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	Dynavector 1/48 A2D Skyshark
		The two Skysharks were able early on to demonstrate that the estimated performance figures Douglas had quoted to the Navy were achievable; an order for 331 A2D-1s was made that fall as Chinese Communists armies overran the UN forces in North Korea and the Skyraider was proving its worth in the crucible of war.
		Unfortunately, the Skyshark had an "Achilles heel," that being the main bearing of the Allison engine, which was basically two J-40 turbojets linked by this main bearing to provide power to the contra-rotating propellers.
		It would be turbojet-powered, it would have the range to hit the enemy, the speed an maneuverability to protect itself, and the ability to carry one of the new lightweight nuclear weapons.
	modelingmadness.com /reviews/korean/cleavera2d.htm (1515 words)

	rareplanes skyshark vacform
		The Skyshark was a project of Douglas in 1950 to design a fast aircraft with a counter rotating propeller and a jet engine.
		The leading edge typically of the Skyshark at the fuselage junction was obtained by extending the Fujimi parts with bits of the vacu wings.
		The Skyshark is finished in high gloss Sea Blue of the US Navy, typical for the period.
	www.xs4all.nl /~designer/models/skyshark/skyshark.htm (357 words)

	A2D Skyshark
		The A2D Skyshark was a turboprop, attack aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company for the United States Navy.
		The 17% wing root thickness on the standard AD series was reduced to less than 12% on the new model, with a corre-sponding reduction in tail thickness, Not only does this reduced thickness lower the parasite drag of the wing on the AD but it also delays the onset of compressibility difficulties.
		At the speeds of which the plane was capable, the friction of the air generates' as high as 500 F of temperature over the ambient air which, on a warm day, is enough to soften the familiar blown plastic canopy materials.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/aircraft/a2d.htm (1598 words)

	Army Times - R&R - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		But in the end, the A2D Skyshark became a footnote in Navy history, doomed in part by problems with its engine, gearbox and contra-rotating propellers.
		The A2D had a wingspan of just over 50 feet, weighed 18,720 pounds when fully loaded and had a maximum speed of 501 miles per hour.
		While the fate of the Skyshark was still undecided, the Navy began testing another new attack plane from the same company, the pure-jet A4D Skyhawk, later called the A-4, and destined to become one of the most successful aircraft of all time.
	www.armytimes.com /story.php?f=1-292308-269320.php (564 words)

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		The A2D pilot who sits atop the dual drive shafts of the engine, is located well forward in the new Skyshark to provide all available vision.
		Like every other line in the air-plane, however, there is a reason for this, At the speeds of which the new plane is capable, friction of the air generates' as high as 500 F of temperature over the ambient air which, on a warm day, is enough to soften the familiar blown plastic canopy materials.
		In order for the A2D to cruise at its most efficient speed, special streamlined bombs are being developed which will permit it to fly more than 50 mph faster than with ordinary bombs In-stalled.
	www.parkerinfo.com /ap12.htm (2135 words)

	Aircraft: Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Idaho Falls, ID The DOUGLAS A2D-1 SKYSHARK sitting on the ramp at the Idaho Falls, ID Airport is in front of Pacific Fighters Hanger.
		As with the A2D, the Wyvern model also had problems chiefly due to the contra-rotating force of the propellers.
		JL The two photos of the A2D Skysharks are distinctly different.
	aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu /specs/douglas/a2d-1.htm (276 words)

	Douglas XA2D-1 Skyshark
		The Douglas A2D Skyshark was intended as a successor to the Douglas AD Skyraider.
		Provision was also made for the Skyshark to carry the AN/APS-19A radar, with the scanner being located inside the extreme nose of the propeller spinner.
		In mid 1952, the Navy project office in charge of the A2D recommended cancellation of the project, and later that year the Navy cancelled most of the production A2Ds that were on order, leaving only ten remaining.
	home.att.net /%7Ejbaugher4/a2d.html (1864 words)

	DOUGLAS A2D SKYSHARK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The story is just as valid today as when it was written, and is used as the basis for this book.
		The story was originally called "Skyshark, son of Spad".
		Even though all of the XT-40 programs were eventually ended in cancellation, the lessons learned by Allison allowed them to built the reliable powerplants still being used on Grumman E-2/C-2 and Lockheed P-3 and C-130 aircraft.
	www.mozeyoninn.com /Ginter/NAVAL/NF43.htm (133 words)

	A2D Skyshark -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A2D Skyshark -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Work started in (additional info and facts about 1945) 1945, at which time the Navy did not have faith in jet-powered aircraft for (additional info and facts about carrier-based) carrier-based service.
		The Skyshark began as a turboprop version of the (additional info and facts about AD Skyraider) AD Skyraider, but eventually was an entirely different airplane.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/a2/a2d_skyshark1.htm (142 words)

	A2D Skyshark - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		A2D Skyshark - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		This page was last modified 01:56, 15 Jan 2005.
		A2D Skyshark, Specifications (XA2D-1), General Characteristics, Performance, Armament, References and Related content.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/A2D_Skyshark (188 words)

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		All performance figures are top secret; however it is known that the Skyshark carries four times as many bombs per gallon of fuel as former jet attack planes and takes off in two thirds the distance of jet fighters.
		By combining high operating altitude, short take off, long range, high load carrying capacity and high speed approaching that of jet fighters, the Skyshark is particularly well suited as a carrier based attack, ground support or general purpose air-craft.
		Before we begin construction may we suggest that the A2D makes an ideal candidate for Navy "Carrier Landing" com-petition which was inaugurated at the Nationals this year.
	ncsnews.homestead.com /files/A2D1.htm (3250 words)

