LTV A-7D Corsair II - AMC, McClellan, CA - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

A USAF decision to procure the Vought A-7 aircraft was the second instance in a decade to buy Navy aircraft. The aircraft was modified to meet Air Force requirements by replacing the original Pratt & Whitney TF-30 engine with the Allison TF-41-A-1 turbofan, increasing power by 2,000 lbf. Other changes included installation of a 20mm multi-barrel cannon, advanced navigation/attack systems, heads-up display and laser range finder.

USAF s/n 75-0393 is an A-7D-17-CV, one of 450 built by Ling-Temco-Vought in Dallas, TX. The aircraft was delivered to the 162nd Tactical Fighter Group (ANG), Tucson International Airport, AZ, in July 1976. It remained with this unit until flown to the museum on 3 November 1989.

Specifications:
Crew: 1
Power Plant: 1× 14,400 lbf Allison TF-41-A-1 turbofan engine
Dimensions:
- Span: 38' 9"
- Length: 46' 2"
- Height: 16' 0”
Weight:
- Empty: 19,490 lb
- Maximum: 42,000 lb
Performance:
- Speed:
- - Max: 698 mph
- - Cruise:
- Range: 4,000 miles
- Ceiling:
- Climb:
Armament:
- Guns: 1× 20mm M-61 Vulcan cannon
- Internal:
- External:
- - Rockets: 4× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× 127mm Mk 32 Zuni rockets)
- - Missiles:
- - - 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder AAM
- - - 2× AGM-45 Shrike Anti-radiation missile (ARM)
- - - 2× AGM-62 Walleye TV-guided Glide bomb
- - - 2× AGM-65 Maverick
- - - 2× AGM-88 HARM
- - - 2× GBU-8 electro-optically guided Glide bomb
- - Bombs:
- - - Up to 30× 500 lb Mk 82 bombs or Mk 80 series of unguided bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs)
- - - Paveway series of laser-guided bombs
- - - Up to 4× B28/B57/B61 nuclear bombs
- - Other: up to 4 × 300/330/370 US gallon drop tanks

Source: aircraft placard
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Type of Aircraft: (make/model): LTV A-7D Corsair II Tail Number: (S/N): s/n 70-0998 Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Located at Aerospace Museum of California, McClellan, CA inside / outside: outside Other Information:: Aerospace Museum of California 3200 Freedom Park Drive McClellan, CA 95652 Phone: 916.643.3192 Tuesday-Saturday 9:00am to 5:00pm Sunday 10:00am to 5:00pm excluding Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day and Easter Sunday. $8.00 Adults $6.00 Senior (65+) $6.00 Youth/Student (13-17) $5.00 Child (6-12) Free Active Military w/ID Free Child 5 & under Free Museum Members Access restrictions: None

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