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LTV A-7 Corsair II

🇺🇸 United States ·first flew 1965· attack aircraft

🎖️ military jet retired
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. A-7E Corsair II of VA-72 heads for a target in Iraq on 26 February 1991 (6464630): Cmdr. John R. Leenhouts, U.S. Navy· Public domain
  2. 2. A-7D Corsair II: United States Air Force· Public domain
  3. 3. 355th Tactical Fighter Squadron A-7D Corsair IIs in formation: USAF; The original uploader was Bwmoll3 at English Wikipedia .; 9 June 2006 (original upload date)· Public domain
  4. 4. 3d Tactical Fighter Squadron Ling-Temco-Vought A-7D-10-CV Corsair II 71-0309: United States Air Force· Public domain
  5. 5. 445th Flight Test Squadron YA-7D Corsair II 67-14582 (RS View): USAF· Public domain
  6. 6. A-7E Corsair II of VA-146 in flight on 16 November 1974 (NNAM.1996.253.7100.039): Robert L. Lawson, U.S. Navy· Public domain
  7. 7. Corsair dyaab halls tn: DoxTxob at English Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
  8. 8. Greek Air Force LTV TA-7G Corsair II departs RIAT Fairford 14thJuly2014 arp: Myself ( Adrian Pingstone ).· Public domain
  9. 9. 2007, 155774, Greece, Kleine-Brogel, TA-7C Corsair II - 1020247 (54041077732): Jim van de Burgt from Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands· CC0
  10. 10. 2007, 155774, Greece, Kleine-Brogel, TA-7C Corsair II - 1020344 (54042401590): Jim van de Burgt from Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands· CC0
Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
LTV A-7 Corsair II, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Cmdr. John R. Leenhouts, U.S. Navy· Public domain

what is it?

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 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.

How to recognise it: 1 jet engine · 11.8 m wingspan

base stats

  • speed 1,111 km/htop speed
  • range 1,981 kmwithout refuelling
  • size 19.1 tmax take-off weight
  • built 1,569made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

  • First flew 61 years ago, in 1965.
  • Top speed is 8.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
  • Wingspan of 11.8 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • Range of 1,981 km: 11× Amsterdam to Brussels.
  • Can fly 1.4× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight
1965
introduced
1967
retired
2014
status
retired
number built
1,569
role
attack aircraft
origin
🇺🇸 United States
makers
Vought, Ling-Temco-Vought
engines
1× Allison TF41-A-2 / Allison TF41
crew
1
length
14.1 m
wingspan
11.8 m
height
4.9 m
max take-off weight
19.1 t
top speed
1,111 km/h
range
1,981 km
ceiling
12,802 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q248224, Wikipedia: LTV A-7 Corsair II (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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