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 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 ...

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 ...

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 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.

A-1 Skyraider: The Prop-Powered Attack Aircraft That Defied the Jet Era Dating back to the 1970s and beginning in the 1950s, jet engines were standard in U.S. fighter/attack aircraft.

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 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 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 answers to these questions came just last week, when the U.S. Air Force announced it will rename its OA-1K to "armed overwatch" concept the "Skyraider II." An homage to the A-1 Skyraiders that ...

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 ...