LTV A-7 Corsair II - fotod ja videod

2007 LTV A-7 Corsair II on Ameerika lennukikandja võimeline allahelikiirusega kerge ründelennuk, mille on tootnud Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) Douglas A-4 Skyhawki asendamiseks. Selle lennuki kere disain on mõnevõrra väiksem versioon ülehelikiirusega Vought F-8 Crusaderist. Corsair II asus algselt teenistusse Ameerika Ühendriikide mereväes (USN) Vietnami sõja ajal. Hiljem võtsid selle kasutusele Ameerika Ühendriikide õhujõud (USAF), sealhulgas õhurahvuskaart (ANG), et asendada Douglas A-1 Skyraider ja Põhja-Ameerika F-100 Super Sabre. Lennukit eksporditi 1970. aastatel ka Kreekasse ja 1980. aastate lõpus Portugali. USAF ja USN saatsid tüübi pensionile 1991. aastal, ANG 1993. aastal, Portugali õhujõud 1999. aastal ja Kreeka õhujõud 2014. aastal

Allikas: LTV A-7 Corsair II Vikipeedias

2007 LTV A-7 Corsair II was a carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) in the 1960s and 1970s. It was derived from the Vought F-8 Crusader fighter and entered service with the United States Navy and Air Force in 1967. The A-7 was also exported to Greece, Portugal and Thailand.
The A-7 was designed to replace the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk as a low-cost, high-performance attack aircraft that could deliver a variety of weapons with high accuracy and reliability. The A-7 featured a shortened and modified F-8 airframe, a turbofan engine that improved fuel efficiency and range, a head-up display (HUD) that projected flight and weapon information on the windshield, and a digital navigation and weapon delivery system that enabled precision bombing.
The A-7 saw extensive combat during the Vietnam War, where it flew over 100,000 sorties and achieved a high mission success rate. It also participated in the 1980 Iranian hostage rescue attempt, the 1983 invasion of Grenada, the 1986 bombing of Libya, and the 1991 Gulf War. The A-7 was retired from active service in 1991 by the US Navy and in 1993 by the US Air Force. It was replaced by the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon respectively.