|
Description
| Manufacturer: | Douglas | |
| Base model: | AD | |
| Designation: | AD | |
| Version: | -6 | |
| Nickname: | Skyraider | |
| Equivalent to: | A-1H | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | |
| Designation Period: | 1946-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Attack | |
| See Also: | ||
Specifications
| Length: | 38' 10" | 11.8 m | |
| Height: | 15' 8" | 4.7 m | |
| Wingspan: | 50' | 15.2 m | |
| Wingarea: | 400.3 sq ft | 37.1 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 11,968 lb | 5,427 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 18,106 lb | 8,211 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 25,000 lb | 11,337 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Wright R-3350-26WA | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 2700 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 1,316 miles | 2,119 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 198 mph | 318 km/h | 171 kt |
| Max Speed: | 322 mph | 518 km/h | 280 kt |
| Climb: | 2,850 ft/min | 868 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 28,500 ft | 8,686 m | |
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| National Museum of Naval Aviation | NAS Pensacola | Florida |
A-1H on display
National Museum of Naval Aviation |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Ray Sears Wayne, NJ | I was with MAG-14 at NAAS Edenton, NC from mid '56 to mid '58 in Group Supply. We had 2 operating squadrons - VMA-211 and VMA-225, each flying about 20 or so AD-6's. H&MS-14 had an AD-5. In Sept. of '57, VMA-211 got A4D's to replace their Skyraiders, and shortly thereafter 225 gave up their AD-6's for jets. Even though I was a supply
pogue, I was impressed by the Skyraider as being an amazingly rugged aircraft. 01/11/2010 @ 06:16 [ref: 25550] |
| Andy Carrillo Gary, IN | I was a gunners mate right out out of boot camp. Got my orders and was sent to Qounset Point, R.I and became a plane captain with VA-75 the Sunday Punchers 1955/57. We had 15 Skyraiders. I was lucky to fly in a AD5W as a crew member and made a carrier landing aboard the Hornet CVA 12 in a TBM Avenger. Good ole Navy. 11/08/2009 @ 08:27 [ref: 25263] |
| Walter Downs Spotswood, NJ | AD2 in VA105 from 1954 to 1956 aboard CVA20 Bennington for Pacific cruise. 08/12/2009 @ 15:09 [ref: 24335] |
| Harold V Arkenbout Melbourne, FL | While serving in the USAF in Thailand, SEA 68-69 I had the distinct pleasure of working as an acft fuel systems mechanic in the 432 FMS Udorn RTAFB. Primarily, on the F-4C/C & RF-4C Phantoms, but occasionally, I was very fortunate to work on the USAF version A-1E/H Skraiders. My most memorable occasions usually came from their return from combat missions and their unique ability to sustain a large quanity of structural damage, still fly, complete the missions and return home. Clearly, if anyone could say anything bad about this aircraft they really don't know what they are talking about. You Army bums best not say a word, because the Sandies pulled you out of the fire many times. 03/24/2009 @ 16:08 [ref: 24008] |
| Mike Higgins Richmond, VA | I was assigned to VA-25 1964-67 and I was the plane captain of "Canasta" 405 buno. 135300 at the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola. I was aboard USS Midway in'65 when Hartman and Johnson bagged the Mig, 405 was in the other 2-ship element of the 4-ship flight. On that same cruise in Nov. was the infamous "toilet bomb" raid on Hanoi. The AD-6 and -7 (A-1H & J) were fitted with R-3350-26WB engines. 01/07/2009 @ 09:52 [ref: 23431] |
| Rabon Prater Apache Junction, AZ | With VA-15 from September 1963 to December 1964 in Cuba February 1964 when Castro cut the water off to Guantanamo Bay, shake down before cruise. Was told the nine month cruise on The USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA-42 was the last attack squadron that was props. The planes were sent to the US Air Force in January 1965 to use in Vietnam and VA-15 got the 1st A-6's and now F-18 Super Hornets, still VA-15. During this time I was an AK for the squadron. 12/24/2008 @ 14:39 [ref: 23333] |
| Ed (PETE) Pearson Murdock, KS | I was in VA-175 at NAS JAX 1955-1957,then VA44 in the same hanger. AO-2. Would like to hear from anyone who was there about the same time.
Pete 05/19/2008 @ 10:52 [ref: 20956] |
| Gerald Blain Island Heights, NJ | Served in VA105 at Cecil Field Jax FL 1952-1955 as an AD3&AD2 keeping those oil slinging 3350s in good shape.Loved those planes.If any old squadron buddies see this send me a message 03/14/2008 @ 12:55 [ref: 20016] |
| Geoff Taylor Poulsbo, WA | US Navy Skyraiders shot down two Soviet-built Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 jet fighters during the Vietnam war on 20 June 1965 by LT Clinton B. Johnson and LTJG Charles W. Hartman III (shared victory) of VA-25[3], and on 9 October 1966 by LTJG William T. Patton of VA-176.[2] 12/22/2007 @ 20:33 [ref: 19022] |
| Paul Siwulich , NY | I served with MASS-1(Air Support Squadron) at cherry Pt. 1955-1957 and all the pilots in our squadron were Skyraider qualified. We did MPQ (Radar Bombing) and I was a Radar Oper/Tech and the Skyraider was great since it sent back good tracking signals due to being a prop., but jets would unlock in a fast turn. We did 3 months bombing at Rio Hato Panama in 1957 and our best results were with the AD's. Later I worked at Panam with a Vietnameese guy who flew AD's in Nam and lived thru quite few missions in the Skyraider.....We did lose 1 AD in Panama and I ended up guarding the crash site with a crew until we were relieved but unfortunately my photos were stolen . 07/15/2007 @ 15:01 [ref: 17124] |
Recent photos uploaded by our visitors
