Well, when you're restoring a 63-year-old American jet fighter bomber to flightworthiness, you want someone to make sure this bird is ready ... Douglas A4D-2N (A-4C) Skyhawk is one of these ...

Thus, these birds could perform short takeoffs and landings reliably, a key feature of any plane assigned to carrier service. More importantly, the Skyhawk could carry a heavy armament load ...