The twin-row radial, 18-cylinder, 2,700-horsepower engine, the same used by the B-29 Superfortress, powered not only the Skyraider’s engine but took it to a speed of 320 mph and a service ...

The name pays tribute to the battle-tested legacy of the A-1 Skyraider, a tough and adaptable warbird that served from 1946 ...

The Skyraider was built around an old Wright R-3350 radial engine, providing the necessary power for the plane’s heavy load-bearing capacity. Skyraider was also a bit of a throwback for its day.

The Skyraider II is the latest aircraft to pay homage to a legendary plane. The original A-1 Skyraider flew from 1946 to the 1980s.

The A-1, first flown in the 1940s, was still serving in the 1970s—and in doing so had become the last propeller-driven fighter/attack aircraft ever to serve in the U.S. military. A Simple Design ...

It's powered by a single Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67F 1,600-horsepower turboprop engine, enabling the Skyraider II to reach a maximum speed of 245 mph and an altitude of 10,000 feet.

The A-1 was incredibly successful throughout its service history despite its lack of a jet engine, and it served the U.S. well in Vietnam. Was the A1 Skyraider a good plane? Kgrif/Getty Images ...

The Douglas A-1 Skyraider, also known as the “Spad,” was a legendary single-engine aircraft, as well as the last propeller U.S. Navy attack aircraft to disappear from the decks of the Navy’s ...

The Skyraider II is based on Air Tractor’s AT-802U Sky Warden, a heavily modified crop dusting-style plane that can be outfitted to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations.

Its name is a nod to the A-1 Skyraider, a propeller-driven attack aircraft that saw heavy use in the Korean and Vietnam wars before its retirement in 1973, according to the command. “I am ...

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bill Buice, a former A-1 Skyraider pilot, poses for a photo in front of the new OA-1K Skyraider II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 3, 2025.

The name pays tribute to the battle-tested legacy of the A-1 Skyraider, a tough and adaptable warbird that served from 1946 through the early 1980s. AFSOC’s newest airframe, the OA-1K, has been ...