Tamiya 61058 - 1/48 Douglas A-1 Skyraider US Navy  [61058]

About Douglas A-1H Skyraider U.S. Navy

During 1943 the U.S. Bureau of Aeronautics thought to combine the tasks of torpedo bomber and dive-bomber into one. Several aircraft manufacturers, including Douglas and Martin, had been needed seriously to establish a massive, single-seat assault aircraft. Based on the requirement, Douglas Skyraider, originated by Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc.
The development wound up being had been limited by purchase in super very early July 1944, and all sorts of kinds of kinds of night efforts of developers made the initial prototype's initial journey possible at this time on March 18, 1945. No matter what the short while for the development, journey studies proved the airframe's journey characteristics satisfactory and aircraft finished up being rated really excessively. In-may 1945 a letter of intent for 598 production completed up being finalized. The title "Skyraider" was certainly formally authorized the aircraft in February from following 12 months, along side circulation to units was indeed started by the end of identical year. The Skyraider ended up being definitely running on Wright R3350 radial motor yielding 2,800 hp and prepared with three big plunge brake system on fuselage.

The Skyraider had many kinds, through AD-1 to AD-7, recording grand last range manufacturing more than 3,000. Most notable, AD-6 finished up being many produced variant. The AD designation the Skyraider ended up being changed in 1962, this means AD-6 became the A-1H. Noted because of the durability and a huge capability of outside stores, the Skyraider was in fact popular by its pilots and crewmen.