Check out the numbers on the A-7F and marvel. The plane was developed in 1985 and was meant to replace....the A-10 which at the time was being criticized by the USAF for being too slow! via Wikipedia.
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Length: 50 ft 1/2 in (15.25 m)
- Wingspan: 38 ft 9 in (11.81 m)
- Height: 16 ft 11 in (5.16 m)
- Empty weight: 23,068 lb (10,463 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 46,000 lb (20,865 kg)
Performance
- Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 turbofan dry, 26,000 lbf (120 kN) with afterburner
- Maximum speed: Mach 1.2
- Range: 2,302 mi (2,000 nmi; 3,705 km) maximum with four 300 gallon external tanks
Armament
- Service ceiling: 55,000 ft (16,764 m)
- Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan gatling gun
- Hardpoints: external with a capacity of over 17,000 lb of ordnance,
