Entry Into service
1956-04-01
Maximum Take-Off Weight
12.2996 t (paragliders: kg)
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Aircraft Weight Variants
| Aircraft |
Maximum Take-Off Weight (t (paragliders: kg)) |
Maximum Range (km) |
|
Douglas F4D Skyray |
12.2996 |
1129.72 |
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All data (24 fields)
- Name
- Douglas F4D Skyray
- Manufacturer
- Douglas Aircraft Corporation
- Description
- The Douglas F4D Skyray (later redesignated F-6 Skyray) is an American carrier-based supersonic fighter/interceptor designed and produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company.
- First Flight
- 1951-01-23
- Entry Into service
- 1956-04-01
- Production End
- 1958-01-01
- Service End
- 1964-02-01
- Designer
- Douglas Aircraft Corporation
- Type
- Fighter aircraft
- Length (m)
- 13.716
- Height (m)
- 3.9624
- Cockpit Crew
- 1
- Max Speed (km/h)
- 1161.203
- Max Ceiling (m)
- 16764
- Rate of Climb (m/s)
- 92.964
- Armament
- 4 × 20 mm Colt Mk 12 cannon, two on each wing just aft of the leading edge, mid-wing, underside, with 65 rounds/gun; 2 × 2,000 lb (907 kg) bombs; ; 6 pods of 7 2.75 in (70 mm) unguided rockets or; 4 pods of 19 2.75 in (70 mm) unguided rockets; 4 × AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles
- Number Built
- 422
- Powerplant Description
- 1 × Pratt & Whitney J57-P-8 afterburning turbojet engine
- Primary Users
- United States Navy, United States Marine Corps
- Status
- Retired
- Wikipedia Article (URL)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_F4D_Skyray
- Flat Wing Span (m)
- 10.0584
- Flat Wing Area (m²)
- 51.747
- Number of Engines
- 1