Douglas Skyraider
1945 attack aircraft family by the Douglas Aircraft Company
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Summary
Douglas Skyraider is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,731 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: United States Navy[3], United States Air Force[4], Royal Navy[5], South Vietnam Air Force[6]
- Manufacturer: Douglas[7]
- Developer: Douglas[8]
- Subclass of: carrier-capable attack aircraft[9], monoplane with 1 tractor-piston-propeller engine[10], torpedo bomber[11]
- Commons category: Douglas Skyraider[12]
- Country of origin: United States[13]
- Powered by: R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone[14]
- First flight: March 18, 1945[15]
- Service entry: December 1946[16]
- Service retirement: 1985[17]
- Military designation: A-1[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Douglas Skyraider[19]
- Commons gallery: A-1 Skyraider[20]
- Total produced: 3180[21]
- Described by source: Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century[22]
- Nickname: Skyraider[23]
- Wing configuration: monoplane[24]
- Different from: A1[25]
- Length: 11.84 m[26]
- Height: 4.78 m[27]
- Wingspan: 15.25 m[28]
- Wing area: 37.19 m²[29]
Why It Matters
Douglas Skyraider has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]