LTV A-7 Corsair II

**Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II** adalah pesawat serangan subsonik ringan kapal induk diperkenalkan untuk menggantikan Douglas A-4 Skyhawk . Desain badan pesawat A-7 didasarkan pada keberhasilan pesawat supersonik Vought F-8 Crusader .

Pesawat itu adalah salah satu pesawat tempur pertama untuk fitur head-up display (HUD), sebuah sistem navigasi inersia (INS), dan mesin turbofan.
Corsair II awalnya memasuki layanan dengan Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat selama Perang Vietnam .

Pesawat ini kemudian diadopsi oleh Angkatan Udara Amerika Serikat, termasuk Air National Guard, untuk menggantikan Douglas A-1 Skyraider, North American F-100 Super Sabre dan Republic F-105 Thunderchief. Pesawat itu juga diekspor ke Yunani pada 1970-an, dan Portugal pada akhir 1980-an.

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* 355th Tactical Fighter Wing A-7D Corsair II Era
* Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II on Joebaugher.com
* A-7 page on Globalsecurity.org
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