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The LTV A-7 Corsair II was designed and produced by the American company Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) as a carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft in the early 1960s. It was built to replace the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk and was developed from the Vought F-8 Crusader single-engine air superiority jet aircraft.


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DESCRIPTION: Needing a tactical attack fighter with greater range and payload than the A-4, the US Navy approached the Vought company about building a suitable aircraft.The resulting A-7 was developed as a subsonic attack version of the F-8 Crusader fighter. The Corsair, without the variable-incidence wings of the F-8, was soon recognized as an exceptionally accurate attack bomber and was.


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LTV A-7D Corsair II. The A-7D is a single-seat, tactical close air support aircraft derived from the U.S. Navy's A-7. The first A-7D made its initial flight in April 1968, and deliveries of production models began in December 1968. When A-7D production ended in 1976, LTV had delivered 459 to the U.S. Air Force.


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An incredible first-flight-to-first-delivery record! The Navy entered combat with the A-7A in December 1967. The U.S. Navy flew its final A-7E combat missions during the Gulf War in 1990, and the A-7D's and A-7K's were retired from active service in 1993, with final operations still being conducted by Air National Guard units. The A-7, in all.


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The A-7 Corsair II brought a great deal of ground-attack power to the U.S. Navy when it went into production. Image: U.S. Navy. Whereas the F-8 had a unique pivoted variable-incidence wing, the A-7 wing was conventional and attached slightly below the high position, yet leaving ample room for deep-loaded pylons.


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The LTV A-7 Corsair II is an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV).The A-7 was develop.


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The TA-7C is the dual control trainer version of the venerable A-7 Corsair II, which first saw combat in Vietnam, and last in the Gulf War in 1991 before being retired by the US Navy shortly thereafter. Only 60 TA-7C aircraft were manufactured by Vought through a conversion process altering A-7B's and A-7C's.


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The LTV A-7 Corsair II is a carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by American conglomerate Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV).The A-7.


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Design: When Vought designed the A-7 Corsair II, it incorporated some design elements of its F-8 Crusader, notably placement of the jet intake under the nose. The fuselage was more compressed than the sleek F-8, and one of the unofficial nicknames for the the A-7 was the "SLUF" or "Short, Little, Ugly…"


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The A-7 Corsair II Association - Types of Membership MEMBER: Open to all aviators who have flown an A-7 in the capacity of pilot-in-command, as well as all former officer and enlisted personnel who, at any time, served a tour of duty in a squadron which flew the A-7 Corsair II. Membership is also open to any persons who have served in a capacity of providing direct support to an A-7 squadron.


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Acquisition Portuguese F-86F Sabre which was replaced by the A-7 Corsair II in the air defense role. The acquisition of the A-7P Corsair II was the result of many attempts by Portugal to replace its F-86F Sabre in the air defense role and, to some extent, the Fiat G.91 in the ground attack role. The first attempts started in 1968, during the Ultramar War, due to the performance of the.


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The LTV A-7 Corsair II, having first flown in September 1965 and introduced in February 1967, is a light attack, subsonic, carrier-capable aircraft produced by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) and primarily used by the United Stated Air Force and Navy. The A-7 was developed from the larger Vought F-8 Crusader with over 1,500 being produced from 1965 to.


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The final version of the Corsair II was the A-7E, which first flew in November 1968, and featured a 14,250 lb. static thrust Allison TF41-A-2 engine, improved avionics and hydraulic systems, and a multi-barrel M61 cannon. Over the course of the production of the A-7E, which encompassed 535 airplanes, such features as Target-Recognition Attack.


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Born of necessity during the Vietnam War, the Vought A-7 Corsair II ushered in a level of lethality, target accuracy, and economy not realized in any plane before it, and, arguably, any that followed. Originally designed as a "bomb truck," the A-7 would, with the assistance (and insistence) of the US Air Force, realize its full potential..


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The A-7 Corsair II Association created these archives in an effort to both document and preserve the history of the A-7 series of aircraft. This effort consists of both this on-line collection and a considerable more-extensive, physical archive. VOUGHT IN-HOUSE DOCUMENTS "DAILY SUMMARY OF AIRCRAFT MOCKUP BOARD DECISIONS: MODEL A-7A AIRCRAFT.


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The LTV A-7 Corsair II is an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV). The A-7 was developed during the early 1960s as replacement for the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. Its design was derived from the Vought F-8 Crusader; in comparison with the F-8, the A-7 is both smaller and.