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Skyhawk Pre-Flight Walkaround

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BuNo 137813 BuNo 160264

General
Walkaround		 Fuselage
External Detail		 Fuselage
Internal Detail		 Engine
Area Detail		 Avionics
Area Detail		 Wing
Detail		 Brazilian AF-1
Walkaround

Last Updated 04 JUL 2012

The Preflight Checklist for the A-4A/B contained 82 items, just for the exterior of the aircraft. The checklist grew as more hardware was added in later modifications and models.
The A-4E/F models had about 97 items on the checklist for just the exterior of the a/c. Once inside the cockpit their were another 25 items to check in the cockpit interior, and then 55 or more switch positions to check before starting the a/c.
OR you could "kick the tires", and then "light the fire".


General Walkaround
A-4B 142112
right front		 A-4B 142112
left rear		 A-4B 142112
left front		 A-4M 160036
right rear		 A-4M 160036
left front
A-4N 159523
left front		 N518TA


TA-4J 155102
right front		 TA-4J 155102
right front		 TA-4J 155102
right cockpit		 TA-4J 155102
right rear		 TA-4J 155102
right rear








Fuselage External Detail
XA4D-1 137812
Tail Detail


A-4C
starboard vents
A-4B 145053
Nose Stickers		 TA-4F 154332
Angle of Attack		 Rudder Pre-flight Check Point TA-4J 155102
insignia view		 TA-4J 155102
BuNo view
A-4B 142112
right front		 A-4B 142112
Nose Wheel Int.		 A-4B 142112
Center Plyon		 A-4B 142112
Center Plyon		 A-4B 142112
port cockpit
A-4B 142112
port cockpit		 A-4M 160036
drag chute		 A-4M 160036
drag chute		 A-4M 160036
midband ant.		 A-4M 160036
midband ant.
A-4M 160036
gun port		 A-4M 160036
port wheel		 A-4M 160036
tail hook		 A-4M 160036
aft hell hole		 A-4M 160036
port wheel
A-4M 160036
aft ant.		 A-4M 160036
aft ant.		 A-4M 160036
tail ant.		 A-4M 160036
avionics hump		 A-4M 160036
tail ant.
A-4M 160036
avionics hump		 A-4M 160036
nose intake		 A-4M 160036
temp probe		 A-4M 160036
aft air scoop		 A-4M 160036
tail bottom
A-4M 160036
avionics hump		 A-4M 160036
port intake		 A-4M 160036
port gun flairing		 A-4M 160036
windscreen		 A-4M 160036
nose ant.
A-4M 160036
nose ant.		 A-4M 160036
refuel probe		 A-4M 160036
stbd gun port		 A-4M 160036
nose wheel		 A-4M 160036
nose wheel
A-4M 160036
frwd hell hole		 A-4N 159533
Nose Steering		 A-4N 159823
Tail Section		 A-4N 159823
Refueling Probe		 A-4N 159823
Nose Detail
A-4N 159823
Tail Stab.		 A-4N 159823
Drag Chute		 A-4N 159823
Drag Chute		 TA-4J 152853
Rear Under		 TA-4J 152853
Rear Left
A-4N 159523
Right Front		 A-4N 159523
Left Front		 A-4N 159523
Engine Access Panel
Rudder
Rudder



Fuselage Internal Detail
A-4M 160036
interior aft		 A-4M 160036
frwd hell hole		 A-4M 160036
frwd hell hole



Engine Area Detail
TA-4F 154332
Engine Access Panel		 A-4N 159823
Engine Rear		 TA-4J 152853
Engine Rear		 TA-4J 152853
Engine Front		 A-4N 159051
Engine Pulled



Avionics Detail
TA-4F 154332
Nose Panel		 TA-4F 154332
Nose Panel		 TA-4F 154332
Nose Panel		 TA-4F 154332
Nose ARBS		 TA-4F 154332
ARBS
TA-4F 154332
ARBS		 TA-4F 154332
Stbd Nose Access		 A-4A to E
Intergrated Avionics		 Radar Altimeter Housing A-4M Nose
158155


Wing Detail
Wing air flow tabs. BuNo 137812
With wing tabs.		 BuNo 137818With wing tabs. BuNO 137831
No wing tabs.		 BuNo 139961
No wing tabs.
BuNo 139969
No wing tabs.		 BuNo 142095
With wing tabs.


Some pre-flights are tougher than others!



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