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Gallery Article by Sebastian Lim |
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Douglas/Grumman A-4PTM Skyhawk
TUDM (Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia)
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1980, the Royal Malaysian Air Force (TUDM) purchased a mixed number of A-4Cs and
A-4Ls. However, due to escalation of modification costs, the TUDM decided to
update only 40 airframes, 32 of them being A-4PTMs and the remaining as TA-4PTM
trainers. Deliveries of all aircrafts were completed by early 1986.
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by refurbished J65-W-20 engines, new avionics were also installed.
These includes the AN/ARN-118 TACAN, Saab RGS-2A lead computing weapon
sight, a Lear Siegler altitude heading system and an AN/ARC-164 UHF transceiver.
External avionics hump, a standard feature of A-4L, were also retained. Others
include an enlarged canopy, similar to A-4Ms, and the drag chute, located aft
lower fuselage.