| Picture No: | 3171 | Courtesy of: | Marcel Sloover | Year: | 2007 |
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A-7 Corsair Greek Air Force 335 SQN Fairford 2007
General characteristics
* Crew: 1
* Length: 46 ft 1.5 in (14.06 m)
* Wingspan: 38 ft 9 in (11.81 m)
* Height: 16 ft 0.75 in (4.90 m)
* Wing area: 375 ft² (34.8 m²)
* Airfoil: NACA 65A007 root and tip
* Empty weight: 19,915 lb (9,033 kg)
* Loaded weight: 29,040 lb (13,200 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 42,000 lb (19,050 kg)
* Powerplant: 1× Allison TF41-A-1 turbofan, 14,500 lbf (64.5 kN)
Performance
* Maximum speed: 606 knots (698 mph, 1,123 km/h at sea level)
* Cruise speed: 465 knots (535 mph, 860 km/h)
* Combat radius: 621 nm (715 mi, 1,150 km)
* Ferry range: 2,485 nm (2,860 mi, 4,600 km (with 4-300 Gal external tanks))
* Service ceiling: 42,000 ft (12,800 m)
* Rate of climb: 15,000 ft/min (76 m/s)
* Wing loading: 77.4 lb/ft² (379 kg/m²)
* Thrust/weight: 0.50
Armament
* Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan gatling gun with 1,030 rounds
* Missiles: 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder, on one each side of fuselage
* Bombs: 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) on six external hardpoints, compatible with a wide range of general-purpose bombs, including:
o Up to 30× 500 lb (230 kg) Mark 82 bombs
o Rocket pods
o Paveway laser-guided bombs
o AGM-45 Shrike, AGM-62 Walleye, AGM-65 Maverick, AGM-88 HARM, and GBU-15 electro-optical glide bombs
o 1× B28, B57, or B61 nuclear bomb
Picture Added on 13 August 2007.
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