AD and A-1 Skyraider: Douglass Spad in Korea and Vietnam Doyle David
AD and A-1 Skyraider: Douglass Spad in Korea and Vietnam Doyle David Design work on the Skyraider began at the behest of the US Navy late in WWII. In the following years, the rugged airframe and…
Specifikacia AD and A-1 Skyraider: Douglass Spad in Korea and Vietnam Doyle David
AD and A-1 Skyraider: Douglass Spad in Korea and Vietnam Doyle David
Design work on the Skyraider began at the behest of the US Navy late in WWII. In the following years, the rugged airframe and powerful engine meant that the type could be adapted into ever-expanding roles of attack, reconnaissance, weather, and electronic-countermeasure types. Production began in 1946, and the type made its combat debut in the hands of naval aviators during the Korean War.
Capable of flying low and slow while armed with a massive array of ordnance, the Skyraider not only took on the role of attack aircraft but was also used as air cover for troops on the ground. Though regarded by many as obsolete, in Vietnam the Skyraider again saw combat, now in the hands of not only US Navy and Marine pilots, but also USAF and Republic of Vietnam airmen. Its impressive payload earned it the nickname of the "flying dump truck," while its reliance on a massive radial engine in an
Douglas A-1 Skyraider