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AD-1 Skyraiders of VA-6B prepare to launch from USS Coral Sea (CVB-43), spring 1948
The AD-1 was designed as a low-cost/low-speed research aircraft to test a pivot wing design. The AD-1 took off with its wing positioned at
The AD-1 was designed as a low-cost/low-speed research aircraft to test a pivot wing design. The AD-1 took off with its wing positioned at a right angle with the fuselage. Once in the air, the wing would rotate on its pivot point on the fuselage until it formed a 60 degree angle. The goal was to design a high-speed transport with low drag. The AD-1 made a total of 79 flights, but adverse handling at sharp sweep angles made the approach less attractive.
An AD-1 Skyraider of VA-6B unfolds its wings aboard USS Coral Sea (CVB-43), spring 1948
An AD-1 of VA-64 launches from USS Coral Sea (CVB-43), 14 September 1948
An AD-1 makes a hard landing aboard USS Tarawa (CV-40), early 1950s
An F4U and AD-1 prepare to take off from USS Essex (CV-9) during operations off Korea, 1951