| Wingspan: | 38 ft. 9 in. | | Length: | 46 ft. 1 1/2 in. | | Height: | 16 ft. 3/4 in. | | Weight: | empty: 19,490 lbs; max take-off: 42,000 lbs | | Engine: | One Allison-built Rolls Royce TF41-A-1 turbojet; 14,500 lbs.
thrust | | Speed: | 545 MPH cruise; 663 MPH maximum | | Range: | 3,044 miles maximum; 700 miles with typical weapon load | | Service Ceiling: | 37,200 ft. | | Armament: | One 20mm M61A1 cannon; 15,000 lbs. external ordnance | | Crew: | 1 |
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The A-7D was the "denavalized" version of the U.S. Navy's
Corsair II developed for the U.S. Air Force a subsonic
fighter-bomber. It featured the Rolls Royce Spey turbofan, built
under license in the United States by Allison, rather than the
Pratt & Whitney TF30 found in the Navy version of the aircraft.
The D model also sported the M61 20mm rotary cannon,
inflight-refueling capability, and an advanced navigation/attack
system. The aircraft was later upgraded with automatic maneuvering
flaps and the Pave Penny laser designator system. Ling-Temco-Vought
(LTV) built 459 A-7Ds.
The A-7D-3 on exhibit (S/N 69-6190) was manufactured by LTV in
Grand Prairie, Texas, and delivered to the United States Air Force
on 27 January 1970. The following month it went to the 58th Fighter
Training Wing (Tactical Air Command) at Luke AFB, Arizona. While
assigned to that unit it was deployed to Davis-Monthan AFB,
Arizona. In August 1971 it was transferred to the 355th Tactical
Fighter Wing (Tactical Air Command) at Davis-Monthan AFB. In July
1976 it went to Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, and in February 1977 was
transferred to the Chanute Technical Training Center (Air Training
Command) at Chanute AFB. It was converted to Ground Instructional
Airframe status and used in the Aircraft Fuel School. In the late
1980s it was refurbished and relocated to Thunderbird Airpark at
Chanute.
This aircraft is on loan to Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum from
the National Museum of the United States
Airforce.
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