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In June 1945, with the success of the high performance AD Skyraider, the US Navy asked Douglas to design a new version of the AD with turbo-prop power, and selected Allison to design the power-plant. Allison proposed to install a pair of nose mounted engines to drive two contra-rotating propellers. In cruise flight, one of the engines and propellers could be shut down to increase the flight range. In 1947, two prototypes - designated XA2D-1 Skyshark - were ordered. The first flight was made in 1950. Performance was satisfactory but an engine vibration problem appeared. With the outbreak of the Korean War, the US Navy needed a new carrier based attack aircraft; the A2D-1 was ordered into production. However, the engine problem persisted and the first prototype crashed. The flight tests continued until one of the pre-production aircraft crashed in 1954. After that incident, the A2D-1 never flew again.

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Carrier-based attack aircraft

To explore the possibility of producing turbo-prop powered attack aircraft

50ft.

41ft.2in.

17ft.

1x Allison XT40-A-2 coupled turboprop

501 mph

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4x 20mm T31cannon

200 lbs. bomb load

The Douglas XA2D-1 Skyshark is suitable to group with the following collection series.

Post war U.S. Navy attack aircraft 1946 ~ 1962

Douglas AD (A-1) Skyraider

Douglas A2D Skyshark

Douglas A3D (A-3) (B-66) Skywarrior

Douglas A4D (A-4) Skyhawk

Grumman AF Guardian

Grumman A2F (A-6) Intruder

Martin AM Mauler

North American AJ Savage

North American A2J Savage-

North American A3J (A-5) Vigilante

Vought AU Corsair

Post war U.S. Turbo-prop aircraft 1946 ~ 1962

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The Korean War operation 1950 ~ 1953

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Post war U.S. Navy experimental aircraft