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| rdfs:comment | - The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a carrier-capable attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. The delta winged, single-engined Skyhawk was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company, and later by McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated the A4D under the U.S. Navy's pre-1962 designation system.
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| airfoil | - NACA 0008-1.1-25 root, NACA 0005-0.825-50 tip
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| Status | - Active with non-U.S. users
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| Type | - Attack aircraft, light fighter, aggressor aircraft
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| Caption | - A-4B in the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
- VA-81 A4D-2 on the USS Forrestal in 1962.
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| Unit Cost | - US$860,000 each for the first 500 units
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| bombs | - **6× Rockeye-II Mark 20 Cluster Bomb Unit (CBU)
**6× Rockeye Mark 7/APAM-59 CBU
**Mark 80 series of unguided bombs
**B57 nuclear bomb
**B61 nuclear bomb
*Others:
**up to 3× Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for ferry flight/extended range/loitering time
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| missiles | - **Air-to-air missiles:
***4× AIM-9 Sidewinder
**Air-to-surface missiles:
***2× AGM-12 Bullpup
***2× AGM-45 Shrike anti-radiation missile
***2× AGM-62 Walleye TV-guided glide bomb
***2× AGM-65 Maverick
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| Manufacturer | - Douglas Aircraft Company
- McDonnell Douglas
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| Image | - A4D-2 VA-81 CVA-59 1962.jpg
- Douglas A4 Skyhawk 3.jpg
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| avionics | - *Bendix AN/APN-141 Low altitude radar altimeter
*Stewart-Warner AN/APQ-145 Mapping & Ranging radar
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| abstract | - The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a carrier-capable attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. The delta winged, single-engined Skyhawk was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company, and later by McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated the A4D under the U.S. Navy's pre-1962 designation system. The Skyhawk is a light-weight aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of and has a top speed of more than . The aircraft's five hardpoints support a variety of missiles, bombs and other munitions and was capable of delivering nuclear weapons using a low altitude bombing system and a "loft" delivery technique. The A-4 was originally powered by the Wright J65 turbojet engine; from the A-4E onwards, the Pratt & Whitney J52 was used. Skyhawks played key roles in the Vietnam War, the Yom Kippur War, and the Falklands War. Fifty years after the aircraft's first flight, some of the nearly 3,000 produced remain in service with several air arms around the world, including from the Brazilian Navy's aircraft carrier, São Paulo.
- The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a carrier-capable attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. The delta winged, single-engined Skyhawk was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company, and later by McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated the A4D under the U.S. Navy's pre-1962 designation system. The Skyhawk is a light-weight aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of 24,500 pounds (11,100 kg) and has a top speed of more than 600 miles per hour (970 km/h). The aircraft's five hardpoints support a variety of missiles, bombs and other munitions and was capable of delivering nuclear weapons using a low altitude bombing system and a "loft" delivery technique. The A-4 was originally powered by the Wright J65 turbojet engine; from the A-4E onwards, the Pratt & Whitney J52 was used. Skyhawks played key roles in the Vietnam War, the Yom Kippur War, and the Falklands War. Fifty years after the aircraft's first flight, some of the nearly 3,000 produced remain in service with several air arms around the world, including from the Brazilian Navy's aircraft carrier, São Paulo.
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