Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Friday, October 9, 2009

VNAF Units

Phi đòan, Không đòan, Sư đòan, Căn cứ, Phi cơ hành quân:

110th Quan Sát 41st Kđ 1st Sđ Da Nang MS 500 Criquet, O-1 Bird Dog, U-17A/B Skywagon


112th Quan Sát 23rd Kđ 3rd Sđ Nha Trang MS 500 Criquet, O-1 Bird Dog,U-17A/B Skywagon


114th Quan Sát 62nd Kđ 2nd Sđ Nha Trang O-1 Bird Dog,U-17A/B Skywagon


116th Quan Sát 74th Kđ 4th Sđ Binh Thuy O-1 Bird Dog,U-17A/B Skywagon


118th Quan Sát 72nd Kđ 6th Sđ Pleiku O-1 Bird Dog, U-17A/B Skywagon, O-2A Skymaster


120th Quan Sát 41st Kđ 1st Sđ Binh Thuy O-1 Bird Dog, U-17A/B Skywagon


122nd Quan Sát 74th Kđ 4th Sđ Binh Thuy O-1 Bird Dog, U-17A/B Skywagon


Phi đòan, Không đòan, Sư đòan, Căn cứ, Phi cơ hành quân:

211th Trực thăng 84th Kđ 4th Sđ Binh Thuy UH-1

213th Trực thăng 51st Kđ 1st Sđ Da Nang UH-1

215th Trực thăng 92nd Kđ 2nd Sđ Nha Trang UH-1

217th Trực thăng 74th Kđ 4th Sđ Binh Thuy UH-1

219th Trực thăng 62nd Kđ 2nd Sđ Nha Trang H-34 Choctaw, UH-1

221st Trực thăng 43rd Kđ 3rd Sđ Bien Hoa UH-1

223rd Trực thăng 43rd Kđ 3rd Sđ Bien Hoa UH-1

225th Trực thăng 84th Kđ 4th Sđ Soc Trang UH-1

227th Trực thăng 84th Kđ 4th Sđ Soc Trang UH-1

229th Trực thăng 72nd Kđ 6th Sđ Pleiku UH-1

231st Trực thăng 43rd Kđ 3rd Sđ Bien Hoa UH-1

233rd Trực thăng 51st Kđ 1st Sđ Da Nang UH-1

235th Trực thăng 72nd Kđ 6th Sđ Pleiku UH-1

237th Trực thăng 43rd Kđ 3rd Sđ Bien Hoa CH-47 Chinook

239th Trực thăng 51st Kđ 1st Sđ Da Nang UH-1

241st Trực thăng 82nd Kđ 6th Sđ Phu Cat CH-47 Chinook

243rd Trực thăng 82nd Kđ 6th Sđ Phu Cat UH-1

245th Trực thăng 43rd Kđ 3rd Sđ Bien Hoa UH-1

247th Trực thăng 51st Kđ 1st Sđ Da Nang CH-47 Chinook

249th Trực thăng 84th Kđ 4th Sđ Soc Trang CH-47 Chinook

251st Trực thăng 43rd Kđ 3rd Sđ Bien Hoa UH-1

253rd Trực thăng 92nd Kđ 2nd Sđ Nha Trang UH-1

255th Trực thăng 84th Kđ 4th Sđ Soc Trang UH-1

257th Trực thăng 51st Kđ 1st Sđ Da Nang UH-1

259th Trực thăng 53rd Kđ 5th Sđ TSN UH-1



Phi đòan, Không đòan, Sư đòan, Căn cứ, Phi cơ hành quân:

314th Phi đòan Đặc biệt, Kđ 33, Sđ 5, Căn cứ TSN C-47, U-17A/B Skywagon, UH-1, DC-6B, Aero Commander

