A-1 / AD-6 Skyraider US NavyA 1 Skyraider Navy airplane model. The Skyraider was designed to be a replacement for the current naval torpedo dive bombers that were then in use. It was felt that one aircraft could be designed that would be able to fill both of these roles and more, and that reducing the crew to a single pilot would result in weight savings and speed increases, both factors that would enable the aircraft to carry more ordinance more effectively. Though a competing