Название: Douglas F4D Skyray
Автор: Nick Williams, Steve Ginter
Издательство: Ginter Books
Серия: Naval Fighters 13
ISBN: 0942612132
Год издания: 1986
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 91,5 MB

The Douglas F4D Skyray was an American carrier-based fighter/interceptor built by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Although it was in service for a relatively short time and never entered combat, it was notable for being the first carrier-launched aircraft to hold the world's absolute speed record, at 752.943mph,[1] and was the first United States Navy and United States Marine Corps fighter that could exceed Mach 1 in level flight. It was the last fighter produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company before it merged with McDonnell Aircraft and became McDonnell-Douglas. The F5D Skylancer was an advanced development of the F4D Skyray that did not go into service.