A-4M Sky Hawk

The A-4 Skyhawk was designed byDouglas in response to a U.S. Navy call for a jet-powered attack aircraft to replace the older A-1 Skyraider.Douglasopted for a design that would minimize its size, weight, and complexity. The result was an aircraft that weighed only half of the Navy’s weight specification. It had a wing so compact that it did not need to be folded for carrier stowage.

A-4M: Dedicated Marine version with improved avionics and more powerful J52-P-408aengine with 11,200 lbf (50 kN) thrust, enlarged cockpit, IFF system. Later fitted with Hughes AN/ASB-19 Angle Rate Bombing System (ARBS) with TV and laser spot tracker, 158 built.

Item No 87256 Item Name A-4M Sky Hawk Bar Code 6939319272560 Scale 1:72 Item Type Plastic Model Aircraft Kit Model Dimension Length: 182.6mm Wingspan: 116.2mm Total Plastic Parts 160+ Total Sprues 6 sprues Chromeplate Parts n/a Resin Parts n/a Metal Parts n/a Photo Etched Parts n/a Film Accessory n/a Released Date 2022-04 More Features The kit consists of over 160 parts , includes 3 clear parts