Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft Association DVHAA - McDonnell Douglas A-4M Skyhawk
Bill Maloney
2/5/2008

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McDonnell Douglas A-4M Skyhawk Specifications:

More Douglas A-4 Skyhawks at other
Aviation Museums in the northeast
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
A-4 Skyhawk at the Floyd Bennet Field Historical Aircraft Restoration Program in Brooklyn, NY Douglas A-4 Skyhawk at the Air Victory Museum in Lumberton, NJ
A-4 Skyhawk Blue Angels A-4 Skyhawk
A Douglas A-4 Skyhawk at the Empire State Aerosciences Museum in Schenectady, NY One more A-4 Skyhawk at the Naval Air Station Wildwood Museum in Rio Grande, NJ
A-4 Skyhawk A-4D1 Skyhawk
A-4 Skyhawk at the at the Quonset Air Museum in North Kingston, RI A-4 Skyhawk at the at the New England Air Museum near Hartford, CT

Length: 41 feet 4 inches
Wingspan:
27 feet, 6 inches
Height:
15 feet, 0 inches
Crew:
1
Weight:
Empty 10,400 lbs Loaded - 24,500 lbs
Max Speed: 690 mph
Cruise Speed: 465 mph
Range: 2,700 miles
Service Ceiling: 34,500 feet
Fuel Capacity: 1,800 gal with external tanks
Powerplant: Pratt & Whitney J52-P-408 turbojet engine 11,200lb thrust
Armament:
 Two 20mm Cannon
 6,000lbs external bomb load
First Flight : 1954
Cost: $

The dorsal hump houses avionics systems and is not seen on earlier versions of the A-4 Skyhawk. Vets referred to it as the "camel back" or "hump back".

This particular aircraft was stricken from service after being intercepted in flight by a Canada Goose in 1994. Records indicate this Skyhawk was that Canada Goose's only confirmed victory. It is not known if the A-4M Skyhawk strayed into Canadian airspace or not.

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