The A-7E Corsair II

The A-7E Corsair II (HMCKR)

Location: Mt Pleasant, SC 29464 Charleston County
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N 32° 47.418', W 79° 54.505'

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BuNo. 159291

The A-7 Corsair II was a carrier-based lightattack aircraft designed to replace the A-4Skyhawk. The aircraft was given its popularname in honor of the WW II F-4U Corsair. TheCorsair II (A-7A) made its combat debut in late1967 aboard the USS Ranger (CV-61) duringthe Vietnam War. This aircraft (A-7E) participated in the last Corsair II combat missions from theUSS Kennedy (CV-67) during Desert Stormin 1991.

Manufacturer : Vought (later LTV)
Type: carrier-based light attack aircraft
Crew : pilot
Powerplant: one 14,250 lb (6,463.5 kg) static thrustAllison TF41-A-2 turbofan
Wingspan: 46 ft 2 in (11.81 m)
Length: 46 ft 2 in (14.06 m)
Height: 16 ft (4.88 m)
Weight: 19,490 lbs (8,840.5 kg) empty; 42,000 lbs(19,051 kg) maximum
Armament: one 20mm Vulcan multi-barrel cannons;two fuselage mounted Sidewinder (short range)air-to-air missles; 12,000 lbs ( 5,443 kg) ofexternal (under-wing) ordnance
Maximum speed: 693 mph (1,115 km/h)
Combat radius: 475 miles (764 kilometers)
Service ceiling: 43,000 ft (13,106 m)

This aircraft on loan from the National Museumof Naval Aviation at Pensacola, Florida
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HM NumberHMCKR
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Placed ByPatriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum
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Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 8:13pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 602214 N 3628567
Decimal Degrees32.79030000, -79.90841667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 47.418', W 79° 54.505'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 47' 25.08" N, 79° 54' 30.30" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 40 Patriots Point Rd, Mt Pleasant SC 29464, US
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