SANTA ANA – A 41-foot military A-4M Skyhawk plane will adorn the Santa Ana Civic Center, thanks to a dying police captain whose dream it was to fly. The late Dan McCoy spearheaded efforts to display ...

Modern jet fighters continue to grow ever more complicated and more fantastically expensive. But some of the most influential aircraft in history succeeded instead because they could do their job ...

Key Point: The A-4 exemplified virtues of simplicity and cost-efficiency that have seemingly been forgotten in modern warplane design. Modern jet fighters continue to grow ever more complicated and ...

Coming soon to a fairground near you? Photo by the author It looks like those who enjoy gazing up at the old Marine Corps A-4M Skyhawk attack jet that’s on display in the Orange County Civic Center ...

<P> If the F/A-18 Hornet sitting on the flightline at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum in Lexington Park is the U.S. Navy's supersonic muscle car, the A-4M Skyhawk that just joined it is the sporty ...