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DOUGLAS A4D-2 SKYHAWK (Ona 7,800 Ib-thrust Wright J45-W-4 turbojat)

FLIGHT

Dimension!: Span, 27ft 6in; overall length, 39ft 1in (increased to 41ft 11in when refuelling probe is extended); height to fin tip, 15ft 2in. Other geometrical data: wing area (gross). 260 sq f t ; area of horizontal t a i l , 46.85 sq f t ; area of vertical t a i l , 50 sq f t ; wing root chord, 186in: sweep angle, 33 deg at 25 per cent chord. W e i g h t s : Basic operating weight, not available; normal gross weight, using petrol, 14,4001b; maximum weight of A4D-2. using JP-4, 15,5OOIb; internal fuel capacity, 770 U.S. gal. Performance: Maximum level speed, clean, 587 knots (680 m.p.h.); maximum range, approximately 1,000 nautical miles on internal fuel.

A4D SKYHAWK . . .

1 Packard-Bell packaged communications and navigation equipment 1 Dielectric panel 3 Detachable nose, t w o latches 4 Heavy-gauge (0.1 in) skin, no stiffeners 5 Instrument panel support frame 6 40 Ib ejection seat 7 Pilot release handle 8 Harness locking handle 9 Face-curtain handle 10 Six seat-rail rollers 11 Cockpit f o r w a r d bulkhead 12 Cockpit rear bulkhead 13 Pressure head

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Gunsight Articulated control column Hanging rudder pedals Rudder control tubes Left-hand console (power, undercarriage, flaps, etc.) Shroud Canopy control (canopy bungeeloaded) Right-hand console (lighting, radio, navaids) Hook control Forward-retracting,pre-shortening, nose leg jack

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Steering cylinder Shortening link Wheel-well blister in cockpit floor Single nosewheel door Equipment bays each side of legwell (air-conditioning, control bellcranks, fuses) Aeroproducts emergency ram-ait t u r b i n e , driving 1.7-kVA generator Self-sealing fuel cell Fuel-cell dished t o accommodate 9-kVA a l t e r n a t o r and General Elect r i c ball-piston drive Gravity fuel fillers Aerials

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35 A i r intake t o W r i g h t J65-W-4 (Sapphire) engine Engine front steady point ^ Main engine mountings Oil tank :- Accessory drive :v Feed pipes (36) Combustion section Turbine section Plain tailpipe (no afterburner) O i l breather Engine accessories access panel O.OOSin stainless-steel shield bonded t o wing skin 47 Fuselage break-frames

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