A-7 Corsair II | Getting Familiar With The Jet, and Carrier Deck Procedures | Upscaled Documentary
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- Опубликовано: 26 дек 2024
- A declassified video about the LTV A-7 Corsair II outlining carrier flight deck operating procedures and familiarization with the aircraft, followed by a short documentary about the jet.
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 a 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 restricted to subsonic speeds, its airframe being simpler and cheaper to produce. Following a competitive bid by Vought in response to the United States Navy's (USN) VAL (Heavier-than-air, Attack, Light) requirement, an initial contract for the type was issued on 8 February 1964. Development was rapid, first flying on 26 September 1965 and entering squadron service with the USN on 1 February 1967; by the end of that year, A-7s were being deployed overseas for the Vietnam War.
Initially adopted by USN, the A-7 proved attractive to other services, soon being adopted by the United States Air Force (USAF) and the Air National Guard (ANG) to replace their aging Douglas A-1 Skyraider and North American F-100 Super Sabre fleets. Improved models of the A-7 would be developed, typically adopting more powerful engines and increasingly capable avionics. American A-7s would be used in various major conflicts, including the Invasion of Grenada, Operation El Dorado Canyon, and the Gulf War. The type was also used to support the development of the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk.
The A-7 was also exported to Greece in the 1970s and to Portugal in the late 1980s. The USAF and USN opted to retire their remaining examples of the type in 1991, followed by the ANG in 1993 and the Portuguese Air Force in 1999. The A-7 was largely replaced by newer fighters such as the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon and the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. The final operator, the Hellenic Air Force, withdrew the last A-7s in 2014.
In 1960, officials within the United States Navy (USN) began to consider the need to replace its existing fleet of Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, a light attack aircraft. At that time, it was not clear that the A-4 would eventually remain in production until 1979; furthermore, according to aviation authors Bill Gunston and Peter Gilchrist, some figures believed there to be an unmet requirement for a more capable attack platform that could routinely attain supersonic speeds, carry heavier payloads, and fly further than its predecessors. Proponents of a new attack aircraft included Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, who urged the Navy's consideration on the matter.
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 46 ft 2 in (14.06 m)
Wingspan: 38 ft 9 in (11.8 m)
Width: 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m) wings folded
Height: 16 ft 1 in (4.9 m)
Wing area: 374.9 sq ft (34.83 m2)
Airfoil: NACA 65A007 root and tip
Empty weight: 19,127 lb (8,676 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 41,998 lb (19,050 kg) overload condition.
Fuel capacity: 1,338 US gal (5,060 l; 1,114 imp gal) (10,200 lb (4,600 kg)) internal
Powerplant: 1 × Allison TF41-A-2 non-afterburning turbofan engine, 15,000 lbf (66.7 kN) thrust
Performance
Maximum speed: 600 kn (690 mph, 1,100 km/h) at sea level
562 kn (1,041 km/h; 647 mph) at 5,000 ft (1,500 m) with 12x Mk82 bombs
595 kn (1,102 km/h; 685 mph) at 5,000 ft (1,500 m) after dropping bombs
Range: 1,070 nmi (1,231 mi, 1,981 km) maximum internal fuel
Ferry range: 1,342 nmi (1,544 mi, 2,485 km) with maximum internal and external fuel
Service ceiling: 42,000 ft (13,000 m)
Rate of climb: 15,000 ft/min (76.2 m/s)
Wing loading: 77.4 lb/sq ft (378 kg/m2)
Thrust/weight: 0.50 (full internal fuel, no stores)
Sustained maneuvering performance: 5,300 ft (1,600 m) turning radius at 4.3g and 500 kn (930 km/h; 580 mph) at an All Up Weight (AUW) of 28,765 lb (13,048 kg)
Take-off run: 1,705 m (5,594 ft) at 42,000 lb (19,000 kg)
Armament
Guns: 1× M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm (0.79 in) rotary cannon with 1,030 rounds
Hardpoints: 6× under-wing and 2× fuselage pylon stations (for mounting AIM-9 Sidewinder AAMs only) with a capacity of 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) total capacity, with provisions to carry combinations of:
Rockets: 4× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× 127 mm (5.00 in) Zuni rockets)
