Douglas F3D Skyknight Model Airplane

Item#: MJF3DS

MSRP Price: $299.95

Factory Direct Price: $199.95

Wing Span: 17.64"
Length: 16.02"

Manufacturer: Douglas

Testimonial

The model is perfect. Please extend my appreciation to Mr Morrison and all who participated in making my model. I worked on this particular plane in VMF(N)542, El Toro, Ca. as a RADAR Tech. in 1954-55.

Thanks for the great service, Lou

Factory Direct Models brings to you this exact replica of the famous Douglas F3D Skyknight, from paint scheme to markings this Model Airplane depicts the true original F3D Skyknight. This Douglas F3D Skyknight Model Airplane was hand crafted with absolute precision by our highly skilled master artisans using the finest Philippine Mahogany and was sealed to last for generations.

This F3D Skyknight Airplane Model comes with a detachable Drop Face Base Stand a Laminated United States Marine Corps Logo and an Inscription Plaques making this F3D Skyknight Airplane Model a perfect gift to Aviator Enthusiasts, Pilot and War Veterans.

Your model will be made exactly as shown in the photographs. If you would like to change this model in any other way, please visit the Custom Model Gallery section of our website to commission a personalized model to be built.

Douglas F3D Skyknight History:

The Douglas Skyknight was one of the first purpose-built jet night fighters, which served with distinction in the Korean War and survived to put in useful service in the Vietnam War as well. This document provides a history and description of the Skyknight.

Development was conducted by a team under the well-known Ed Heinemann at the Douglas division in El Segundo, California. The first prototype XF3D-1 made its initial flight on 23 March 1948, with test pilot Russell Thaw at the controls. All three prototypes were sent to Edwards Air Force Base in October 1948 for service trials. The Air Force was interested in the Skyknight for a time, since the Northrop F-89 Scorpion all-weather interceptor was suffering from development problems, but the USAF decided to acquire the Lockheed F-94 Starfire interceptor, a derivative of the Lockheed T-33 trainer, as an interim solution until the Scorpion's bugs were ironed out.

The Skyknight was powered by twin Westinghouse J34-WE-22 turbojets with 13.3 kN (1,360 kgp / 3,000 lbf) thrust each, fitted in nacelles mounted low on the fuselage below the wings. The engines could be easily accessed for maintenance, and dropping them out for replacement was a simple procedure. However, it seems likely that the low position of the intakes made the aircraft vulnerable to runway foreign object ingestion. The aircraft was armed with four 20 millimeter cannon mounted in the underside of the nose, with 200 rounds per gun. Internal fuel capacity was 5,116 liters (1,350 US gallons). A 568 liter (150 US gallon) external tank or a 450 kilogram (1,000 pound) bomb could be carried under each wing.

Your model will be made exactly as shown in the photographs. If you would like to change this model in any other way, please visit the Custom Model section of our website to commission a personalized model to be built.