A-4 Skyhawk

E81551
attack aircraft carrier-capable aircraft jet aircraft military aircraft

The A-4 Skyhawk is a compact, carrier-capable American attack jet widely used during the Cold War, particularly noted for its role in the Vietnam War and service with several allied air forces.

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All labels observed (13)

Label Occurrences
A-4 Skyhawk canonical 10
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk 9
A-4F 3

Statements (68)

Predicate Object
instanceOf attack aircraft ⓘ
carrier-capable aircraft ⓘ
jet aircraft ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
armamentFixed 2 × 20 mm Colt Mk 12 cannon ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crew 1 ⓘ
designedFor aircraft carrier operations ⓘ
designer Ed Heinemann ⓘ
enteredServiceWith United States Navy ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
feature folding wings not required due to compact size ⓘ
high maneuverability ⓘ
in-flight refueling capability ⓘ
single-engine design ⓘ
firstFlight 1954-06-22 ⓘ
hardpoints 5 external hardpoints ⓘ
introduced 1956 ⓘ
landingGear tricycle landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company ⓘ
McDonnell Douglas ⓘ
maxOrdnanceLoad about 4,490 kg ⓘ
about 9,900 lb ⓘ
maxSpeed about 1,080 km/h ⓘ
about 670 mph ⓘ
nicknamed Heinemann's Hot Rod ⓘ
Scooter ⓘ
Tinker Toy ⓘ
notableOperator Brazilian Navy ⓘ
Republic of Singapore Air Force ⓘ
surface form: Singapore Air Force
notedFor extensive use in the Vietnam War ⓘ
service with multiple allied air forces ⓘ
numberBuilt about 2,960 ⓘ
powerplant 1 × Wright J65 turbojet ⓘ
powerplantVariant 1 × Pratt & Whitney J52 turbojet ⓘ
primaryUser Argentine Navy ⓘ
surface form: Argentine Naval Aviation

Israeli Air Force ⓘ
Kuwait Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Navy ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
productionPeriod 1954–1979 ⓘ
retiredFromUSNService 2003 ⓘ
role close air support ⓘ
ground-attack ⓘ
strike fighter ⓘ
trainer aircraft ⓘ
serviceCeiling about 12,880 m ⓘ
about 42,250 ft ⓘ
usedByBlueAngelsPeriod 1974–1986 ⓘ
usedByDisplayTeam Blue Angels ⓘ
usedInConflict Falklands War ⓘ
Six-Day War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
War of Attrition ⓘ
Yom Kippur War ⓘ
variant A-4 Skyhawk self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: A-4A

A-4 Skyhawk self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: A-4B

A-4 Skyhawk self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: A-4C

A-4 Skyhawk self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: A-4E

A-4 Skyhawk self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: A-4F

A-4K ⓘ
A-4 Skyhawk self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: A-4M

A-4 Skyhawk self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: A-4N

TA-4J ⓘ
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ
wingType delta wing ⓘ

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal New Zealand Air Force → notableAircraft → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
Operation Rolling Thunder → aircraftUsed → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
McDonnell Douglas → notableProduct → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
this entity surface form: McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Argentine Air Force → usedAircraft → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
this entity surface form: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
A-4 Skyhawk → variant → A-4 Skyhawk self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: A-4A
A-4 Skyhawk → variant → A-4 Skyhawk self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: A-4B
A-4 Skyhawk → variant → A-4 Skyhawk self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: A-4C
A-4 Skyhawk → variant → A-4 Skyhawk self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: A-4E
A-4 Skyhawk → variant → A-4 Skyhawk self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: A-4F
A-4 Skyhawk → variant → A-4 Skyhawk self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: A-4M
A-4 Skyhawk → variant → A-4 Skyhawk self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: A-4N
Top Gun → aircraftFeatured → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
Douglas Aircraft Company → notableProduct → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
this entity surface form: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Operation Pierce Arrow air strikes on North Vietnam → aircraftUsed → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
subject surface form: Operation Pierce Arrow
Operation Boxer → usedWeapon → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
this entity surface form: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Rolling Thunder → notableAircraft → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
AGM-45 Shrike → platform → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
Forrestal class → typicalAircraft → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
Battle of San Carlos → aircraftTypeUsed → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
U.S. Navy carrier air groups → typicalAircraft → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
Scooter → refersTo → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
this entity surface form: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Scooter → notableVariant → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
subject surface form: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
this entity surface form: A-4E
Scooter → notableVariant → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
subject surface form: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
this entity surface form: A-4F
Scooter → notableVariant → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
subject surface form: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
this entity surface form: A-4M
Heinemann's Hot Rod → refersTo → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
this entity surface form: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Heinemann's Hot Rod → associatedAircraftFamily → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
this entity surface form: A-4 Skyhawk family
Tinker Toy → refersTo → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
this entity surface form: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Tinker Toy → refersToModel → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
this entity surface form: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk attack jet
TA-4J → partOfFamily → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
this entity surface form: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
TA-4J → basedOn → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
this entity surface form: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
TA-4J → hasVariantRelation → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
TA-4J → aircraftSeries → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
this entity surface form: A-4 series
A-4K → basedOn → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
this entity surface form: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
A-4K → airframeOrigin → A-4 Skyhawk ⓘ
this entity surface form: A-4F