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The A-4 Skyhawk was an American attack aircraft originally designed to operate from United States Navy aircraft carriers. The aircraft was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Corporation (later McDonnell Douglas) and was originally designated the A4D under the US Navy's pre-1962 designation system.

Fifty years after the aircraft's first flight, and having played key roles in Vietnam, the Falklands and Yom Kippur wars, some of the nearly 3,000 Skyhawks produced remain in service with several air arms around the world, including active duty on a carrier.

The Skyhawk was designed by Douglas' Ed Heinemann in response to a US Navy call for a jet-powered attack aircraft to replace the A-1 Skyraider. Heinemann opted for a design that would minimize size, weight and complexity. The result was an aircraft that weighed only half of the Navy's specification and had a wing so compact that it did not need to be folded for carrier stowage. The diminutive Skyhawk soon received the nicknames "Scooter," "Bantam Bomber," "Tinker Toy Bomber," and, on account of its nimble performance, "Heinemann's Hot-Rod."

Specification of model A-4 Skyhawk

• Wingspan:                   1210mm
• Fuse Length:                1560mm
• Wing Area                   48dm
• Weight:                        6.5kg
• Engine thrust:                Jetcat P-60

Throw setting 

• AIL:                            Up6-10mm   Down6-10mm
• ELE:                            Up15-20mm Down15-20mm
• RUD:                           L25mm    R25mm
• FLP:                            35mm
• CG:                             LE 220mm