Probably the golden age of douglas

It's wonderful to know that these rare historical pieces are preserved for ours and future generations! Greetings from Brazil!

This one hit home with me. I was privileged to build display models for Northrop when i first hired on . The shop did RCS and display models. I personally did a YB-49 ,YF-17,F-20, countless B-2's and a few others . A very unique process for building some from wood ,other fiberglass molds were made . Then laid up with fiberglass and a thick resin filler. It was a fun time. From there to Edwards on the flight test team for B-2. Northrop had a awesome graphic arts team so i have some really nice pics of some of the unclassified models. My favorite model you showed us was the skyshark, loved the props and details. Thanks for this vid great history as always.

As an enlisted Navy sailor I was fortunate to be able to fly in the back seats of both the TA4 J Skyhawk and the TAF9J Cougar Jet. Those are memories I'll never forget.

USN have had some beautiful pieces of machinery.... Like my dad, I just LOVE the Spad, the Able Dog, the flying dump truck, Sandy or whatever she was called.... We had a few in Sweden used as target tugs, all painted yellow.... Man, if I ever get the money and the appropriate license, a couple Skyraiders will be bought....A-1H and A-1E! The funny thing is, I used to think that the AD-5 was butt ugly, nowadays I love it as much as the single seaters, more so if they carry USS YORKTOWN or USS CORAL SEA....😍🥰😎 Greetings from a Swede in Glasgow, Scotland!

What a terrific episode, Mike ! Thanks for airing it. If anybody would like to see a A2D Skyshark, one is on display at the San Diego Aerospace Museum Annex at Gillespie Field, in El Cajon, CA. Sadly, it is displayed outdoors, and has suffered the effects of weather, sun, birds and moisture.

I had the privilege to fly in an AD-5 Skyraider(EA-1E) twice. What a ride doing mock bomb runs while sitting behind that huge 3350 engine! It actually lookes really small hanging on the front of that aircraft.

The F4D “Ford” Skyray was my favorite Douglas aircraft…had such an organic look, and as such was aptly named.

OMG, 💥some never before seen models,.....ooooh!

Wow I love the models, the glossiness and lack of detail make them look really nice almost like art sculptures

Another winner! How about a show talking about what a visit to the model section of a hobby shop or an "arts & craftrs" store was like in the 1950's/1960's?

What a great collection of models. And a great collection photos and artwork. Great stuff.

Another excellent aviation history video, and nice corporate models! I have built models of most Douglas aircraft, and the F4D-1 Skyray remains my favorite.

Great video... models look great. More please ! Thanks for the post.

This episode really made me think: What happened to the aerospace industry in the South Bay area of LA? When I was a kid The LA area seemed it was the center of the universe for the design, R&D and manufacture of aircraft and many other aerospace products. I hope SpaceX doesn't leave anytime soon. Thanks again to Mike Machat for another great watch.....

Thank you for that very interesting look at display models. As a New Zealander, the best part for me was the artwork at 7:44 showing a Skyhawk in New Zealand markings, clearly part of the Douglas efforts to sell the aircraft to New Zealand (ten of the A-4K, and four TA-4K were delivered in 1970). The aircraft has the old silver fern leaf roundels, fin flashes with blue leading (it should be red), a silver finish (NZ aircraft had a USAF Vietnam style colour scheme), Bullpup missiles which were not carried by NZ aircraft, and lacks the dorsal avionics hump of the A-4K. I am very tempted to build a model of that aircraft.

Another great one Mike. I never get tired of aircraft and models. 😁

Thanks Mike. Really enjoy your vids. Wanted to share some history. I've been a professional model/prototype builder about fifty years. Part of my product development and R&D career. Also a pilot and avid RC aircraft enthusiast. I grew up between my parents and aunt and uncle. My uncle was head of flight test at Fallon. And from 1955 to 65, I guess I sat in every non classified aircraft the navy flew or tested. Hours of my uncle teaching me the cockpit layouts and controls, performance data, etc. He was extremely proud of naval aviation, and was instrumental in my appointment to Annapolis. Full disclosure, I decided on Army aviation. Much to the consternation of everyone with half a brain. Thanks so much for a very interesting vid.

My favorite was the middle one 👍. My uncle loved flying the Skyraider in Korea. I was a EA-3B maintainer with VQ-2. Only was trained as an AD with the sister A-4. Love your collection 🍻

The models look awsome. Great video.

Man look at that skyray!! Love the sea blue!

You know wind tunnel models will make a very interesting subject of your video series. Wood, fiberglass, stainless steel, aluminum, etc....

That was wonderful. It's always a great start to the day when you have a new vid. Thanks Mike!

