MANUFACTURER:  Douglas Aircraft Corp.
(Later McDonnell Douglas Corporation)

PRODUCTION PERIOD:  1955 to 1979

NUMBER PRODUCED:  2,960

PRODUCTION SERIES:  USN/USMC: A-4A, B, C, E, F, & M
single-seat A/C, TA-4F, J & OA-4M two-seat A/C

ROLES:  Originally designed as a carrier-based fair-weather light-attack bomber for the US Navy; later developed into a carrier- and land-based all-weather multi-mission aircraft for the US Navy and US Marine Corps, capable of close air support, suppression of enemy air defenses, short-range strike, fleet defense, reconnaissance, forward air control, and advanced jet trainer.

(Figures given are for the A-4M model)

MAXIMUM SPEED:  700 mph (Mach 0.94)

SERVICE CEILING:  40,000 feet above sea level

RANGE:  2,000 miles (unlimited with aerial refueling)

WEAPONS:  AIM-9 Sidewinder, AGM-12 Bullpup, AGM-45 Shrike, Walleye guided bomb, two 20mm MK 12 cannons, various unguided rockets, assorted conventional and nuclear weapons

CREW:  Pilot

LENGTH:  40 feet, 4 inches

WINGSPAN:  27 feet, 6 inches

HEIGHT:  15 feet

MAXIMUM TAKEOFF WEIGHT:  25,500 pounds

POWERPLANT:  Pratt & Whitney J52-P-408 turbojet engine providing 11,200 lbs. of thrust

ACHIEVEMENTS:  Established the 500-KM closed course speed record at 695.163 mph in October 1955; operated by the USN Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team