Cavanaugh Flight Museum’s Douglad AD-5 / A1-E Skyraider

History:
You can purchase a ride in this aircraft!

The Cavanaugh Flight Museum’s Skyraider, Bureau No. 135152 was delivered to the United States Navy in 1955. It served with Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron Twelve (VAW 12) from November 1956 through December 1960. The next assignment was with Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron Eleven (VAW 11) from May 1961 through November 1962. It was retired from Navy Service in 1963. In 2008, the Cavanaugh Flight Museum added 135152 to its collection. The paint scheme is representative of AD-5s serving in the United States Navy.

You can see this aircraft and more at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum, located at the Addison Airport in the Dallas Texas area.

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Specifications

Registration Number	Date of Manufacture
N65164	1955
Aircraft Role	Nickname
	Skyraider
Aircraft Type:	Wingspan:
Douglad AD-5 / A1-E Skyraider	50 feet
Overall length:	Empty weight:
40 feet, 1 inch
Gross weight:	Fuel capacity:
25,000 pounds
Oil capacity	Engine type:
	Wright R-3350-26W
Propeller type:	Max Speed

Rate of Climb	Cruise Speed
	295 m.p.h.
Service Ceiling	Number of Crew
32,000 feet
Armament	Bomb Load
4 – 20MM Cannons	up to 8,000 lbs of ordnance
Number Built	Number Surviving
3,180