A-1 / AD-6 Skyraider US NavyA 1 Skyraider Navy airplane model. The Skyraider was designed to be a replacement for the current naval torpedo dive bombers that were then in use. It was felt that one aircraft could be designed that would be able to fill both of these roles and more, and that reducing the crew to a single pilot would result in weight savings and speed increases, both factors that would enable the aircraft to carry more ordinance more effectively. Though a competing

Throughout its 14-year-long production run

This desktop replica aircraft model has a rich finish and will last for many years

carved by hand with meticulous attention to detail

in reality

His achievements resulted in receiving the Medal of Honor while Commanding Officer of the VMF-214 Black Sheep

Wingspan 17 1/4 inches

built in 45 days and at a cost of $23

This version can carry a further 7000kg (15

This arrangement not only offers the benefits of the canard but meant the wing could be positioned in the rear of the fuselage

Dive brakes under the wings were seldom used

When production ended in 1957

bombs on racks underwing