Douglas A-4F Sky Hawk

Plastic model kit to build a Douglas A-4F Sky Hawk fighter aircraft

• Scale 1:48
• Dimensions (built): length 274 mm / wingspan 174 mm
• 320+ parts
• Clear parts included
• Not built, not painted
• Paint and glue not included

The A-4 Skyhawk was developed by Douglas in response to the US Navy's requirement for a jet-powered fighter aircraft to replace the older A-1 Skyraider. Douglas opted for a design that minimized size, weight and complexity. The result was an aircraft that weighed only half the Navy's weight requirements. The wings were so compact that they did not need to be folded for storage on an aircraft carrier.

A-4F: Further development of the A-4E with additional avionics in a hump on the rear of the fuselage (this feature was later added to the A-4E and some A-4Cs) and a more powerful 9,300 lbf (41 kN) thrust J52-P-8A engine, later upgraded in service to the 11,200 lbf (50 kN) J52-P-408. 147 built. Some served with the Blue Angels aerobatic team from 1973 to 1986.