DOUGLAS A-4 A/F SKYHAWK Famous Airplanes of World FAOW Chart 123 FREE US POSTAGE
Offered by Over The Blue Horizon and recently acquired in Tokyo is a superbly illustrated book from the vintage but still well-regarded Famous Airplanes of the World (FAOW) series: “DOUGLAS A-4A/F SKYHAWK”. The FAOW series began publication in the late 1960s and are highly illustrated monographs focusing on a specific aircraft or family of aircraft. Text is in Japanese, but the photographs, scale line drawings, cut-away drawings, cockpit diagrams, close-up detail drawings and profiles transcend the written word and have appealed to aviation historians and advanced aircraft hobbyists to this day. The formats and covers have slightly changed over the years. Originally, the FAOW covers were White and beginning in 1971, changed to Blue. In 1979, the FAOW covers changed to a Chart or Graph-paper background, and then in 1986, changed to the current Black Cover series. This FAOW was published in 1981 as Number 123 from the Chart Cover series and it is a very nice pictorial on this workhouse attack aircraft. The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a carrier-capable attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. The delta winged, single-engine Skyhawk was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company, and later by McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated the A4D under the U.S. Navy's pre-1962 designation system. The Skyhawk is a light-weight aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of 24,500 pounds (11,100 kg) and has a top speed of more than 600 miles per hour (970 km/h). The aircraft's five hardpoints support a variety of missiles, bombs and other munitions and was capable of delivering nuclear weapons using a low altitude bombing system and a "loft" delivery technique. The A-4 was originally powered by the Wright J65 turbojet engine; from the A-4E onwards, the Pratt & Whitney J52 was used. Skyhawks played key roles in the Vietnam War, the Yom Kippur War, and the Falklands War. This well-illustrated publication on the Skyhawk has the typical FAOW format -- numerous b/w photographs, line drawings, and color profiles of this fascinating aircraft. Condition of this 72-page, 7.25 x 10.25 inch softcover is GOOD+ bordering on VERY GOOD with light shelf wear to the covers. Note that Over the Blue Horizon ships from the USA with FREE United States Postal Service (USPS) 1st CLASS shipping to USA buyers! eBay charges sales tax for certain states; Over the Blue Horizon charges Hawaii residents state general excise tax. Your purchase will be carefully wrapped to ensure that it arrives in the same condition as described in the eBay listing. If you are not happy with your purchase for whatever reason, we will work something out -- your satisfaction is GUARANTEED. Regardless of where you are in the world, buy with confidence from a well-established eBay merchant with a sterling reputation and an exceptionally high customer satisfaction rate.
Specifications
| Return Shipping Will Be Paid By | Buyer |
| All Returns Accepted | Returns Accepted |
| Item Must Be Returned Within | 30 Days |
| Refund Will Be Given As | Money Back |
| Publisher | Bunrindo Publishing |
| Subject | Military & War |
| Publication Year | 1981 |
| Type | Illustrated Book |
| Format | SOFTCOVER w/DUST JACKET |
| Language | Japanese |
| Special Attributes | Dust Jacket |
| Author | Unknown |
| Country/Region Of Manufacture | Japan |
| Subjects | History & Military |
Offered by Over The Blue Horizon and recently acquired in Tokyo is a superbly illustrated book from the vintage but still well-regarded Famous Airplanes of the World (FAOW) series: “DOUGLAS A-4A/F SKYHAWK”. The FAOW series began publication in the late 1960s and are highly illustrated monographs focusing on a specific aircraft or family of aircraft. Text is in Japanese, but the photographs, scale line drawings, cut-away drawings, cockpit diagrams, close-up detail drawings and profiles transcend the written word and have appealed to aviation historians and advanced aircraft hobbyists to this day. The formats and covers have slightly changed over the years. Originally, the FAOW covers were White and beginning in 1971, changed to Blue. In 1979, the FAOW covers changed to a Chart or Graph-paper background, and then in 1986, changed to the current Black Cover series. This FAOW was published in 1981 as Number 123 from the Chart Cover series and it is a very nice pictorial on this workhouse attack aircraft. The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a carrier-capable attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. The delta winged, single-engine Skyhawk was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company, and later by McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated the A4D under the U.S. Navy’s pre-1962 designation system. The Skyhawk is a light-weight aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of 24,500 pounds (11,100 kg) and has a top speed of more than 600 miles per hour (970 km/h). The aircraft’s five hardpoints support a variety of missiles, bombs and other munitions and was capable of delivering nuclear weapons using a low altitude bombing system and a «loft» delivery technique. The A-4 was originally powered by the Wright J65 turbojet engine; from the A-4E onwards, the Pratt & Whitney J52 was used. Skyhawks played key roles in the Vietnam War, the Yom Kippur War, and the Falklands War. This well-illustrated publication on the Skyhawk has the typical FAOW format — numerous b/w photographs, line drawings, and color profiles of this fascinating aircraft. Condition of this 72-page, 7.25 x 10.25 inch softcover is GOOD+ bordering on VERY GOOD with light shelf wear to the covers. Note that Over the Blue Horizon ships from the USA with FREE United States Postal Service (USPS) 1st CLASS shipping to USA buyers! eBay charges sales tax for certain states; Over the Blue Horizon charges Hawaii residents state general excise tax. Your purchase will be carefully wrapped to ensure that it arrives in the same condition as described in the eBay listing. If you are not happy with your purchase for whatever reason, we will work something out — your satisfaction is GUARANTEED. Regardless of where you are in the world, buy with confidence from a well-established eBay merchant with a sterling reputation and an exceptionally high customer satisfaction rate.
