Douglas F4D Skyray
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The Douglas F4D Skyray was a Cold War-era U.S. Navy carrier-based jet fighter notable for its distinctive delta wing design and record-setting rate of climb.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Navy fighter aircraft
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carrier-based jet fighter ⓘ delta-wing aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | jet-powered fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
4× 20 mm Colt Mk 12 cannon
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AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles NERFINISHED ⓘ bombs ⓘ unguided rockets ⓘ |
| award | Collier Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collierTrophyYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
carrier operations
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fleet air defense ⓘ |
| designFeature |
large leading-edge root extensions
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swept delta wing without horizontal tail ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Douglas XF4D-1 Skyray prototype NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredOperationalService | VF-74 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1951-01-23 ⓘ |
| fuelType | jet fuel ⓘ |
| introducedInService | 1956 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| laterDesignation | F-6A Skyray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
approximately 1,162 km/h
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approximately 722 mph ⓘ approximately Mach 0.99 ⓘ |
| natoReportingName | Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
excellent low-altitude performance
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high rate of climb ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | about 422 ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Marine Corps
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United States Navy ⓘ |
| powerplant | Pratt & Whitney J57 turbojet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | interceptor ⓘ |
| record |
time-to-climb records (mid-1950s)
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world speed record over a closed course (mid-1950s) ⓘ |
| retiredFromService | 1964 ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
United States Marine Corps
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United States Navy ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling |
approximately 16,800 m
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approximately 55,000 ft ⓘ |
| successor |
McDonnell F4H Phantom II
NERFINISHED
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Vought F8U Crusader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | single vertical tail ⓘ |
| usedIn | air defense of U.S. carrier task forces ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | delta wing ⓘ |
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