7 March 1958

The drawing below depicts a standard production Douglas A4D-2 Sky hawk, powered by a Wright J65-W-4 engine. No attempt has been made to indicate underwing stores-loads (apart from a simple tank-outline on one wing), but the small inboard-profile drawing on the right, below, includes an envelope-outline for all possible combinations of stores which can be carried on the central pylon. The largest of these stores is the "Buddy" refuelling pack, which is 17ft long. The location of internal fuel is indicated by shading the areas concerned.

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Aft-fuselage attachment bolts (4) Silicone-rubber seal at firewall Arrester-hook jack Hook loads carried to rear spar Forged frame carrying tail toads Tailplane pivot point Ta'lplane power unit Rudder power unit "Tadpole" rudder: central skin, external stiffeners 57 Tailplane skins: top .125in, bottom .160in, with ,312tn internal routed stiffener 58 Control cables in tubes 59 Air brakes

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Single flap-actuator ' Split ftaps Wing/fuselage bolts Spars machined from solid plate Front spar bent after machining Untapered wing skin (,064in) continuous almost tip to tip Z-section extruded stringers Tip joint-rib Entire inter-spar volume is integral fuel tank Tank inspection panels, upper surface for better seal (by O-rings) Automatic leading-edge slats, with fences

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Port slat shown closed Rails penetrate front spar . :; ' Rail container in tank Retractable catapult hooks 20mm Colt-type gun each side Feed assisterdrums (gunsstaggered, starboard gun forward) Ground air (starter) socket on belly (no internal starting possible) Aileron control tubes Undercarriage leg mounting on bottom boom, centre spar Retraction jack Long-stroke pre-shortening leg Breaker-strut and jack

83 Wheel bay and door 84 Leg turns 90 deg to lie in underwing fairings 85 Pylon; tank outline shown; Sidewinder or Bullpup missiles, 1,0001b bomb, rocket packs: alternatives 86 Pylon fittings in wing 87 Turbulators (vortex-generators) 88 Servo'trim tab 89 Centre pylon: 300 U.S. gal "Buddy" refuelling unit, 3,000 Ib bomb, ground starter trolley; alternatives 90 Liquid-oxygen converter 91 Flight refuelling probe; accommodation in this area