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Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series
HA1425
Douglas A-4F Skyhawk
BuNo 155009, VA-55, USS Hancock, Vietnam 1972

True 1/72 scale
Professionally painted
Great attention to detail
All markings are Tampoed (pad applied)
Option to display the model on a stand that is provided
Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions
Canopy displays open or closed
Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic
Highly collectable

The A-4 Skyhawk was designed by Ed Heinemann from the Douglas Aircraft Corporation
and first flew in 1954. Designed as a lightweight single engine attack aircraft it was
consider by many to be the most famous ever built in this category. The A-4 was the
pioneer of the “buddy” air-to-air refueling concept where aircraft of the same type could
transfer fuel from one to the other without the use of a dedicated tanker. . A total of
2,960 A-4 aircraft were produced with the USMC retiring the last one in 1996.

In 1965 the order went out to produce the Douglas Skyhawk A-4F variant that was
similar to the A-4E but with improvements. A-4F 155009 C/N 13825 was delivered to
VA-55 “Warhorses” in 1968. In April 1972 the “Warhorses” were involved Operation
Freedom Train that was air sorties against targets in the southern portion of North
Vietnam. In May 1972 the unit took part in Operation Linebacker that was a very heavy
concentration of air strikes again North Vietnam with the hope of bringing North Vietnam
to the negotiating table.

Specifications a normal Douglas Aircraft Corporation A-4F Skyhawk

Type
Carrier based, single-seat attack bomber

Total number of “F” variant manufactured
147

Dimensions
Length: 40 ft 1 in (12.22 m)
Height: 15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
Wingspan: 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
Wing area: 260 sq. ft (24.15 m 2 )

Weights
Empty Weight: 9,853 lbs. (4,469.24 kg)
Gross Weight: 16,216 lbs. (7,355.45 kg)
Maximum Weight: 24,500 lbs. (11,113.013 kg)

Power plant
1 X Pratt & Whitney J52-P-408
Thrust-lb: 11,200 lbs. (5080.2345 kg)

Performance
Range: 2,000 miles (3,218.688 km)
Max. Speed: 646 mph (1,039.6362 kph)
Ceiling: 40,000 ft (1,2192 m)

Armament
5 X hard points capable of carrying a maximum 10,000-lbs.
2 X 20mm cannon in wings with 100 rounds per gun.

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