Aurora sold a combo set of 72 scale kits- one was the F4D/F-107A kits- my first kits that were built with my hand rather than an adult relative, he being my sisters hubby. 1964 the year :)

I saw the Skyshark at KCNO in 1982, sitting in the midst of the apron in front of the BBQ stand

Love the topic here on Douglas Navy (factory) models. Thanks for sharing! The only K&B Allyn model I have is the F3D Skyknight (minus stand), but I do have several Topping Models which include U.S. Navy models of the 1/40 scale Grumman F7F Tigercat and F8F Bearcat.

This will be good

Always amazed and jealous of your model collection Mike.

Thanks for sharing 👍

Great presentation Mike! Love that original SkyHawk…looks like somebody’s kid got a hold of that back in the day!

Great job Mike. Douglas made some very attractive aircraft as this fine collection of models attests to.

GREAT VIDEO AS ALWAYS,THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY DAY. BE SAFE AND GOD BLESS

I really like this presentation format using the models. Great job Mike!

Outstanding Presentation. Well Done Sir.

I really enjoyed the video, and how you tell the history of the aircraft and company's.

Thanks for the wonderful video. Such great pieces to show. Great history too! Very interesting and informative. Mr. Machat I really appreciate the way you present aircraft history. Boy, I wish my kits looked that good. 🤪. I built a lot of WWII Douglas Navy aircraft as a kid. Anyway, as always God bless you and yours and thanks again for all you do! Take care always!

Another great video Mike....the Neil Armstrong Museum located in Wapikoneta Ohio has a Skyray on display.... looking at it in person, it is a beautiful aircraft.... Douglas really made some good stuff....

Thanks So much again Mike another wonderful presentation, so many aircraft I had no idea about thanks again Mike

El Segundo! We called it El Stinko due to the insanely large refinery. There is a huge underground research and development facility in El Segundo that back-engineers alien craft and I'm not supposed to talk about it.

Funny how the Douglas F6D Missileer concept is being used today on the F-18 Super hornet

Cool subject and presentation Mike! 2500’ AGL Split-S…maneuverable aircraft! Definitely need to maintain SA along with a solid cross-check to ensure settings/parameters are good/met.

Cool models! I’m just trying to imagine what it would be like if the Allison T40 turboprop had been a successful engine. We probably would have had the Skyshark in production, after all its predecessor was well loved. A few other cool airplanes might also have seen service.

Great models sir. Thank you for sharing them.

Great Mike. Learned a lot

Thank you, as always, for sharing the models and wonderful insights. :)

Thanks for another great informative video.

Another excellent video

Another superb presentation, Mike. Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge with us.

Nicely done

Best way to start a new work week and enjoy an early Monday morning cup of joe. As always, a fine aviation model history lesson. Keep'em Coming!

Beautiful models and a great narration/script. Holy cow, a split S at 2500 feet! Another great video, much thanks!

Hi Mike, I love your videos!! As a fan of aviation, I always learn so much from them. Thank you!! :)

Great video and I always enjoy hearing your detailed knowledge and aircraft expertise of these beautiful machines. I grew up not far from Westover Field and think I looked at every plane that flew overhead, lol. Swarms of B-52s during Vietnam were very noisy at night. We lived West of the base and near a mountain and when they were taking off, under the cloud cover the noise seemed to explode as they passed over the mountain. Great memories. Thank you, take care and peace out.

For the A4 original model...Id add a couple wheels, that wont harm its authenticity. It will greatly improve the looks, and is reversible.

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Another great video Mike! I love these deep dives on the aircraft made from a single company. The A-4 is such a gorgeous plane. We have one at the aviation museum I work at (Kalamazoo Airzoo) next to our other modern Navy/Marine aircraft and you can see just how compact it is when it's next to a F-14. Heck, it's about the same size as the Huey Cobra Gunship we have next to it and even our F-18 and F-8 look large next to it. The A-4 we have takes up about the same amount of floor space as our WW2 Grumman Cats, we makes sense given the Essex detail Mike mentioned (we have a Wildcat, Hellcat currently and used to have a Bearcat and Tigercat that I miss dearly, and yes I know the Bearcat and Tigercat weren't in WW2). The A-4 is a truly remarkable plane and an amazing and versatile design. It's not the flashiest but it is one of the best.

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Hey Mike, the Banshee, was used in the Korean War, and it wasn't a Post Korean War design, because the first prototype flew in 1947, and then four years after its first flight, it made its debut in the Korean War, as the F2H-2 version.

My Dad Master Chief Petty Officer Randolph Fuller flew in the Sky Warrior in Vietnam

Also, Mike, the Scooter was only built at El Segundo, the Long Beach plant wasn't involved with the Scooter. Infact, none of the naval fighter designs from Douglas were built by their Long Beach plant.

I saw the Blue angels in 1960 - F-11s?

Does the museum you are affiliated with ever exhibit or display groups of models like these ?

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Another fascinating video! As a former Marine Skyhawk tech, I was surprised to find an XA4D model in the USAF museum in Dayton! I guess even the Air Force recognizes a great design! 🙂 Here's a link.. live.staticflickr.com/7365/28009451656_1f424701c4_b_d.jpg