413th Vận tải 53rd Kđ 5th Sđ TSN C-119 Flying Boxcar

415th Vận tải 33rd Kđ 5th Sđ TSN C-47

421st Vận tải 53rd Kđ 5th Sđ TSN C-123 Provider

423rd Vận tải 53rd Kđ 5th Sđ TSN C-123 Provider

425th Vận tải 53rd Kđ 5th Sđ TSN C-123 Provider

427th Vận tải 51st Kđ 1st Sđ Da Nang C-7 Caribou

429th Vận tải 82nd Kđ 6th Sđ Phu Cat C-7 Caribou

431st Vận tải 82nd Kđ 6th Sđ Phu Cat C-7 Caribou

435th Vận tải 53rd Kđ 5th Sđ TSN C-130A

437th Vận tải 53rd Kđ 5th Sđ TSN C-130A

514th Khu trục 23rd Kđ 3rd Sđ Bien Hoa A-1 Skyraider

516th Khu trục 61st Kđ 1st Sđ Nha Trang A-37B Dragonfly

518th Khu trục 23rd Kđ 3rd Sđ Bien Hoa A-1 Skyraider

520th Khu trục 74th Kđ 4th Sđ Binh Thuy A-37B Dragonfly

522nd Khu trục 63rd Kđ 3rd Sđ Bien Hoa F-5A/B, RF-5A Freedom Fighter

524th Khu trục 62nd Kđ 2nd Sđ Nha Trang A-37B Dragonfly

526th Khu trục 74th Kđ 4th Sđ Binh Thuy A-37B Dragonfly

528th Khu trục 41st Kđ 1st Sđ Da Nang A-37B Dragonfly

530th Khu trục 72nd Kđ 6th Sđ Pleiku A-1 Skyraider

532nd Khu trục 82nd Kđ 6th Sđ Phu Cat A-37B Dragonfly

534th Khu trục 62nd Kđ 2nd Sđ Phan Rang A-37B Dragonfly

536th Khu trục 23rd Kđ 3rd Sđ Bien Hoa F-5A/B Freedom Fighter, F-5E Tiger II

538th Khu trục 41st Kđ 1st Sđ Da Nang F-5A/B Freedom Fighter

540th Khu trục 82nd Kđ 3rd Sđ Phu Cat F-5A Freedom Fighter, F-5E Tiger II

542nd Khu trục 23rd Kđ 3rd Sđ Bien Hoa F-5A Freedom Fighter

544th Khu trục 23rd Kđ 3rd Sđ Bien Hoa F-5A Freedom Fighter

546th Khu trục 74th Kđ 4th Sđ Binh Thuy A-37B Dragonfly

548th Khu trục 62nd Kđ 2nd Sđ Phan Rang A-37B Dragonfly

550th Khu trục 41st Kđ 1st Sđ Da Nang A-37B Dragonfly

716th Tuần thám 33rd Kđ 5th Sđ TSN T-28A Trojan, EC-47D Dakota, U-6A Beaver, RF-5A Freedom Fighter

718th Tuần thám 41st Kđ 1st Sđ TSN EC-47D Dakota

720th Tuần thám 33rd Kđ 5th Sđ TSN RC-119

817th Hỏa Long 62nd Kđ 2nd Sđ Nha Trang AC-47D Spooky

819th Hỏa Long 53rd Kđ 5th Sđ TSN AC-119G Shadow

821st Hỏa Long 53rd Kđ 5th Sđ TSN AC-119K Stinger

912th Huấn Luyện TTHL/KQ TTHL/KQ Nha Trang T-6G Texan

918th Huấn Luyện TTHL/KQ TTHL/KQ Nha Trang T-41 Mescalero

920th Huấn Luyện TTHL/KQ TTHL/KQ Nha Trang T-37, UH-1 Huey









































































































































































































































Thursday, October 8, 2009

Douglas A-1 Skyraider

Douglas A-1 Skyraider



During World War II the Navy began looking for a new dive-bomber torpedo aircraft to meet its changing tactical and operational requirements. Several planes, among them the AD's direct predecessor, the SB2D/BTD, were developed by the Bureau of Aeronautics. Design difficulties and over-weight problems, however, ultimately led to a decision not to produce the SB2D/BTD. This in turn led to a new design which incorporated the good features of the SB2D/BTD while overcoming its inherent difficulties. The AD series (later redesignated A-1) that emerged from the combined efforts of the Bureau of Aeronautics and Douglas, who was the contractor, had two particularly significant design aspects. First, great emphasis was placed on the importance of the stringent weight control policy. Secondly, the standard bulky, heavy bomb displacing gear was replaced by a light, explosive device which literally blew the bomb clear. In comparison with the most advanced operational dive-bombers in 1945, the AD's initial design compared most favorably with a 27 percent greater top speed and a capability of carrying up to 4,000 pounds of either bombs or torpedoes. For the next 12 years there was constant improvement in the airplane up through the AD-7, and 3,180 Skyraiders were delivered to the Navy, many of which were used during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War also.

