Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Blue Angels Model Airplane

 

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Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Blue Angels Model Airplane

Item#: 70292

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Wing Span: 11.69"
Length: 17.27"

Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Corp.

 

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Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Blue Angels Model Airplane

Introducing Factory Direct Model’s custom made Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Blue Angels Model Airplane. This Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Blue Angels Model was hand crafted using the finest Philippine Mahogany and sealed to last for generations. From our collection of blueprints, reference materials and customer’s photographs Factory Direct Models master artisans hand crafted this famous Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Blue Angels into an amazingly detailed Display Model.

This Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Blue Angels Airplane Model comes with a customized detachable stand, a personalized inscriptions plaque and a laminated Skyhawk Blue Angels logo that adds magnificence into this detailed Display Model.

Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Blue Angels History:

Initially dubbed 'Heinemann's Hot Rod' after chief design engineer Ed Heinemann, the A-4 Skyhawk, is one of the best jet aircraft to have served with the US Navy and Marine Corps. Because of it's many roles and popularity many Nicknames were given to the Skyhawk, The Scooter, Bantam Bomber, Heinemann's Hot Rod, Tinker Toy, Mighty Mite and Camel. Chosen to replace the A-1 Skyraider, the A-4's small design and light weight gave it the speed and power to exceed the Navy's specifications and fight on until today in air forces around the world.

The delta wing aircraft houses its avionics in the nose, along with a pair of cannons for dealing with aerial adversaries. The wings hold the fuel tanks, and the Pratt & Whitney turbojet fits snugly in the fuselage. Ordered during the Korean War, the A-4 was delivered to the US Navy VA-72 attack squadron on October 26, 1956. Other squadrons were soon re-equipped as soon as aircraft became available. The Marines began receiving their A-4s in January 1957. By the time of the Vietnam War, all carrier wings had at least two Skyhawk squadrons. The A-4s were soon performing most of the Navy's and Marine Corps' light air attack missions over the jungles and mountains of Vietnam. It was not long before McDonnell Douglas also produced a two-seat trainer, the TA-4. The A-4 has been sold to countries around the world and has seen combat with the air forces of Kuwait, Israel and Argentina. Production finally ceased in 1979.

Until recently, both the US Navy and Marine Corps used A-4s for training purposes. Skyhawks are still found serving as frontline units in several smaller countries. As of 2001, there were nine single-seat Skyhawks and three TA-4s on the US civil register, although not all were airworthy.