The A-1J Skyraider was an upgraded variant of the A-1H used by the US Navy and the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. It featured improved avionics and stronger wings for increased payload capacity. The A-1J served in close air support, reconnaissance, and search and rescue missions. Its long loiter time and ability to carry a wide array of ordnance made it highly effective in providing air support. The A-1J remained in service until the early 1970s, before it was replaced by more modern attack jets like the A-4 Skyhawk and the A-6 Intruder.
Activation Groups
1 Tail hook
2 Fold wings
3 Airbrake
4 None
5 None
6 Jettison all stations
7 Jettison Droptank
8 None
VTOL down - Flaps
TRIM-TRIM
Payload
1 SUU-11/A Minigun Pod
2 LAU-68s
2 Mk 81s
4 Mk 83
4 CBU-14/A Clusterbomb dispensers
credits go to Kendog84 for his CBU-14 used in this build
Specifications
Spotlights
- This craft is curated
- Mustang51 1.5 years ago
- NatsukiHoshino 1.5 years ago
- RicardoACE one year ago
- MonsterAvgeek 1.5 years ago
- ShinyGemsBro 1.5 years ago
- Bryan5 1.5 years ago
- Neruneten21 1.5 years ago
- NARGII 1.5 years ago
- Zaineman 1.2 years ago
- MrCarrot 6 months ago
- WinsWings 1.5 years ago
- AnomalyYeet 1.5 years ago
- Marulk 1.5 years ago
- HuskyDynamics01 1.5 years ago
- Yourlocalhuman 1.5 years ago
- MAPA 1.5 years ago
- Rob119WithA105mmHowitzer 1.5 years ago
General Characteristics
- Successors 2 airplane(s) +84 bonus
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 63.9ft (19.5m)
- Length 49.9ft (15.2m)
- Height 22.5ft (6.8m)
- Empty Weight 26,317lbs (11,937kg)
- Loaded Weight 38,990lbs (17,685kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.153
- Wing Loading 33.1lbs/ft2 (161.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,179.6ft2 (109.6m2)
- Drag Points 12048
Parts
- Number of Parts 625
- Control Surfaces 13
- Performance Cost 2,475
@Vladimir1944 both are good but my opinion is propellers ar better
Nice!
Only thing missing is the toilet bomb
Really cool plane but a 0.153trust to weight ratio💀
@ShocK69 In the future i might
@RAAFAce2 Thanks. i was gonna add the wing cannons but i forgot
Can u make a bronco brotha?
I love the Skyraider. This is a cool build, and I even saved it
One gripe: Why are the wing cannons non-functional?
@Randomplayer wait never mind found it
very cool
What’s the plane in the second to last photo?
Good 10/10
The jet bois : props are the thing of the past ! There is no need for such aircraft in the modern sophisticated war !
The Tuscanos , and the other props vets : slow is smooth , smooth is fast , fast and smooth.
@Mustang51 Oh not yet, but u bet you a Little Bird or Chinook would be absolutely hilarious, just pack as many as possible on the bottom😂
@Kazin me too, they’re amazing. Have you tried putting multiple on a helicopter or slow flying plane but angling them all around it?
@Mustang51 either way, im having WAYYYY too much fun with those🤭😂
@Kazin those are the CBU-14 cluster bomb pods
Amazing build the only issues I noticed were
the flaps actually make the aircraft pitch down
The trim is SUPER sensitive
And the switches for the pylon jettison don’t actually jettison one at a time (lost my whole mission load over finding that out in vr 😂)
@mmsace turns out the cannon balls that drop from the 20mm act like grenades, so it's AWESOME in its own right lol
@Mustang51 I was gonna but i guess i forgor
Pretty nice! Looks great and handles really well. One question though, why not make the 20mm a functional?
Get a raise, you deserve it
@mmsace thanks!
@Robomo119DerMustangKiller Sure
This is amazing! Hey could you provide me screen shots for my next builds?
i was just scrolling through your builds and you suddenly posted, nice!!!