General characteristics A-1H

Primary function : Attack aircraft, dive-bomber
Power plant: One Wright R-3350-26WA engine
Thrust: 2,700 HP _ 2,013 kW
Wingspan: 50 ft _ 15.25 m
Length: 38.85 ft _ 11.84 m
Height: 15.7 ft _ 4.78 m
Wingarea: 400.3 sq ft _ 37.193 sq m
Weight: empty: 11,970 lb _ 5,429 kg max. 25,000 lb _ 11,340 kg
Speed: max. 322 mph _ 518 km/h cruising: 240 mph _ 386 km/h
Ceiling: 28,500 ft _ 8,685 m
Range: 1,315 miles _ 2,116 km
Armament: 4x 20mm cannon, up to 3,630 kg external weapons
Crew: One
First flight: March 18, 1945
Date deployed: 1945
Cost: $414,000
Number built: 3,180



Douglas SB2D

Intended as a successor to the SBD Dauntless, the XSB2D-1 was an unspectacular aircraft. It was large, complicated and heavy, with a R-3350 radial engine, an inverted gull, laminar flow wing, two remote controlled gun turrets, and nosewheel landing gear. Two were built. The USN changed its policy, and the SB2D design was modified to become the single-seat BTD.
General characteristics XSB2D-1
Primary function: dive bomber
Power plant: One Wright R-3350-14 engine
Thrust: 2,200 HP _
1,641 kW
Wingspan: 44.6 ft _ 13.60 m
Length: 38.5 ft _ 11.75 m
Height: 16.9 ft _ 5.16 m
Wingarea: 375 sq ft _ 34.84 sq m
Weight: empty 12,460 lb _ 5,651 kg . max.: 19,140 lb _ 8,682 kg
Speed: 357 mph _ 574 km/h
Ceiling: 27,395 ft _ 8,350 m
Armament:
6x 12.7mm machine gun, 2x 726 kg bombs
Crew: Three
Date deployed: 1943
Number built: 2


Douglas SBD Dauntless


Nicknamed "Barge" or "Clunk" the SBD also went by the nickname "Slow but Deadly." The SBD was the U.S. Navy's principal dive bomber until 1944. It was underpowered, obsolete, and slow but it might be one of the most influential planes in history.
Carrier-based dive bomber, a development of the Northrop BT. The SBD was a small aircraft, slow and vulnerable, and already considered obsolete when it entered service (army version named A-24 Banshee). Nevertheless it sparheaded the early offensives in the Pacific and served throughout WWII. If anything, it was an accurate dive-bomber and got ample opportunity to show it. Its largest success was the destruction of four Japanese carriers in the Battle of Midway.

General characteristics SBD-5
Primary function: Dive bomber
Power plant: One Wright R-1820-60 radial engine
Thrust: 1,200 HP _ 895 kW
Wingspan: 41.5 ft _ 12.66 m
Length: 33.1 ft _ 10.09 m
Height: 13.6 ft _ 4.14 m
Wingarea: 325 sq ft _ 30.19 sq m
Weight: empty: 6,530 lb _ 2,963 kg max: 10,700 lb _ 4,854 kg
Speed: 253 mph _ 407 km/h
Ceiling: 24,280 ft _ 7,400 m
Range: 1,296 miles _ 2,085 km
Armament: 2x 12.7mm and 2x 7.7mm machine guns, 1x 725 kg bomb, 2x 45kg bombs.
Crew: Two
Date deployed: 1940









Douglas A-24 Banshee
Army version of the SBD Dauntless dive-bomber. The USAF used 948 of the 5937 Dauntlesses built. The A-24, A-24A and A-24B corresponded to the SBD-3, SBD-4, and SBD-5.