The Douglas F3D Skyknight, later redesignated F-10, was an American twin-engined, mid-wing jet fighter designed and manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It answered a 1945 Navy requirement for a jet-powered, radar-equipped, carrier-based night fighter, and Douglas built the aircraft around the bulky radar systems of the day, giving it a wide, deep fuselage for its two-man crew. The XF3D-1 prototype made its maiden flight on 23 March 1948, and the production version carried a Westinghouse AN/APQ-35 fire control system with three separate radars. The EF-10B electronic warfare version flew missions in Vietnam until October 1969.
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designed and manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company
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is an American twin-engined, mid-wing jet fighter aircraft
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The XF3D-1 prototype performed its maiden flight on 23 March 1948
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twin-engined, mid-wing jet fighter aircraft
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Westinghouse J34-WE-36 turbojet engines
Operational history
Marine Corps retired the last of its EF-10Bs
Specifications, mass
Empty weight: 14,989 lb (6,799 kg)
Specifications, maximum mass
Max takeoff weight: 26,731 lb (12,125 kg)
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designed and manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company
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is an American twin-engined, mid-wing jet fighter aircraft
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