Hobby Master – Douglas A-1H Skyraider , ‚137628‘ 22d Special Operations Sqn. 56th Special Operations Wing , Vietnam

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                     Douglas A-1 Skyraider

Douglas A-1 Skyraider (původně Douglas AD Skyraider) byl americký palubní bitevní a lehký bombardovací letoun, který sloužil v 50., 60. a na počátku 70. let 20. století. Přestože by se stroj poháněný pístovým motorem v době nástupu proudových letounů mohl jevit jako morálně zastaralý, měl před sebou dlouhou a úspěšnou operační službu.

The Douglas A-1 Skyraider (formerly AD Skyraider) is an American single-seat attack aircraft that saw service between the late 1940s and early 1980s. The Skyraider had a remarkably long and successful career; it became a piston-powered, propeller-driven anachronism in the jet age, and was nicknamed „Spad“, after the French World War I fighter.

General characteristics

• Crew: One
• Length: 38 ft 10 in (11.84 m)
• Wingspan: 50 ft 0¼ in (15.25 m)
• Height: 15 ft 8¼ in (4.78 m)
• Wing area: 400.3 ft² (37.19 m²)
• Empty weight: 11,968 lb (5,429 kg)
• Loaded weight: 18,106 lb (8,213 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 25,000 lb (11,340 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-3350-26WA radial engine, 2,700 hp (2,000 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 322 mph (280 kn, 518 km/h) at 18,000 ft (5,500 m)
• Cruise speed: 198 mph (172 kn, 319 km/h)
• Range: 1,316 mi (1,144 nmi, 2,115 km)
• Service ceiling: 28,500 ft (8,685 m)
• Rate of climb: 2,850 ft/min (14.5 m/s)
• Wing loading: 45 lb/ft² (220 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.15 hp/lb (250 W/kg)

Armament

• Guns: 4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) AN/M3 autocannon with 200 rounds per gun
• Hardpoints: 15 external hardpoints with a capacity of 8,000 lb (3,600 kg) and provisions to carry combinations of:
  • Other: bombs, torpedoes, mine dispensers, unguided rockets, and gun pods.

United States Air Force
Founded	1 August 1907 (112 years) 18 September 1947 (71 years, 11 months) (as independent service)
Country	United States of America
Type	Air and space force
Role	Air, space, and cyberspace warfare
Size	321,444 active duty airmen 141,880 civilians 69,200 reserve airmen 105,700 air national guard airmen 5,047 manned aircraft 406 ICBMs 170 satellites
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Aircraft flown
Attack	A-10, AC-130, MQ-9
Bomber	B-1B, B-2, B-52H
Electronic warfare	E-2 , E-3, E-4, E-8, EA-18 ,  EC-130 , E-767
Fighter	F-14 , F-15C, F-15E, F-16, F/A-18 , F-22, F-35A
Helicopter	HH-60, UH-1N
Reconnaissance	MC-12, RC-135, RQ-4, RQ-170, U-2, U-28
Trainer	T-1, T-6, T-38, T-41, T-51, T-53, TG-16
Transport	C-5M, C-12, C-17, C-21, C-32, C-37, C-130, C-40, CV-22, VC-25
Tanker	KC-10, KC-135, KC-46