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The '''Douglas A-4 Skyhawk''' is a [[Howto: Carrier|carrier]]-capable attack [[aircraft#Carrier-borne aircraft|aircraft]] designed for the United States Navy. The delta wing Skyhawk, powered by a single turbojet, was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company (later [[McDonnell Douglas]] and finally [[Boeing]]). The initial designation was A4D under the Navy's designation system, and A-4 Skyhawk after 1962.
|image =Douglas_A4.jpg
|name =Douglas A4
|type =Military aircraft
|fdm =
|status =early-production
|authors =Lewis Magruder, Dean Baunton, Jim Wilson, Andy Ross, Vivian Meazza
|fgname = a4f, a4, a4-uiuc
|download = http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/aircraft-2.0.0/#a4
}}
The '''Douglas A-4 Skyhawk''' is a [[Howto: Carrier|carrier]]-capable attack [[aircraft]] designed for the United States Navy. The delta wing Skyhawk, powered by a single turbojet was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company (later [[McDonnell Douglas]] and finally [[Boeing]]). The initial designation was A4D under the Navy's designation system, and A-4 Skyhawk after 1962.


== Aircraft help ==
== Aircraft help ==
{{Main article|A-4F Skyhawk Operations Manual}}
{{Main article|A-4F Skyhawk Operations Manual}}


{| class="prettytable"
{| class="keytable"
|C
! Key
|Catapult launch command
! Function
|-
|-
|L
| {{key press|Shift|C}}
|Carrier launch-bar engage
| Catapult launch command
|-
|-
|o/O
| {{key press|Shift|L}}
|Hook up/down
| Carrier launch-bar engage
|-
|-
|Ctrl-B
| {{key press|O}} / {{key press|Shift|O}}
|Toggle airbrakes
| Hook up/down
|-
|-
|Ctrl-K
| {{key press|Ctrl|B}}
|Toggle spoilers
| Toggle airbrakes
|-
|-
|Ctrl-J
| {{key press|Ctrl|K}}
|Deploy drag-chute
| Toggle spoilers
|-
|J
|Jettison drag-chute
|-
|j
|Repack drag-chute
|}
|}


== Development status/Issues/Todo ==
== Development status/Issues/Todo ==
'''Outside:'''
=== Outside ===
* cockpit instruments can be seen through aircraft hull
* No cockpit light at night visible
* pilot is not solid
* No aircraft light available
* flaps are not solid
* No jetstream visible
* flaps are animated, but the shape of the wing does not change when flaps are extended. This means we have 2 flaps. One that is animated and another one that is not animated.
* rudder, ailerons and pitch elevator are not animated
* no cockpit light at night visible
* no aircraft light available
* aircraft has no wheel well area for the landing gears
* no jetstream visible
* nozzle do not change shape when changing thrust - they don't
* there are no flaps when using reverse thrust - it hasn't got reverse thrust


'''3d Cockpit:'''
=== 3D Cockpit ===
* no cockpit light at night available
* No cockpit light at night available
* no rudder/stick control in 3d cockpit available
* no rudder control pedals available
* no switches and levers available
* no elevator trim control available
* brake signal light does not light when pressing the brake key
* cockpit instruments look flat, they don't have a 3d look.
* cockpit is not textured
* no pilot present in 3d cockpit
* cockpit window has no windscreen wipers


'''General:'''
=== General ===
* engine sound in cockpit does not differ from outside engine sound
* Engine sound in cockpit does not differ from outside engine sound
* engines can't be turned off
* Engines can't be turned off
* no hud available
* aircraft is not set on the correct elevation when starting flightsgear (gears are approximately 0.40 m below the ground)


== Related content ==
== Related content ==
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[[Category:Military aircraft]]
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