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The A-4 Skyhawk Is A Movie Star—And A Great Fighter Jet, Too
In Top Gun—undoubtedly the most culturally relevant military aviation film ever made—the A-4 pops up multiple times.
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A-4 Skyhawk: The Warplane That Freaked Out America's Enemies
The A-4 cost roughly $800,000 dollars, less than the Navy’s $1 million budget for the unit. Additionally, the Skyhawk weighed approximately half of the 30,000 pounds specified by the Navy.
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The U.S. Navy’s A4 Skyhawk Was the Stuff of Legend
The Douglas Aircraft Company (now owned by Boeing) answered the Navy’s call by building the A-4 Skyhawk. Ed Heinemann, the lead designer for the A-4 Skyhawk, encapsulated the Skyhawk’s ethos ...