Missiles: *** 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile
2× AGM-45 Shrike anti-radiation missile
2× AGM-62 Walleye TV-guided glide bomb
2× AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missile
2× AGM-88 HARM anti-radiation missile
2× GBU-8 HOBOS electro-optically guided glide bomb
Bombs: *** Up to 30× 500 lb (230 kg) Mark 82 bombs or Mark 80 series of unguided bombs (including 6.6 lb (3 kg) and 31 lb (14 kg) practice bombs)
Paveway series of laser-guided bombs
Up to 4× B28, B43, B57, B61 or B83 nuclear bombs
Other: up to 4 × 300 US gal (1,100 l; 250 imp gal), 330 US gal (1,200 l; 270 imp gal), or 370 US gal (1,400 l; 310 imp gal) drop tanks
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I was attached to VA-146 " Blue Diamonds " on the carrier USS Constellation CV-64 back in the 70's. I was a plane captain and power plant tech on the flight deck. At time frame 49:39 in you video you can see aircraft 302 in flight. That was my aircraft I was responsible for as a plane captain. I remember when the picture was taken off of Hawaii on the way to Asia in 1976. I was an aircraft mechanic for 45+ years on all military jet aircraft the Navy flew and the little A7 was the most rugged and airworthy plane I ever worked on, period. You really had to work hard to break one if you could. After seeing that picture of my plane I truly miss sitting there with the engine running underneath me. A truly great aircraft. You can truly fall in love with a machine. Thank you for your video.
Cool, I was in VA - 27, early 80's. Did a westpac.
Did 2 West pacs, loads of fun ! Thanks for your service shipmate !!@@farber2
Wrong timestamp. This video is only 43m long.
The A7 was a masterpiece of aeronautical optimisation. Taking the F8 Crusader as the baseline, Vought engineers crafted a specialised trans-sonic attack aircraft for the Navy capable of lifting heavy loads over long distances and accurately delivering them. So good in fact was it, that the Air Force adopted it also.
Marines....not Air Force!
I love you these old training videos. Such great insight into how things were done back then & how things have changed since.
My Dad was stationed at El Toro Marine Base. Watching these jets take off at night with afterburners was awesome. The Blue Angels put on a show there with F-4 Phantoms.
A-7's don't have afterburners and the Marines never flew them. It's possible you are thinking of the F-8, similar layout and was flown by the Marines at El Toro.
My dad worked for LTV back in the late 60s. I suspect he loved the A7 more than his children. 😂 Seriously, he was very proud to be part of the team.
So did mine. I flew in VA195 NAS Lemoore
One of my favorite Cold War aircraft. Back in the day, this was the primary strike and ground attack platform.
Note the picture of the A7 with the MK83 electrically fused bomb was taken on the way to a target in Iraq circa 1991- taken by ‘lights’ the va-72 xo at the time and flown by Stew ‘PID’ King. The last A7 pilot to go to the fleet.
Didn't know the A-7 was smoky, at least at the power settings we are seeing here. AF got the A-7E after the NAVY got done with them. I remember them at MB and McEntyre ANG in SC when I was "a wee lad".
Lots of people compare the A-10 and the Su-25, but I think the SLUF would be a better comparison for the Frogfoot from a performance standpoint.
there is an odd smoothness to this video, suspect this has been run through a cleanup filter??
I was stationed at ENGLAND AFB Louisiana and we had the A-7d. Then went to the A-10
Deadly serious business!
Attached to VA-37 DA BULLS ! At Cecil in the 80’s
Great scaling of the video!
Great video...👍
Thank you 👍
I like this amazing jet The A-7 Corsair 2 subsonic light attack aircraft nice jet. I even want a model of this jet as a die cast model. ❤😊👍☺️🤗
Worked on that wonderful bird on shore and sea on the fightdeck..
What's with the weird filter effect, it's almost like it got AI upscaled or something. Super distracting.
Besides the U.S. Navy the A-7 Corsair 2 is operated by Portugal the Portuguese air force. The U.S. & Portugal.❤😊👍☺️🤗
The USAF and several state ANG units as well.
Cool, is this AI upscaled? So many things look weird, shapes, faces etc.
It's a super cool upload though thanks all the same.
Thats Amazing!"
...to romantic, almost with great Love made this film was!
The a7 was also adopted by thailand
Fog4
The material is great! But it looks weird, the shapes, shadows and light etc. just saying. Thank you for this nonetheless
one plane they should have kept or upgraded......