Douglass A-4 Skyhawk
As a refresher for those unfamiliar with the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, it was originally designed to replace the A-1 Skyraider in the United States Navy’s fleet. It was Ed Heinemann, Douglas Aircraft’s chief design engineer, who was in charge of the project’s conception and development from beginning to end. As a result, a highly maneuverable and straightforward aircraft of unprecedented compactness was created. The fuselage houses the plane’s engine, the wings house the fuel, and the avionics house the aircraft’s nose. During the Korean War, the Navy dubbed this little bomber “Heinemann’s Hot Road,” and it served in the Pacific Theater. Next, the Marine Corps adopted and began using it, too. It was during the Vietnam War that two or more A-4 Skyhawk squadrons were deployed to the carrier wings. A-4 was also the first aircraft to use “buddy” air-to-air refueling technology, which was introduced in the F-16.. Despite the fact that it is no longer in use in other countries, it is still possible to acquire one.
Douglass A-4 Skyhawk
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 21
When the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 21 was introduced in 1959, it quickly became a standard aircraft in a number of military air forces around the world. The Soviet Union, India, and Libya were all regular users of this weapon. It was also the first Soviet aircraft capable of both combat and surveillance missions. It was the most prolific manufacturer of supersonic aircraft, and it held several world records in that regard. While this military aircraft is still in use overseas, it is available for both civilian and military use. Over the past four decades, the Soviet Union and its allies are estimated to have built around 10,000 units. A total of 44 MiG 21s are now for sale in the United States, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. In Portland, Oregon, Premier Space Systems has three of them for sale right now, each going for about $150,000. Its suborbital atmospheric space launch services are used by both commercial and government customers around the world.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 21