Crew: 1 (2 in OA-4F, TA-4F, TA-4J) Length: 40 ft 3 in (12.22 m) Wingspan: 26 ft 6 in (8.38 m) Height: 15 ft (4.57 m) Wing area: 259 ft² (24.15 m²) Airfoil: NACA 0008-1.1-25 root, NACA 0005-0.825-50 tip Empty weight: 10,450 lb (4,750 kg) Loaded weight: 18,300 lb (8,318 kg) Max takeoff weight: 24,500 lb (11,136 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney J52-P8A turbojet, 9,300 lbf (10,000+ USMC A-4M and OA-4M) (41 kN)
Performance
Maximum speed: 585 kn (673 mph, 1,077 km/h) Range: 1,700 nmi (2,000 mi, 3,220 km) Combat radius: 625 nmi, 1,158 km/h () Service ceiling: 42,250 ft (12,880 m) Rate of climb: 8,440 ft/min (43 m/s) Wing loading: 70.7 lb/ft² (344.4 kg/m²) Thrust/weight: 0.51 g-limit: -3/+8 g
Armament
Guns: 2× 20 mm (0.79 in) Colt Mk 12 cannon, 100 rounds/gun Hardpoints: 4× under-wing & 1× under-fuselage pylon stations holding up to 9,900 lb (4,490 kg) of payload Rockets: 4× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× 127 mm Mk 32 Zuni rockets) Missiles: Air-to-air missiles: 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder Air-to-surface missiles: 2× AGM-12 Bullpup 2× AGM-45 Shrike anti-radiation missile 2× AGM-62 Walleye TV-guided glide bomb 2× AGM-65 Maverick Bombs: 6× Rockeye-II Mark 20 Cluster Bomb Unit (CBU) 6× Rockeye Mark 7/APAM-59 CBU Mark 80 series of unguided bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs) B57 nuclear bomb B61 nuclear bomb Others: up to 3× 370 US gallons (1,400 L) Sargent Fletcher drop tanks (pylon stations 2, 3, 4 are wet plumbed) for ferry flight/extended range/loitering time
Avionics
Bendix AN/APN-141 Low altitude radar altimeter (refitted to C and E, standard in the F)[55] Stewart-Warner AN/APQ-145 Mapping & Ranging radar (mounted on A-4F, also found on A-4E/N/S/SU)[56]