Douglas A-1, A-3 en A-4: boeken - historie, techniek en inzet

A-4 Skyhawk (Pilot's Flight Operation Instructions)

Designed by Douglas Aircraft Co.'s brilliant engineer Ed Heinemann, the turbojet powered, delta-wing A-4 Skyhawk played a key role in conflicts from Vietnam to the Falklands and Yom Kippur Wars.
The Skyhawk was intended to replace the venerable Skyraider as a carrier-based, ground attack aircraft, yet Heinemann's design looked nothing like its predecessor. Its small, lightweight airframe was so compact that its wings did not even have to be folded for carrier stowage, and it surpassed the Navy's design specification for weight by nearly 100%. No wonder the nimble jet was dubbed "Heinemann's Hot Rod".

The A-4 entered service in 1956, and first saw combat during the early days of the Vietnam War where it flew as a light attack aircraft. Its service in S.E. Asia was prolific, as it flew literally thousands of strike and escort missions and even scored an air-to-air victory over a North Vietnamese MiG. A Marine A-4 is believed to be the last American aircraft to drop bombs on Vietnam. During the conflict 362 Skyhawks were lost.

The Navy retired the Skyhawk in 1975, although it continued flying as a trainer and adversary aircraft as late as 2003. Nearly 3,000 Skyhawks were built before production ceased in 1979, including a two-seat trainer model TA-4. The Skyhawk was widely exported and saw combat with the air forces of Kuwait, Israel and Argentina.

This pilot's manual was originally classified "restricted" but has now been declassified and is here reprinted in book form.

Specificaties

Auteur:	United States Air Force
Uitvoering:	310 blz, 25.5 x 21.5 x 1.8 cm, paperback
Illustraties:	rijk geïllustreerd met foto's en tekeningen
Taal:	Engels
Uitgever:	Periscope Film (USA, 2009)
Serie:	Pilot's Flight Operation Instructions
ISBN:	9781935327752

AD and A-1 Skyraider - Douglas's 'Spad' in Korea and Vietnam (Legends of Warfare)

The U.S. Navy began developing the Skyraider late in World War II, with production starting in 1946. It first saw combat during the Korean War, flown by naval aviators. Over time, its strong airframe and powerful engine allowed it to take on various roles, including attack, reconnaissance, weather monitoring, and electronic warfare.
Though considered outdated by some, the Skyraider was used extensively in Vietnam by the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Republic of Vietnam Air Force. Its ability to fly low and slow while carrying a large weapons load made it effective for ground attack and close air support. This heavy payload earned it the nickname "flying dump truck, " while its piston engine in the jet age led to the name "Spad, " referencing the World War I fighter.

Specificaties

Auteur:	David Doyle
Uitvoering:	112 blz, 23.5 x 23.5 x 1.3 cm, harde kaft
Illustraties:	189 z/w- en kleurenfoto's
Taal:	Engels
Uitgever:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2021)
Serie:	Legends of Warfare
ISBN:	9780764361326

Douglas A-1 Skyraider - A Photo Chronicle

An illustrated book dedicated to the famed Douglas A-1 Skyraider in Korea and Vietnam, emphasizing its great ground assault capabilities.

Specificaties

Auteur:	Frederick A. Johnsen
Uitvoering:	112 blz, 28 x 22 x 1 cm, paperback
Illustraties:	meer dan 100 z/w- en kleurenfoto's
Taal:	Engels
Uitgever:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2004)
ISBN:	9780887405129

Douglas A-1 Skyraider Manual (1945-1985) - The legendary US post-war single seat-attack aircraft (Haynes Aircraft Manual)

The Douglas Skyraider enjoyed a long and successful combat career with the US Navy and US Marine Corps flying off aircraft carriers in the Korean War (1950-53); during the Vietnam War (1964-72) with the US Navy, USAF and South Vietnamese Air Force as a close air-support aircraft; with the French Air Force in the Algerian War of the 1960s, and with mercenary pilots in the 1970s during the civil war in Chad.
Centrepiece of this manual is Kennet Aviation's AD-4NA Skyraider, G-RADR, a combat veteran with a richly documented service history.

Bladzijden uit het boek "Douglas A-1 Skyraider Manual (1945-1985) - The legendary US post-war single seat-attack aircraft"

Author Tony Hoskins is a Deputy Chief Engineer of Kennet Aviation, a specialist warbird restoration company whose aircraft include Douglas Skyraider G-RADR. As well as undertaking aircraft restoration in his Sussex workshop, Tony also collaborates with other warbird operators.

Meer informatie over Haynes Aircraft Manuals

Specificaties

Auteur:	Tony Hoskins
Uitvoering:	192 blz, 28 x 21.5 x 1.4 cm, harde kaft
Illustraties:	100 z/w- en 200 kleurenfoto's
Taal:	Engels (een technisch woordenboek Engels-Nederlands kunt U hier gratis downloaden)
Uitgever:	Haynes Publishing (GB, 2017)
Serie:	Haynes Aircraft Manual
ISBN:	9781785211355

Douglas A-3 Skywarrior (Pilot's Flight Operation Instructions)

Nicknamed "The Whale" due to its enormous size and weight, the Navy's A-3 Skywarrior was one of the longest serving, carrier-based jet aircraft. Designed by famed Douglas engineer Ed Heinemann, the A-3 featured a 36Á swept wing, semi-monocoque fuselage, and two J57 turbojets in underwing nacelles. It typically carried a crew of three in a frame canopy with the pilot and bombardier/navigator sitting side by side.

The A-3 was an outgrowth of a development program that dated to 1948 and was intended to serve as a strategic bomber. The prototype XA3D-1 first flew in 1952. Production problems pushed back introduction of the first A3D-1 aircraft to 1956, and 282 left the assembly line by the time production ceased in 1961. By that time the aircraft's role as a nuclear delivery platform had been handed off to the A3J Vigilante.
Skywarriors served in Vietnam as conventional bombers and in other capacities including as an electronic warfare platform (designated EA-3B), as tactical reconnaissance and photography platform (RA-3B), and as a refueling aircraft (KA-3B). The EA-3B also performed critical functions for the fleet as electronic intelligence gathering platforms, and could carry a crew of up to seven. EA-3Bs participated in the Gulf War in 1991 before being retired by the Navy.

Originally created in 1968 and revised in 1970, this Skywarrior instruction manual was standard issue for Navy pilots and crews, and features the A-3A / A-3B aircraft. In its pages you will find a description of the aircraft, performance data, and normal and emergency operations procedures.
Originally "restricted", this manual was declassified years ago and is here reprinted in book form, in its entirety.

Specificaties

Auteur:	United States Navy
Uitvoering:	574 blz, 25.5 x 20.5 x 2.9 cm, paperback
Illustraties:	rijk geïllustreerd met foto's en tekeningen
Taal:	Engels
Uitgever:	Periscope Film (USA, 2012)
Serie:	Pilot's Flight Operation Instructions
ISBN:	9781937684853