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Description
| Manufacturer: | Douglas | |
| Base model: | AD | |
| Designation: | AD | |
| Version: | -5W | |
| Nickname: | Skyraider | |
| Equivalent to: | EA-1E | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | |
| Designation Period: | 1946-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Attack | |
| Modified Mission: | Early warning | |
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Specifications
| Length: | 40' 1" | 12.2 m | |
| Height: | 15' 10" | 4.8 m | |
| Wingspan: | 50' 9" | 15.4 m | |
| Wingarea: | 400.3 sq ft | 37.1 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 12,312 lb | 5,583 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 18,799 lb | 8,525 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 25,000 lb | 11,337 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Wright R-3350-26WA | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 2700 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 1,202 miles | 1,935 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 200 mph | 322 km/h | 174 kt |
| Max Speed: | 311 mph | 500 km/h | 270 kt |
| Climb: | 2,300 ft/min | 701 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 26,000 ft | 7,924 m | |
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Olympic Flight Museum | Olympia | Washington |
EA-1E on display
Olympic Flight Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Bob Hughes Rockville, MD | I went to A School in Memphis, TN. (Millington) in 1963. USNR for Boot Camp and A School. When we graduated, part of the final test was to start the engine and check the magnetos for RPM loss in order to check the plugs. The school was the first class I really enjoyed. I received my AD Rating upon completion. We were told the planes were EA1E's or AD's. My squadron was VR661 at Andrews AFB. We flew R5D's (C54). 07/28/2008 @ 15:03 [ref: 22285] |
| H. Walter , NY | 12 (1996)years ago, I came across a gentleman, Burris Jenkens who flew an a-5 out of Quonnset Point. Did anyone know him? 07/27/2008 @ 19:08 [ref: 22277] |
| harry dozier jr stevensville, MT | I was station at NAF naples as a pr2 from 1962 until 1965. when i arrived in 62 we 1 AD5Q used as a target tow plane and pilot proficiency training. It was replaced by an S2F adapted to two targets.I became an aircrewman there and had many flights in the AD5 and hours in S2F.one of my best career tours. 02/07/2008 @ 09:16 [ref: 19591] |
| Tom \" PAPPY\" Baird Robinson, IL | I was an AE2 with VAW-11 on North Island 1958-59 and NAS Agana Guam 1960-61. We left on Detachment from Long Island and went to Guam on the USS Midway. The planes we took
with us were RR3, RR4 and RR19. 01/29/2008 @ 17:09 [ref: 19465] |
| JERRY LEINWOL WEST PALM BEACH, FL | HAD THE PRIVILEDGE OF SERVING IN VAW-12 & VAW-33 FROM 1960-1962. FLEW AD-5Q, AD-5W, AND WF-2 (WILLY-FUDD). DETACHED FROM QUONSET POINT ON THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN, THE ESSEX, AND THEN ON THE WASP. TIME SURE HAS FLOWN. (NO PUN INTENDED) 12/15/2007 @ 07:43 [ref: 18925] |
| Bob Dion Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | I was an AT3 air contoller with the AD-5w and had several hairy landings, especially at night on the Vally Forge in
1959 with Task force ALFA with VAW-12. We changed planes from the AD-5w to the WF-2 ( Willy Fudd ) later that year. Both Douglas and Grumman were great planes, but the WF-2 and landing on the Roosevelt was better than landing on a straight deck carrier. 10/23/2005 @ 13:46 [ref: 11545] |
| Karl P. Ullrich St. Simons Island, GA | In late 1960, I was assigned as an airman to a VAW-12 detachment at NAS Norfolk which had 4 AD5W's. We were part of ASW Task Group Bravo and flew off the Valley Forge, the last of the old straight decks before she became an LPH. It was my first night carrier launch and I was in the right seat with an experienced air traffic controlled in the hell hole. It was a 4 hour sortie looking for surfaced Soviet subs charging their batteries, which means we were down on the deck at 500 feet. The noise of that R3350 was deafening but not so much as the silence when the pilot ran one of the drop tanks dry. Being so low and with the glide characteristics of a rock, I thought we had bought the ranch but with a turn of the fuel selector switch, the engine once again roar to life. I then understood why they called the rubber survival suit we had to wear a "poopy suit." 11/21/2004 @ 19:09 [ref: 8676] |
| bill merrill san diego, CA | I was with VAW-12 1955-1957,at Quonset Point,RI.Flew many hours in the right seat ,tried to fly some with favorite pitot Billy Simpson LTjg at te time.Made a med cruise on Ticonderoga CDR Melhorn.Crashed on on the flight deck,changed the prop and flew it later that week.Greatest plane ever built. 03/03/2004 @ 17:01 [ref: 6893] |
| Dick Lachapelle Harrisville, RI | Served with Utility Squadron 5 detachment alpha (VU5A) Cubi Point, Philippines 1961-62 as an AMH3 in the structural shop and flight crew. we had 4 aircraft 3 of which were straight AD5's used almost exclusively for target towing. We towed both ship to air sleeves and air to air banners. I have several hundred hours on the reels and at right seat. We did have a ship fire in front of the aircraft, The pilot warned them that we were pulling the target and not pushing it, The next volly shot off the cable right behind the aircraft. At that time we reeled in what was left and went home before they killed us. It was a lot of fun flying in those birds. The aircraft was great and we had some excellent pilots who could handle problems. 10/23/2002 @ 15:03 [ref: 5939] |
| James Rooney Great River, NY | My father Edwin Rooney lt(jg) was in Vaw-12 from 1957 to 1959. Did a med cruise aboard the USS Randolph 2Sept58 to 12March59. enjoyed seeing the info and photos and comments. 09/24/2002 @ 17:43 [ref: 5749] |
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