Fightersfighter aircraft series by the Douglas Aircraft Company
Douglas F5D Skylancer
The Douglas F5D Skylancer is a development of the F4D Skyray jet fighter for the United States Navy. Starting out as the F4D-2N, an all-weather version of the Skyray, the design was soon modified to take full advantage of the extra thrust of the Pratt & Whitney J57 eventually fitted to the Skyray instead of the Westinghouse J40 originally planned.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Douglas
- Category
- Fighters
- First flight
- 1956-04-21
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 553 kt
- Max speed
- 686 kt
- Range
- 1,159 nm
- Service ceiling
- 57,500 ft
- Rate of climb
- 20,820 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 31,204 lb
- Empty weight
- 17,444 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 1,353 US gal
- Powerplant
- Pratt & Whitney J57-P-8
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 53.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 33.5 ft
- Height
- 14.8 ft
- Number built
- 4
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.