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A-4E Skyhawk

76.7k 2Papi2Chulo  3.4 years ago

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The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single-seat subsonic carrier-capable light attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps in the early 1950s. The delta-winged, single turbojet engined Skyhawk was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company, and later by McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated A4D under the U.S. Navy's pre-1962 designation system.


Controls

1-Air Brake
2-Spoilers
3-Tail Hook
8-Beacon Light
Trim- Pitch Trim
VTOL- Roll Trim

Use 100% trim nose up + half flaps when taking off


Pics


Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Successors 5 airplane(s) +14 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 27.5ft (8.4m)
  • Length 43.6ft (13.3m)
  • Height 18.4ft (5.6m)
  • Empty Weight 1,619lbs (734kg)
  • Loaded Weight 14,354lbs (6,511kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.408
  • Wing Loading 22.8lbs/ft2 (111.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 629.0ft2 (58.4m2)
  • Drag Points 1165

Parts

  • Number of Parts 333
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 1,572
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    @SeriouslyDumb the a-4 wasn’t meant to be maneuverable 😂

    1.5 years ago
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    Manuverability is shit

    1.9 years ago
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    FAV

    3.3 years ago
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    @2Papi2Chulo its too heavy or just an lag, dunno whats happening, if im doing something wrong either...

    +3 3.4 years ago
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    76.7k 2Papi2Chulo

    @projectOccident use nose down trim

    3.4 years ago
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    76.7k 2Papi2Chulo

    @BoeingFan88183 how?

    3.4 years ago
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    Landing gear is kinda fucked up, overall nice design

    +2 3.4 years ago
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    345 Yuri123

    beautiful

    3.4 years ago
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    3,577 Krikkit42

    @2Papi2Chulo Thanks for replying! I’ll try my hand at faster airspeeds. 😉

    3.4 years ago
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    76.7k 2Papi2Chulo

    @Krikkit42 it gets really hard to maneuver at slow airspeeds. at about 500mph you can crank it more. I have it limited to about 6 g turns which is the limit of the real thing

    +1 3.4 years ago
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    3,577 Krikkit42

    Hey there! This is definitely the most beautiful A-4 build on the site yet. I’m with @TheVexedVortex on this one: please flesh it out at some point and make it THE definitive SimplePlanes A-4!

    There is only one gripe I have with this: the flight model. While the roll rate is spot on, pitching and turning is a drag. It feels like flying a school bus loaded with cement! ;-) Am I doing it wrong? For take-off, I followed your instructions (“Use 100% trim nose up + half flaps”), once I’m in the air at a decent airspeed, I neutralize trim and try to maneuver, which I find to be really hard, even when I use trim nose down for level flight. Any suggestions? Thanks!!

    3.4 years ago
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    76.7k 2Papi2Chulo

    @TheVexedVortex down the road. i’m gonna take a break once i get this f14 done

    3.4 years ago
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    1,971 SirRhyvs

    Just like the F-16 and A-10s

    3.4 years ago
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    1,971 SirRhyvs

    @2Papi2Chulo One day can you make a real detailed A-4 with a full cockpit? It would be real cool!

    +1 3.4 years ago
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    76.7k 2Papi2Chulo

    @Deinonychus That was one of my favorite games.

    +2 3.4 years ago
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    7,178 TwentyTwo

    Finally my favorite plane, i remember shooting down 3 MiG-21M using this thing in Gunship III..... Great job sir! 😁

    +1 3.4 years ago
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    Very nice !

    +1 3.4 years ago
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    76.7k 2Papi2Chulo

    @Hedero go for it. it was a fun build and I wish I could've added more to it.

    3.4 years ago
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    106k Hedero

    Great plane! This has really got me wanting to make a skyhawk now!

    3.4 years ago
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    @2Papi2Chulo You Best! ;0

    3.4 years ago
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    Nice

    3.4 years ago
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    76.7k 2Papi2Chulo

    @EternalDarkness cool. thank you

    3.4 years ago
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    @2Papi2Chulo sure. Code is always helpful, as it saves me a few clicks.

    3.4 years ago
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    76.7k 2Papi2Chulo

    @EternalDarkness Sorry to bother you but would you mind making this a successor of this. Code is mq579k if it helps

    3.4 years ago