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On 11 February 1964 the US Navy named the former LTV Aerospace Corporation winner of a design competition for a single-seat carrier-based light attack aircraft. The requirement was for a subsonic aircraft able to carry a greater load of non-nuclear weapons than the A-4E Skyhawk. To keep the costs down and speed up delivery it had been stipulated by the Navy that the new aircraft should be based on an existing design; the LTV design study was based therefore on the F-8 Crusader. The first prototype flew on 27 September 1965.
| CREW | 1 |
| ENGINE | 1 x P+W TF-30-P-6, 50.5kN |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 16100 kg | 35495 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 11.8 m | 38 ft 9 in |
| Length | 14.5 m | 47 ft 7 in |
| Height | 5.0 m | 16 ft 5 in |
| Wing area | 34.8 m2 | 374.58 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 935 km/h | 581 mph |
| Cruise speed | 600 km/h | 373 mph |
| Ceiling | 16000 m | 52500 ft |
| Range w/max.fuel | 2200 km | 1367 miles |
| Range w/max.payload | 585 km | 364 miles |
| ARMAMENT | 4 cannon, bombs and missiles |
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| James R. Lloyd, jrl89(@)comcast.net, 29.07.2008 I flew the A-7A,B and E models, making a 10 month WestPac deployment in the A-7A aboard the USS Saratoga in April 1972. The planes we flew were old but did a great job of delivering tons of ordinance to targets into North Vietnam. Of all the systems it had, I am probably most thankful to its ejection seat. After having my left wing blown off by a
SA-2 SAM, I ejected safely from less than 2000 MSL with 2 just two swings in the chute before landing in the rice paddies of NVN... | | Capt. Fields Richardson, fieldsone(@)aol.com, 28.05.2008 As far as I know I am the only pilot to have flown all models of the A-7. I bagan training in the A-7A and flew all subsequent production models - B C, D (USAF), E, H (Greek), P(Portugese)and both versions of the "T" two seater; one from "re-cycled" B models and one from the C model. This was possible since I was the GFR at Vought for a shore duty tour. I also think I am the high time "guy" with 4513 hours. Great airplane but needed more engine - a familiar lament among all USN aviators! | | Capt. Doug Martin, martinfamilyhomebase(@)yahoo.com, 11.05.2008 This is a well built aircraft, that was reliable and very capable. Because of its high-bypass turbo-fan engine, the engine response wasn't very rapid - and required pilots to be very careful about making many changes to the power on approach to an aircraft carrier. I flew this aircraft for nearly 4 years and liked it very much. | | Tom Sumrow, tomsmach(@)gmail.com, 05.05.2008 The aircrafts shown are A-7C or A-7E if Navy & A7-D if Airforce, no tail hook. The aircraft shown is a single seater ie one canopy. I was trained as a member of the fire control team & worked on all navy versons of the A-7 in the late 196o's & thru the 1970's. I spent time in VA-174 & VA-86 at Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Fl. While with VA-86, I made a WestPac cruse on the USS Coral Sea CVA-43 & A Med cruse on the USS America CVA-66. | | Gary Christian, hangfire04252(@)yahoo.com, 21.02.2008 The aircraft you have in the drawings are A-7's which had TF-41 engines. The aircraft in the picture is a 2 seater. Thats a TA-7C that had a TF-30 engine |
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