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The ST Aerospace A-4SU Super Skyhawk is a major upgrade project of the Douglas A-4S Skyhawk attack aircraft undertaken by Singapore Aircraft Industries (SAI, now ST Aerospace) in the 1980s. It was used exclusively by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), serving in the fighter-bomber role from 1989 until retirement from front line service ...
Republic of Singapore Air Force A-4SU Super Skyhawk RNZAF A-4K TA-4F Skyhawk of VA-164 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hancock in the early 1970s A-4G of VF-805 takes a wire aboard HMAS Melbourne in 1980 Brazilian Navy AF-1 (A-4KU) Naval Reserve A-4L of VA-203 Dual cockpits of the TA-4SU Skyhawk A-4M of VMA-322 OA-4M of MAG-32 in 1990 Argentine ...
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Following an engine shutdown, a precautionary landing is usually performed with airport fire and rescue equipment positioned near the runway. The prompt landing is a precaution against the risk that another engine will fail later in the flight or that the engine failure that has already occurred may have caused or been caused by other as-yet unknown damage or malfunction of aircraft systems ...
One engine caught fire and failed; the tired pilot then shut down the wrong engine, causing a complete loss of power during the climb and leading to a crash 500 metres offshore. The aircraft was carrying the Zambia national football team to a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Senegal. All 30 on board, including 18 players, the coach, and ...
These aircraft are stored at the Kuantan Air Force base / Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport on the east coast of the Malayan peninsula. The Skyhawk has been replaced in the attack role by the more sophisticated Boeing F/A-18D Night Strike Hornet (eight purchased), BAE Systems Hawk 200 (18 acquired) and BAE Systems Hawk 100 (ten acquired).
Referred to as the A-4SU Super Skyhawk, the modification package involved replacing the original Wright J65 turbojet engine with a non-afterburning model of the newer General Electric F404-GE-100D turbofan engine, along with a complete modernisation of the avionics suite and additional equipment being installed, including a Pave Penny laser ...
No.1 engine broke off due to faulty maintenance procedure; slats retracted, leading the plane to stall and crash 1981-06-02 NLM CityHopper Flight 431: Moerdijk, Netherlands Fokker F28 Fellowship: Severe weather 17 Starboard wing detached from airframe due to loads exceeding design limits after the aircraft entered a tornado. 1982-03-11 Widerøe ...