It would be real cool!
@Deinonychus That was one of my favorite games.
Finally my favorite plane, i remember shooting down 3 MiG-21M using this thing in Gunship III..... Great job sir! 😁
Very nice !
@Hedero go for it. it was a fun build and I wish I could've added more to it.
Great plane! This has really got me wanting to make a skyhawk now!
@2Papi2Chulo You Best! ;0
Nice
@EternalDarkness cool. thank you
@2Papi2Chulo sure. Code is always helpful, as it saves me a few clicks.
@EternalDarkness Sorry to bother you but would you mind making this a successor of this. Code is mq579k if it helps