Redddevil911 Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 Four pages for the F-8, I like the F-8's as well but can we give it up the the little brother! Anyone? Quote
Jimbib Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 How's about this for some A-7 love? http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=20616 Quote
+column5 Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 A-7 is getting super High-Def 1080p treatment from the Mirage Factory. The E is now 95% complete and I have started skinning the D. Quote
Viper6 Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 Hey, The A-7 to me is a great ac! I use her a lot of the time I wish there was a campaing featuring her! I do a lot of single strike missions with the 'Super' variant. I wish she could carry a little more weight. But I really enjoy putting her thru her paces! Quote
+{FL}Hausser Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 Hey, The A-7 to me is a great ac! I use her a lot of the time I wish there was a campaing featuring her! I do a lot of single strike missions with the 'Super' variant. I wish she could carry a little more weight. But I really enjoy putting her thru her paces! The Operation Thunderhead 1986 Campaign I am doing for the Libya map has 4 flyable A-7E units! Quote
Piloto Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 PoAF A-7P and TA-7P Corsairs (This one is the "White Dove"....still in USN painting and markings overall) How could i possibly miss this topic?!? I just luv the SLUFF!!! Workhorse of the PoAF for almost 20yr.... SLUFF RULES!!! Quote
+Spectre_USA Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 The SLUF was an excellent mud-moving mutha! Too bad it was tainted by that dual USAF & USN deal. Quote
+DWCAce Posted October 2, 2007 Posted October 2, 2007 Here's some love: From the Air Victory Museum, Lumberton, NJ Quote
Rambler 1-1 Posted October 2, 2007 Posted October 2, 2007 Didn't the A-7 actually have a better power:weight ratio than the F-8? I never understood why people called the A-7 ugly. I allways thought it was elegant in it's simplicity, and I liked the solid, clean lines. If I was gonna fly an attack airplane off a carrier, I think the A-7 would be one of my first choices. Quote
triplethr3at Posted October 2, 2007 Posted October 2, 2007 Didn't the A-7 actually have a better power:weight ratio than the F-8? I never understood why people called the A-7 ugly. I allways thought it was elegant in it's simplicity, and I liked the solid, clean lines. If I was gonna fly an attack airplane off a carrier, I think the A-7 would be one of my first choices. I think all planes are georgeouse. no exeptions.....well maybe cesnas Quote
Rambler 1-1 Posted October 2, 2007 Posted October 2, 2007 I think all planes are georgeouse. no exeptions.....well maybe cesnas whoa-ho! I think we should start an "ugliet airplane" thread to prove that there are planes WAY uglier than cessnas. Quote
Sgt.KAR98 Posted October 2, 2007 Posted October 2, 2007 I confess that I stopped playing with it for some time... BTW,why there is the A-7? The F-8 is poor for strike or ground attack missions? Quote
+Florian Posted October 2, 2007 Posted October 2, 2007 Falling in double (seat) love with the Corsair! Greets Florian Quote
+Florian Posted October 2, 2007 Posted October 2, 2007 A TA-7C I presume. When finished, it should be an TA-7E. Quote
Guest Saganuay82 Posted October 2, 2007 Posted October 2, 2007 I remember being in the 7th grade and being out in front of the school and a flight of 4 doing a break overhead. I thought that was a cool plane. They must have been USAF birds cause we don't have any. We had low level training airspace in nrothern New Brunswick at the time. I also remember a Time Life book I think, it was a big picture book on the Vietnam war and they showed a A-7 and the pop up manouver to hit its target. Stuff you remember from when you were a kid. Quote
+CrimsonRoamer Posted October 2, 2007 Posted October 2, 2007 If it looks like a brick, flies like a brick and is about to drop several tons of ordinance on you, it's probably a Corsair Quote
+Syrinx Posted October 2, 2007 Posted October 2, 2007 Corsair's are a bit like my Dad, short and fat, not as fast as they'd like to be but totally dependable and capable of flattening most targets!... Quote
RunsWithScissors Posted October 2, 2007 Posted October 2, 2007 Anyone remember a twin-engine proposal for the A-7? I remember seeing an artist's rendition in Airman magazine (I think), in the 80s...can't seem to find anything via google... Quote
+JediMaster Posted October 3, 2007 Posted October 3, 2007 A twin-engined A-7? I don't remember that, but I do remember the A-7F w/afterburner. I can't imagine how a twinned A-7 would work. The rear fuselage would be a mess! Oh, and Nicky, did your dad ever have the nickname SLUF? Quote
+FastCargo Posted October 3, 2007 Posted October 3, 2007 Actually, I remember that picture!!! Yep, just looked it up. In Janes All The World Aircraft, 78-79, page 449. From the text: VOUGHT V-529D "Vought has proposed a twin-engined development of the A-7E to the US Navy. The single TF41 engine of the current A-7E would be replaced by two GE F404 turbojets, each producing approx 16000lb st. Structural changes to accommodate this new power plant would include an increase of (1 ft, 8 in) in fuselage length to provide static balance, a local fuselage width increase of (2 ft 5 in), and a new aft fuselage structure with bifurcated duct." I'll see if I can scan in the picture later. Also, found out about an alternative to this proposal...using a single F101 engine!!!!! That jet would have been HOT! FastCargo Quote
+suhsjake Posted October 3, 2007 Posted October 3, 2007 (edited) SLUF would have become QLUF. Edited October 3, 2007 by suhsjake Quote
Rambler 1-1 Posted October 3, 2007 Posted October 3, 2007 A faster A-7 would just be a bomber F-8! actually, that's not bad. A bomber with a bite! MiGs beware! Quote
+76.IAP-Blackbird Posted October 3, 2007 Posted October 3, 2007 Fast Cargo! Pls scan this pic! pls! We need really a twinengine A-7! Love this series from thirdwire! Great sim.. Quote
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