	Dynavector 1/48 A2D Skyshark Preview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The development of the A4D Skyhawk spelt the death knell for the Skyshark and a subsequent order for 339 aircraft was cancelled.
		I know that there is at least one Skyshark around as I have seen it at Chino, CA in the late 1970s.
		While not a kit for the beginner, those with a reasonable amount of vacuform building experience should be able to produce a superb model.
	m2reviews.cnsi.net /scotts/korean/a2dpreview.htm (693 words)

	Skyshark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark was a brutishly powerful turboprop attack aircraft that might have been a worthy successor to the A-1, had metallurgy of the Fifties been further advanced.
		Various firms have modeled the Skyshark over the years: Airmodel, Allyn/Microscale and Rareplanes.
		The seat was detailed by 'Dremelling' three horizontal corrogations across the seatback, cutting a seatbelt slot in each seat side and then adding photoetched Reheat and Airwave seatbelts.
	www.kitparade.com /features00/skysharkpb_1.htm (1743 words)

	Aircraft: Douglas XA2D-1 Skyshark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Severn, MD One of the XA2D-1 Skyshark aircraft was known to have been flying when the Allison XT40 gearbox, together with the contra-rotating propeller, wrenched itself out of the airplane.
		Surprisingly, the pilot (slightly confused because of oil spilt all over the canopy) managed not only to regain control of the aircraft, but also to make an emergency landing, the turboprop engine still roaring.
		Idaho Falls, ID The plane here in Idaho falls I was told by pacific fighters that they own it and it is the only one there is. I dont know if this is true.
	www.aero-web.org /specs/douglas/xa2d-1.htm (414 words)

	Westland Wyvern (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The concept of a turboprop-engined strike fighter was not uncommon in itself.
		In the USA the Douglas A2D Skyshark was built as a possible replacement for the AD Skyraider; but it had to be abandoned because of the unreliability of the Allison T40 engine.
		In the USSR the Tupolev Tu-91 attack aircraft was abandoned after Stalin's death, together with the carrier building programme.
	www.csd.uwo.ca /~pettypi/elevon/baugher_other/wyvrn-01.html (864 words)

	Enshrinee Edward H. Heinemann (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		After the war ended, he set to work exploring transonic flight, and in 1949 his D558-2 "Skyrocket" became the first plane to achieve MACH 2.
		Later he designed the F3D "Skynight," the first jet to down another in night combat, in addition to the turboprop powered A2D "Skyshark," and the F4D "Skyray," carrier fighter, for which he received the 1953 Collier Trophy.
		In 1958 Heinemann became vice president of military aircraft, however in 1960, after 31 years, he resigned from Douglas and joined Guidance Technology Inc. He then joined General Dynamics in October of 1962, becoming vice president of special products.
	www.michiganaviation.org /enshrinees/Bios/heinemann.html (334 words)

	Contra-rotating propellors
		Douglas also built a variant of the AD Skyraider called the A2D Skyshark.
		Here's a link to a site with info on the A2D Skyshark and photos of a model of it, which are in greater detail than the actual photos of the time.
		Planes of Fame has told me that the airframe still exists, and is owned by one of the former denizens of Chino, CA, who is now living in Idaho.
	propliners.com /eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/6376074032/m/105103998/p/1/xsl/print_topic (1584 words)

	X-Plane.Org Detailed Listing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		What started as a postwar turboprop upgrade to the successful Douglas Skyraider became the A2D Skyshark: a potentially tremendous attack aircraft capable of speeds of 500 mph and carrying a massive load.
		Two Allison turbines buried in the fuselage acted together as a single XT40-2 super turboprop driving two contra-rotating props.
		While the Skyshark was great idea on paper, it was plagued with catastrophic transmission failures (ending in the death of a test pilot) that couldn't be resolved.
	www.x-plane.org /registry/7153.shtml (233 words)

	X-Plane.Org Forum > Douglas A2d Skyshark By Dan Roam Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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		Skyshark Quicktime Video: 640x480 @ 17.9mb and 1mn.
		Skyshark WMV Video: 640x480 @ 14.5mb and 1mn.
	www.x-plane.org /forums/lofiversion/index.php/www.moviemanfilms.co.uk/www.customelectronics.co.uk/t13871.html (175 words)

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	A2D Skyshark by Fabrice Fanton (Dynavector 1/48) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Here are some pictures of my Dynavector 1/48 scale Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark.
		I built this kit in 1998 and I wrote an article about it for the ninth issue of the French magazine "Wingmasters".
		Model, Images and Text Copyright © 2002 by Fabrice Fanton
	www.gallery02.kitparade.com /skysharkff_1.htm (66 words)

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	Douglas A2D Skyshark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The XA2D-1 attack aircraft was derived from the AD Skyraider, with a T40 turboprop engine replacing the R-3350 radial of the AD.
		Most aircraft with the unreliable Allison T40 had to be cancelled, and the A2D was no exception.
		Year: 1950 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 5035hp Allison XT40
	www.csd.uwo.ca /~pettypi/elevon/gustin_military/db/us/A2DSKYSH.html (57 words)

	Douglas A2d Skyshark Planes
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