The LTV A-7 Corsair II is an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV). The A-7 was developed during the early 1960s as replacement for the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk.

The A-7 Corsair II was developed in response to a Navy requirement for a single-place, fair-weather subsonic attack plane capable of carrying a much heavier weapons load than the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk.

2024年8月24日 · The U.S. Navy A-7 Corsair II's fine combat record during the Vietnam War assured its place among the finest bomber aircraft in history.

The A-7E flew its first combat missions over Vietnam in May 1970, and was part of the Navy’s offensive firepower during the Operation Linebacker strikes and the aerial mining of North Vietnamese...

2021年9月12日 · The A-7 was part of the Navy’s offensive firepower during the Operation Linebacker strikes and the aerial mining of North Vietnamese ports that occurred in 1972.

In over 5 million flight hours between 1968 and 1991, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy A-7's were the U.S. military's most cost-effective aerial weapon.

The US Navy obtained three "A-7" prototypes, with the TF30 engine and twin cannon, followed by 199 "A-7A" production machines, and then 196 "A-7B" machines, with a more powerful TF30 engine.

U.S. Navy LTV A-7E Corsair II of Attack Squadron 72 armed with Mk 82 'Snakeeye' and AIM 9L 'Sidewinder'.

The LTV A-7 Corsair II, having first flown in September 1965 and introduced in February 1967, is a light attack, subsonic, carrier-capable aircraft produced by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) and primarily used by the United Stated Air Force and Navy.

From Wikipedia: The Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II is a carrier-based subsonic light attack aircraft introduced to replace the United States Navy’s A-4 Skyhawk, initially entering service during the Vietnam War.