Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum - A-4 Skyhawk & Mk 61 Thermonuclear Bomb
Bill Maloney
4/7/2008

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McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Specifications:

More Douglas A-4 Skyhawks at other
Aviation Museums in the northeast
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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 Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft Association in Willow Grove, PA One more A-4 Skyhawk at the Empire State Aerosciences Museum in Schenectady, NY
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: $

Mk-61 Thermonuclear Bomb Specifications:

Length: 11 feet 10 inches
Finspan:
1 feet, 10 inches
Diameter:
13.5 inches
Weight: 716 lbs
Explosive Yeild: Up to 340 Kilotons
Entered Service: 1966
Cost: $

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