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Ultimate
Bomb Truck: Vought's A-7 Corsair II Vought's A-7 is
one of the world's most cost/effective and capable attack aircraft ever
flown. Although derived from Vought's legendary F-8 Crusader, the A-7
is a completely different aircraft. Limiting speed to below Mach 1 and
eliminating other features of the F-8 dramatically reduced structural
weight and cost, allowing the A-7 to carry three times the Crusader's
weapon load and deliver it extremely efficiently and with unprecedented
accuracy. The A-7 has seen service in numerous conflicts and performed
very well in the attack role - in US service in Vietnam it achieved one
of the lowest aircraft loss rates. Today A-7s are still in service with
two countries.
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