速度慢的轻型攻击机,将以在韩战(Korea War)与越战(Vietnam War)中多有表现的A-1天袭者攻击机(A-1 Skyraider)为蓝本开发,生产低成本且在短跑道快速起降的二代攻击机,协助美军和盟友,在中东和非洲各地加速应付伊斯兰国(IS)余党和其他恐怖组织的袭击。
Skyraider production ended in 1957 with a total of 3,180 having been built. In 1962, the existing Skyraiders were redesignatedA-1DthroughA-1Jand later used by both theUSAFand theNavyin the Vietnam War. “天袭者”于1957年停产,共制造了3,180架。 1962年,AD“天袭者”之后重新定型为A-1D至A...
The A-1 Skyraider in Vietnam: The Spad's Last War Through its remarkable service during the war in Southeast Asia, the Skyraider became legendary. It served with distinction in the hands of U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and South Vietnamese Air Force pilots, who took the war to the....
In contrast to the Korean War, fought a decade earlier, the U.S. Air Force used the naval A-1 Skyraider for the first time in Vietnam. As the Vietnam War progressed, USAF A-1s were painted in camouflage, while USN A-1 Skyraiders were gray/white in color; again, in contrast to ...
Firefly contains actual transcriptions of dialogue of pilots locating a target and making a strike in northern Laos during the Vietnam War. FIREFLY A Skyraider's Story About America's Secret War Over Laos by Richard E. Diller $25.00 / Perfectbound 312 pages Buy Now!
USAF and Vnaf A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam WarUSAF Skyraider units were originally tasked to serve as quasi-training units for the fledgling VNAF. This arrangement was changed as enough Vietnamese pilots were trained to man their own squadrons, while USAF squadrons were...Byron Hukee...
The Douglas A-1 Skyraider (formerly AD) is an American single-seat attack aircraft that saw service between the late 1940s and early 1980s - zh
The Skyhawk was designed by Douglas Aircraft's Ed Heinemann in response to a U.S. Navy call for a jet-powered attack aircraft to replace the older AD Skyraider. Heinemann opted for a design that would minimize its size, weight, and complexity. The result was an aircraft that weighed only...
his initial involvement was kept secret due to Sprey's earlier controversial involvement in the F-X project. Sprey's discussions with A-1 Skyraider pilots operating in Vietnam and analysis of the effectiveness of current aircraft used in the role indicated the ideal aircraft should have long loit...
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