Author Topic: Douglas Skyraider (Read 20512 times)

No.1 · « **on:** April 14, 2009, 09:36:49 AM »

Here you are two reference sites:

http://www.abledogs.com/

http://skyraider.org/

SpadGuy · « **Reply #1 on:** April 15, 2009, 12:15:18 AM »

Hi there. I have been given the "keys" to access this and other forums. I am the webmaster of the Skyraider.org website. I am a former Skyraider pilot and have also flown four USAF jet fighter and attack aircraft culminating with the F-16 Viper in the early years of the program. I am happy to participate and to answer any and all questions you may have.

Regards,

SpadGuy

No.1 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 15, 2009, 07:08:56 AM »

Welcome here SpadGuy

Well- you must be engaged in various combat action and there will be a lot of story about

Cheers

Wingman81 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 16, 2009, 11:49:29 AM »

Welcome SpadGuy

SpadGuy · « **Reply #4 on:** April 16, 2009, 03:35:49 PM »

Good to be here. Have a look at http://skyraider.org and fire away if you have questions or comments.

SpadGuy

Letipapa · « **Reply #5 on:** April 22, 2009, 02:58:35 PM »

Welcome SpadGuy

Well it would be nice to here from a pilot that flued this beautiful aircraft, how is it to fly it, whats it's temperament, so to say.

Jicehem · « **Reply #6 on:** April 23, 2009, 01:09:24 PM »

Welcome Spadguy.

Jicehem
(a guy who knew the last "Spads" in the French Air Force...)

Cheers,
Jicehem

SpadGuy · « **Reply #7 on:** April 23, 2009, 05:19:05 PM »

Thanks for the welcome, Jicehem. In the 12 years my skyraider.org site has been active, I have been contacted by Skyraider lovers from literally around the world. Two former French Spad drivers were Andre Janel and Jacques Borne. I have images from both on my site.

Avoir,

SpadGuy

Jicehem · « **Reply #8 on:** April 23, 2009, 06:38:55 PM »

Hi Spadguy,

Thanks for information.

The "Spad" is defintively a very impressive plane !
In the "Armée de l'air", there was a joke about the "Spad" : If there are no oil leaks, it's because ther's no more oil"

All the best,

Jicehem

No.1 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 23, 2009, 07:02:47 PM »

Quote

In the "Armée de l'air", there was a joke about the "Spad" : If there are no oil leaks, it's because ther's no more oil"

SpadGuy · « **Reply #10 on:** April 23, 2009, 11:27:20 PM »

Jicehem, same in USAF. You needed to see oil dripping during the preflight or else you got very suspicious. With a 39 gallon oil sump (147 liters), you had plenty, but it was used up fast. There is warning in the flight manual that says you can only carry one 300 gallon (1135 liter) external fuel tank because you then would have more fuel endurance than oil endurance. The USN flew long missions only by adding an auxiliary oil tank.

SpadGuy

Nico Braas · « **Reply #11 on:** April 24, 2009, 09:52:29 AM »

This clearly explains why on photos the Skyraider always has extensive oil streaks on the fuselage!

SpadGuy · « **Reply #12 on:** April 24, 2009, 03:41:10 PM »

Precisely! Some of the oil comes from the exhaust stacks, which then flows like syrup along the sides of the fuselage. An interesting fact is that since the prop rotates clockwise (viewed from the cockpit), more oil is deposited on the right wing and fuselage making it very risky to climb in from the right side. This is especially bad for the right seat occupant in the two-seat A-1E (AD-5). Many an unsuspecting passenger has been injured while deplaning from the right seat after a mission.

SpadGuy

No.1 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 14, 2011, 11:26:16 AM »

Sorry to reopen this old topic but maybe this could be interesting. I analyze files about the Skyraider and I have here 21 different version, one image for each one. Maybe this could be interesting for Variants chapter for the second issue of our Magazine?

SpadGuy · « **Reply #14 on:** April 15, 2011, 05:43:08 AM »

javascript:void(0)Interesting group of pictures, but you have some duplicates. In 1962, the US Tri-Service Aircraft Designation System revised the designation of Skyraiders from AD to A-1. Based on that new designation, the AD-5W became the A-1E, the AD-5W became the EA-1E, the AD-5Q became the EA-1F, the AD-5N became the A-1G, the AD-6 became the A-1H and the AD-7 became the A-1J. So in your picture layout, The AD-6 and A-1H were the same. Each was first an AD-6 then became the A-1H and so forth.

SpadGuy

No.1 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 15, 2011, 07:21:51 AM »

Thank you

I forget this in the moment of making post... will take attention

Sall · « **Reply #16 on:** April 16, 2011, 02:25:08 PM »

Excellent images mate!

No.1 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 09, 2011, 07:53:14 PM »

I am hardly work to prepare drawings for various variants of this machine... it will go in two or three parts in magazine.

No.1 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 10, 2011, 06:13:27 PM »

Development is somehow complete and this what we see is the AD-6 early. Now I will leave this for some time and focus on teh AD-1 and this will be start base.

No.1 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 10, 2011, 09:40:37 PM »

When reading publications you note two versions of the AD-1 model, primary strike and electronic warfare model AD-1Q. But when you take a look at the images you note variations in their look. First image show something what we can accept as standard AD-1. Next one have additional aerial on the top fuselage. Third drawings show difference in openings behind the engine as well spinner on propeller. Next one is almost standard but with very long bottom row of the engine exhaust. Next one are AD-1Q, you will note entrance door on the fuselage side as well some other changes from basic model. The next one is also AD-1Q but it have pito tube on the vertical tail like later versions as well repositioned aerial wire...

And I have just start with drawings and I thought that this will be easy work...

Sall · « **Reply #20 on:** May 10, 2011, 09:47:17 PM »

Great!!!

draken35 · « **Reply #21 on:** May 11, 2011, 11:38:48 AM »

I like it too...

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Author Topic: Douglas Skyraider (Read 20512 times)

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