A-7C of VA-82 (Marauders) on the break over America CVA-66: Yankee Station 28 July, 1972.
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The Corsair II is one of my most favorite planes. Developed on a tight budget, delivered on time and ever so barely overweight. Last of a long line of successful aircraft from Vought (Ling Temco Vought by the time the A-7 was made).
This SLUF (Slow Little Ugly Fucker) is an A-7C with the TF30-P-408 engine upgrades made in 1971. The C variant is interesting in that it wasn't intended to be made at all. A-7C was reserved then skipped with the next variant after the A-7B being the Air Force's A-7D. The Navy liked many of the changes made in developing the A-7D and requested their own version, the A-7E. But there weren't enough TF41-A-2 engines to go around so the first run of what should have been the E model came with the same TF30-P-8 engine as the B.
The Corsair II is one of my most favorite planes. Developed on a tight budget, delivered on time and ever so barely overweight. Last of a long line of successful aircraft from Vought (Ling Temco Vought by the time the A-7 was made).
This SLUF (Slow Little Ugly Fucker) is an A-7C with the TF30-P-408 engine upgrades made in 1971. The C variant is interesting in that it wasn't intended to be made at all. A-7C was reserved then skipped with the next variant after the A-7B being the Air Force's A-7D. The Navy liked many of the changes made in developing the A-7D and requested their own version, the A-7E. But there weren't enough TF41-A-2 engines to go around so the first run of what should have been the E model came with the same TF30-P-8 engine as the B.