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Go3Team From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 3266 posts, RR: 22
Posted (9 years 2 months 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 2194 times:

Its definitely not what I thought it was.

http://www.image-hosting.us/easy/store/what.jpg

Yay Pudding!

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PPGMD From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 2453 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (9 years 2 months 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 2147 times:

That should be the Vought F-8 Crusader.

See this page for more information:
http://www.vectorsite.net/avcrus.html

At worst, you screw up and die.

Petertenthije From Netherlands, joined Jul 2001, 3230 posts, RR: 13
Reply 2, posted (9 years 2 months 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 2139 times:

no, the F8 is larger. It's the A-7 Corsair.

http://www.combataircraft.com/aircraft/fa7.asp

[Edited 2004-03-20 22:40:57]

Attamottamotta!

Go3Team From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 3266 posts, RR: 22
Reply 3, posted (9 years 2 months 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 2127 times:

For some reason I was thinking A-6 when I took the picture and realized I wrong. But by looking at pics I believe Peter is right. Thanks guys.

Yay Pudding!

PPGMD From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 2453 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (9 years 2 months 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 2130 times:

Yep it is the A-7. I didn't notice that it doesn't have the funky wing raiser that the F8 had. I was thinking the A-7, but couldn't find a site to confirm it. Here is a more informative A-7 site.

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/a-7.htm

At worst, you screw up and die.

Galaxy5 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 2034 posts, RR: 27
Reply 5, posted (9 years 2 months 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 2114 times:

Definately an A-7 corsair.

here is an F-8

A-7

"damn, I didnt know prince could Ball like that" - Charlie Murphy

Contact_tower From Norway, joined Sep 2001, 536 posts, RR: 1
Reply 6, posted (9 years 2 months 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 2052 times:

I should think the "AF" markings would be a clue, since the USAF never had any Crusaders.

HaveBlue From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 2069 posts, RR: 1
Reply 7, posted (9 years 2 months 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 2048 times:

Definitely an A-7. Don't feel bad though, they were both made by Vought. The design of the aircraft are similiar, with the A-7 being a shorter attack version and the F-8 a longer (sexier) air to air fighter.

Got the rare chance to see the two together at this last weekends airshow. They were in unflyable condition but cool nonetheless.

Here Here for Severe Clear!

ExitRow From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (9 years 2 months 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 2033 times:

That there's a SLUF!

SlamClick From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 10062 posts, RR: 71
Reply 9, posted (9 years 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 1861 times:

Ling-Temco-Vought A-7D-7-CV Corsair II
70-0966
On display at the Virginia Air Museum, Richmond Intl Apt, VA.

And PPGMD that "funky wing raiser" the F-8 had is called variable-incidence, and it is really more of a fuselage-lowerer than a wing raiser. You fly the wing to the desired angle to control vertical flight path and (along with thrust) speed. If you kept the fuselage steady and "raised" the wing you would depart the flight path in most sporty fashion. Seen air-to-air the wing remains steady, the nose of the plane lowers. As the plane slows for an approach (using elevator to raise the wing angle) the pilot can still see over the nose and the intake still points forward.

Happiness is not seeing another trite Ste. Maarten photo all week long.

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