A-7D/E Question (was Why no armor for soldiers ?)

"redc1c4" wrote in message


the manufacturer states what the empty, max, and fuel weights were for
the plane. they don't add up to your numbers.

either you, or Vought and the Air Force, are lying. i'll let others
decide which is which on their own

redc1c4,
what say the residents of RAM; is he talking out his ass again?


In 1982, Jane's had the following figures for the A-7E:

Empty Weight: 19,127 lbs
Max T-O Weight: 42,000 lbs

That's a difference of 22,837lbs, so potential payload did exceed the empty
weight of the aircraft. But that's including pilot, consumables, fuel, and
weapons (including pylons). The maximum external weapon load was stated as
15,000 lbs. That was carried on six underwnig hardpoints (four @ 3500 lbs,
two @ 25000 lbs) and twio fuselage stations @ 500 lbs (for AAMs). Yes, that
adds to 20,000 lbs, but you could not safely load all the stations to their
maximum stressed weights.

Whether that's a realistic load for operational use is of course a different
issue.

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