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ST Aerospace A-4SU Super Skyhawk
first flew 1986· fighter-bomber, advanced jet trainer
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. A-4SU Korat 2002: TSGT James E. Lotz, USAF· Public domain
- 2. A-4SU Skyhawk: TSGT JAMES E. LOTZ, USAF· Public domain
- 3. Douglas A-4SU Skyhawk, Singapore - Air Force AN1327961: Mike Freer - Touchdown-aviation· GFDL 1.2
- 4. 909 at TA-4SU Skyhawk of the Singapore Air Force (3217551537): Jerry Gunner from Lincoln, UK· CC BY 2.0
- 5. 909 at TA-4SU Skyhawk of the Singapore Air Force (3218404424): Jerry Gunner from Lincoln, UK· CC BY 2.0
- 6. 933 at TA-4SU Skyhawk of the Singapore Air Force: Jerry Gunner· CC BY 2.0
- 7. A-4S Skyhawk at NAS Lemoore 1973: U.S. Navy· Public domain
- 8. Douglas TA-4SU Skyhawk, Singapore - Air Force AN1061393: Mike Freer - Touchdown-aviation· GFDL 1.2
- 9. RSAF A-4SU Super Skyhawks at Istres Air Base: Original author Ben.popeye, cropped by Dave1185· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. TA-4S Skyhawk at NAS Lemoore 1975: U.S. Navy· Public domain
what is it?
The ST Aerospace A-4SU Super Skyhawk is a major upgrade project of the Douglas A-4S Skyhawk attack aircraft undertaken by Singapore Aircraft Industries (SAI, now ST Aerospace) in the 1980s. It was used exclusively by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), serving in the fighter-bomber role from 1989 until retirement from front line service in 2005. Since mid-1999, the A-4SU took on the additional role of being the designated advanced jet trainer (AJT) aircraft for the RSAF's AJT training program/detachment in Cazaux, France.
How to recognise it: 1 jet engine · 8.4 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 40 years ago, in 1986.
- Top speed is 8.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Can fly 1.4× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).
jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1986
- introduced
- 1989
- retired
- 2012
- status
- retired
- number built
- 150
- role
- fighter-bomber, advanced jet trainer
- makers
- Douglas
- engines
- 1× General Electric F404-GE-100D
- crew
- 1
- length
- 12.7 m
- wingspan
- 8.4 m
- height
- 4.6 m
- max take-off weight
- 10.2 t
- top speed
- 1,128 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 12,192 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q7394909, Wikipedia: ST Aerospace A-4SU Super Skyhawk (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.