Wednesday, October 28, 2009

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS A4PTM SKYHAWK

Oleh kerana daku tercabar melihat Saudara otai dengan jaya nya mengeluarkn artikel mengenai SU 30 MKM, maka aku dengan rendah diri nk share dengan geng2 semua sedikit info tentang..................

· This aircraft was originally operated by the US Navy (October 1956 – 2003).

  • In 1980, Malaysia purchased 88 surplus Skyhawks airframes (25 A-4C, 63 A-4L) for refurbishment, redesignaton as A-4PTM (Peculiar To Malaysia), and assignment to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF).
  • However, inflationary costs eventually reduced the buy to 40 airframes.
  • Upgrading of the A-4PTMs by the Grumman Aerospace facility at St. Augustine, FL, included rewiring; addition of two ordnance wing stations; rework of the J65 engines; and installation of improved avionics and ordnance gear, the enarged A-4M canopy, and a drag chute.
  • An undetermined number of the single-seat PTM Skyhawks were rebuilt into two-seat TA-4PTM configuration similar to the TA-4.
  • The PTM Skyhawks were delivered to the RMAF in late 1985 and early 1986, and had a relatively short service life. Except for six TA-4PTMs retained for aerial tanker duty, the Malaysian Skyhawks were all retired by late 1994.
TRIVIA

· The Skyhawks were purchased as part of the Armed Forces "Perista" development programme, to provide the RMAF with strength in numbers.

· Maintenance and spares problems soon plagued the aircraft with a few falling off the sky.


Sources: http://www.skyhawk.org/2c/productionhistory.htm

http://www.malaysian-museums.org/rmaf/exhibits/aircraft/skyhawk.htm


p/s: thanks Otai, your article had inspired me to write this simple article. walah


2 comments:

kudabesi said...

skyhawk nih digelar keranda terbang

sadly, dia meragut banyak nyawa juruterbang TUDM

dgr cite, masa Msia beli..plane nih mmg da tersadai kat Arizona. Bila kita beli..US re-cond balik jer.

n smpai skrg ada lagi yg tudm pye tersadai kat sane. yg ada kat Msia pun sama ada masuk muzium, jadi tugu kat Uitm, masuk politek buat ABM, tersadai kat kuantan n ada yg jd target practice

Pokjak a.k.a. Aizat said...

hahah btl tu otai, die bli y recon jer, beli kerangka lpas tu wiring balik cm kapal terbang mainan lak main cmtum2 je huhuhu.. arap ln kali jgn la jd cmni lg