Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, developed in the 1950s ... It was also very fast; and the first XA4D-1 prototype – dubbed "Heinemann's Hot Rod" – set a ...

In Top Gun—undoubtedly the most culturally relevant military aviation film ever made—the A-4 pops up multiple times. The A-4 ...

The A-4 Skyhawk seems to have fallen between the cracks and faded into relative obscurity. Granted, the A-4 has been retired for a generation—but given the ubiquitous nature of the jet—with ...