LTV A-7 Corsair II – Fotografije & Video posnetki

V LTV A-7 Corsair II je ameriško podzvočno lahko jurišno letalo, ki ga proizvaja Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV), ki nadomešča Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. Njegova zasnova ogrodja je nekoliko manjša različica nadzvočnega Vought F-8 Crusader. Corsair II je sprva začel služiti v ameriški mornarici (USN) med vietnamsko vojno. Kasneje so ga sprejele letalske sile Združenih držav Amerike (USAF), vključno z letalsko nacionalno gardo (ANG), da bi nadomestile Douglas A-1 Skyraider in North American F-100 Super Sabre. Letalo je bilo izvoženo tudi v Grčijo v 1970-ih in na Portugalsko v poznih 1980-ih. USAF in USN sta upokojili tip leta 1991, ANG leta 1993, portugalske letalske sile leta 1999 in grške letalske sile leta 2014

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V 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.