Douglas A-4F Skyhawk IAF

General characteristics

    Crew: one (two 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 (41 kN)

Performance

    Maximum speed: 585 kn (673 mph, 1,083 km/h)
    Range: 1,700 nmi (2,000 mi, 3,220 km)
    Combat radius: 625 nmi, 1,158 km, 719 mi ()
    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: +8/-3 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)
        B43 nuclear bomb
        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)
    Stewart-Warner AN/APQ-145 Mapping & Ranging radar (mounted on A-4F, also found on A-4E/N/S/SU)