The Douglas AD (later A-1) Skyraider was
a single-seat attack bomber of the
1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. A propeller-driven anachronism in the jet
age,
the AD had a surprisingly long and successful career well into the space
age,
and inspired a straight-winged, slow-flying, jet-powered successor which
is
still in front line service today, the A-10 Warthog.
The AD was designed
by famed Douglas engineer Ed Heinemann initially
to meet a WW2 requirement for a long-range carrier-based torpedo bomber
and first flew
in 1945. Initially crewed by a single pilot, it was at the time
the largest
production single-seater.
Nicknamed "Sandy" or
"The Spad" or "Able Dog", over 3,000 were built over
a 12 year period, and they remained in service for another 20 years.
We offer two CD's on
this very large and powerful aircraft.
CD No 1.
This CD contains four
flight manuals for the Douglas AD Skyraider. The CD
has been scanned from the original flight manuals and retains any
colour pages.
This CD contains:
1. US Navy Pilot's Handbook for the
AD-1, AN 01-40AQ-1 dated 15-6-46,
approx 58 pages. (The AD-1 was the first Skyraider, and this is
probably one of the very first manuals for the aircraft.
Some of the
pages are annotated "Information to be supplied when
available".)
2. US Navy
Preliminary Pilot's Handbook for the AD-4, AN 01-40ALC-1
dated 1-7-49, approx 57 pages. (The AD-4 was a single-seat version
fitted with the more powerful 2,700 hp R-3350-26WA engine.)
3. US Navy
Flight Handbook for the AD-5, AN 01-40ALE-1 dated 1-1-55,
approx 102 pages. (The AD-5 incorporated a re-designed fuselage
which incorporated a widened crew compartment permitting side-
by-side seating, and a utility role which varied from casevac medical
evacuation to troop transport and VIP transport.)
4. US Navy
Flight Handbook for the AD-6, AN 01-40ALF-1 dated 1-4-54,
revised to 1-9-54, approx 170 pages. This manual was originally
classified Confidential. Military practice at that time was to separate
all classified material into a separate classified manual, and the
basic
manual was unclassified. This manual has all information in the one
manual. (The AD-6 was a single-seat version developed from the
AD-4 optimised for accurate low-level bombing.)
| CD TITLE | AD-1 |
| PRICE | US$19.95 plus postage |
| POSTAGE
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| BOTH AD CDs |
AD-1 & AD-2 |
| PRICE |
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| NOTE: CANNOT BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH
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CD No 2.
This CD contains four
other flight manuals for the Douglas AD Skyraider.
The CD has been scanned from the original flight manuals and retains
any colour pages.
This CD contains:
1. US Navy
Pilot's Handbook for the AD-2 -2Q, AD-3, -3Q AN 01-40ALA-1
dated 1-1-49, approx 68 pages. (The AD-2 and AD-3 were incrementally
improved versions of the AD-1. The -Q designation
indicates an
electronic countermeasures role.)
2. US Navy
Flight Handbook for the AD-3N, -4N, -4N(A), -4NL, AN 01-40ALD-1
dated 15-2-54, revised to 1-4-55 with approx 129 pages. (These were
three-seat night attack variants.)
3. US Navy
Flight Handbook for the AD-3W, AD-4W AN 01-40ALB-1 dated
1-7-53, revised to 1-5-54, approx 111 pages.
(These
were three seat
airborne early warning variants.)
4. US Navy NATOPS
Flight Manual for the A-1H and A-1J, NAVWEPS
01-40ALF-1 dated 15-3-65 with approx 384 pages. (These
were the last
production variants optimised for ground attack. The
AH-1J had
structural improvements to increase wing fatigue life.)
| CD TITLE | AD-2 |
| PRICE | US$19.95 plus postage |
| POSTAGE
AND ORDERING DETAILS |
|
| SPECIAL
COMBINED OFFER |
|
| BOTH AD CDs |
AD-1 & AD-2 |
| PRICE |
US$33.95 free postage |
| NOTE: CANNOT BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH
ANY OTHER MULTIPLE PURCHASE OFFER |