A-7 Corsair II Specifications
Primary Function: Attack
Contractor: Ling-Temco-Vought (Prime, now Northrop Grumman Corp.)
Crew: One
Unit Cost: $2,860,000 (A-7D)
Powerplant
Single Allison/Rolls Royce TF41-A-400 non-afterburning turbofan engine with a static thrust rating of 15,000 pounds
Dimensions
Length: 46 feet 1.5 inches
Wingspan: 38 feet 9 inches
Height: 16 feet 1 inch
Weights
Empty: 19,111 lb (8668 kg)
Maximum Takeoff: 42,000 lb (19050 kg)
Performance
Speed: 595 knots (685 mph / 1102 km/h)
Ceiling: 45,000 ft
Range: 3,224 miles
Armament
One internally mounted M61A1 20 mm six barrel cannon
Six wing pylons
Two fuselage launch stations
Pylons can carry a large single weapon, multiple racks capable of six weapons per rack, or triple racks with three weapons per rack.
Can carry 15,000 pounds of payload
Compatible with practically all first line ordnance used by the U.S./USAF/NATO.
Service Life
First Flight: September 27, 1965 (A-7A)
End of Service: 1993 (still in service with Greece and Portugal)
Number Built: A-7A (199) + A-7B (196) + A-7C (67) + 1,107 others [~1,569 total]
