Douglas AD-3W Skyraider

Last revised October 18, 2001

The AD-3W was a three-seat early-warning aircraft. It had a large radome underneath the fuselage, and a revised cockpit with a larger keel area. An extra set of vertical fins were fitted to to each of the horizontal tailplanes to provide additional stability. No armament was carried.


Specification of Douglas AD-3W Skyraider

Engine: One 2500 hp Wright R-3350-26W Duplex Cyclone 18-cylinder air-cooled radial engine Performance: Maximum speed 345 mph at 18,300 feet, 27,000 feet service ceiling, Maximum range 1300 nautical miles Weights: 13,000 pounds empty, 16,500 pounds normal loaded, 18,300 pounds maximum. Dimensions: Wingspan 50 feet 0 1/4 inches, length 38 feet 2 inches, height 12 feet, wing area 400.33 square feet. The AD-3W was unarmed.

Serial Numbers of Douglas AD-3W Skyraider

122877/122907		Douglas AD-3W Skyraider
				c/n 6999/7029

Sources:


  1. Douglas A-1 Skyraider, Robert F. Dorr, Osprey, 1989

  2. McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920, Vol 1, Rene J. Francillon, Naval Institute Press, 1988

  3. American Combat Planes, 3rd Edition, Ray Wagner, Doubleday, 1982.