First A-7 is a TA-7C two seater. Fully combat functional trainer. I worked on these things too. I worked in airframes (hydraulics). If those things weren't leaking, there wasn't anything in them!!!
This was the first aircraft I actually worked on. A work horse kind of bird, that's for sure, but terrible design for mechanics. Especially the son of a bitch bolt on the fuel pump. Safety wiring to specs was also a pain in the ass.
@Kostaros Actually, one of the tactics for A-7 is to fly above motorways in very low height, so it may blend with the traffic of the road. The traffic also appears as targets in most of the AA radar systems, or is ruled out by software in some other. In any case, it allows A-7 to move closer to targets undetected. Athough you see it moving very fast in this video, its subsonic design allows it to move very slower, so slow it may look like a fast moving car in enemy radar
O A-7 foi um doa aviões mais bonitos de sua época, e ainda hoje em meio a tantos aviões de guerra modernos, o A 7 ainda é belo.
galberable 8 months ago
Crazy bastards.
Bromopar 1 year ago
First A-7 is a TA-7C two seater. Fully combat functional trainer. I worked on these things too. I worked in airframes (hydraulics). If those things weren't leaking, there wasn't anything in them!!!
LANewell2 2 years ago
This was the first aircraft I actually worked on. A work horse kind of bird, that's for sure, but terrible design for mechanics. Especially the son of a bitch bolt on the fuel pump. Safety wiring to specs was also a pain in the ass.
lmfecher 2 years ago
Dad flew this plane off a carrier in 70,
It brought him home.
The markings in this vid look Greek.
Great pilots. Glad they're on our side.
oriskany 2 years ago 10
@oriskany it is greek!it's haf's markings!(hellenic air force)
jimphys 3 months ago
Awesome, what's the song?
jbcanada77 3 years ago
@jbcanada77 give love a bad name
gianniskg 1 year ago
@jbcanada77 you give love a bad name and the artist is bon jovi
jimphys 3 months ago
OmG 0:27-0:30!!!! Imagine driving your car there! Or your motorbike! Dangerous!!!
5* pilots and video!!!
Kostaros 3 years ago 4
@Kostaros Actually, one of the tactics for A-7 is to fly above motorways in very low height, so it may blend with the traffic of the road. The traffic also appears as targets in most of the AA radar systems, or is ruled out by software in some other. In any case, it allows A-7 to move closer to targets undetected. Athough you see it moving very fast in this video, its subsonic design allows it to move very slower, so slow it may look like a fast moving car in enemy radar
NeutralNegotiator 1 year ago
yes
manostzif1991 4 years ago
IM IN LOVE WITH AIRPLANE!
corsakias 4 years ago
Holly molly, Great vid, tks for sharing! 5/5
elgrecoXI 4 years ago 2