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Posted: 9/26/2014 1:50:33 PM EDT
Warhawks in the foreground, Chargers in the rear |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 1:55:28 PM EDT
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fuck yes
show me someone who doesnt love an A-7, and I'll show you someone who obviously isn't an aviator.... and is probably a communist. |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 1:58:02 PM EDT
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In for more pics! No free loading(not my pic):
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Posted: 9/26/2014 1:59:40 PM EDT
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First time I saw one I thought "What an ugly airplane"
I spent the next 4 years working on them I learned to love them |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:01:29 PM EDT
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Seen one of them suck up a boulder while I was on deployment in Korea for Team Spirit '86. Doing high power run up's. Aftermath wasn't a pretty picture
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:03:41 PM EDT
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loved seeing the A-7D's flying around Rickenbacker in the 80's
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:03:51 PM EDT
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I loved flying them in Battlefield: Vietnam.
Only American plane I could dogfight with successfully. |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:05:19 PM EDT
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The A-7 is a cool looking plane. Always liked it.
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:06:56 PM EDT
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I loved them in Jane's USNF '97.
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:09:47 PM EDT
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loved seeing the A-7D's flying around Rickenbacker in the 80's I loved watching them come play with us at Ft Campbell in the 80's. |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:11:02 PM EDT
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You gotta figure that a plane that slow and funky looking staying in service with the "fighter pilot culture" of the USAF and the Navy for that long has got to be a bad mother fucker.
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:11:02 PM EDT
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Seen one of them suck up a boulder while I was on deployment in Korea for Team Spirit '86. Doing high power run up's. Aftermath wasn't a pretty picture I loved running them up at High Power The TF-41 is an incredible engine |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:12:06 PM EDT
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Loved the A-7, but prefer the looks of the F-8.
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:15:46 PM EDT
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You gotta figure that a plane that slow and funky looking staying in service with the "fighter pilot culture" of the USAF and the Navy for that long has got to be a bad mother fucker. It was the last true gunfighter, and an absolute tits machine. |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:15:49 PM EDT
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Iowa National Guard flew over the house every day during the summers growing up.
The good 'ole days. 
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:16:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I loved flying them in Battlefield: Vietnam. Only American plane I could dogfight with successfully.  I would've loved seeing the Boeing offering win the JSF competition, to bring back the ugly bastard's shape to the common skies. |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:20:04 PM EDT
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Those are always sexy. Like it slightly better in the pointier F-8 version but still damn fine looking. One of the best looking wings ever made.
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:20:09 PM EDT
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It was the last true gunfighter, and an absolute tits machine. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You gotta figure that a plane that slow and funky looking staying in service with the "fighter pilot culture" of the USAF and the Navy for that long has got to be a bad mother fucker. It was the last true gunfighter, and an absolute tits machine. F-8 Crusader was the last gunfighter. The A-7 was dirt mover. They were cousins. |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:22:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:25:59 PM EDT
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I loved them in Jane's USNF '97. hehehe... THIS! |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:26:14 PM EDT
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F-8 Crusader was the last gunfighter. The A-7 was dirt mover. They were cousins. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You gotta figure that a plane that slow and funky looking staying in service with the "fighter pilot culture" of the USAF and the Navy for that long has got to be a bad mother fucker. It was the last true gunfighter, and an absolute tits machine. F-8 Crusader was the last gunfighter. The A-7 was dirt mover. They were cousins. I can never tell the two apart without the wing elevated on the F-8. Didn't A-7s have cannons? |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:36:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryNow That looks cool |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:37:39 PM EDT
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I can never tell the two apart without the wing elevated on the F-8. Didn't A-7s have cannons? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You gotta figure that a plane that slow and funky looking staying in service with the "fighter pilot culture" of the USAF and the Navy for that long has got to be a bad mother fucker. It was the last true gunfighter, and an absolute tits machine. F-8 Crusader was the last gunfighter. The A-7 was dirt mover. They were cousins. I can never tell the two apart without the wing elevated on the F-8. Didn't A-7s have cannons? One has a pointy nose, the other does not. |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:39:11 PM EDT
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I can never tell the two apart without the wing elevated on the F-8. Didn't A-7s have cannons? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You gotta figure that a plane that slow and funky looking staying in service with the "fighter pilot culture" of the USAF and the Navy for that long has got to be a bad mother fucker. It was the last true gunfighter, and an absolute tits machine. F-8 Crusader was the last gunfighter. The A-7 was dirt mover. They were cousins. I can never tell the two apart without the wing elevated on the F-8. Didn't A-7s have cannons? Yes. A and B models had two Colt 20mm. D and E a Vulcan. |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:40:30 PM EDT
[#24]
SLUF FTW.
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:51:53 PM EDT
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I loved them in Jane's USNF '97. Thanks a lot, homo. I went to google trying to find a screenshot to post, and ended up watching vids from the game Now I'm gonna end up spending the rest of the evening trying to get the game to run in Windows 7. What can I say--the visuals and audio take me back to a more carefree time in my life. So bleep you very much Apex inbound, drop chaff... 
Dat ex-Soviet swarm is within spitting distance of the carrier action, doe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgg2SI17Vpo |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:52:37 PM EDT
[#26]
The A-7F would have been a hell of an airplane.
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Posted: 9/26/2014 2:53:26 PM EDT
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Thanks a lot, homo. I went to google trying to find a screenshot to post, and ended up watching vids from the game Now I'm gonna end up spending the rest of the evening trying to get the game to run in Windows 7. So bleep you very much Apex inbound, drop chaff... http://www.migman.com/sw/USNF/pics/train-008.jpg Dat ex-Soviet swarm is within spitting distance of the carrier action, doe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgg2SI17Vpo Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I loved them in Jane's USNF '97. Thanks a lot, homo. I went to google trying to find a screenshot to post, and ended up watching vids from the game Now I'm gonna end up spending the rest of the evening trying to get the game to run in Windows 7. So bleep you very much Apex inbound, drop chaff... http://www.migman.com/sw/USNF/pics/train-008.jpg Dat ex-Soviet swarm is within spitting distance of the carrier action, doe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgg2SI17Vpo I loved that game growing up. |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 3:06:03 PM EDT
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I loved that game growing up. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I loved them in Jane's USNF '97. Thanks a lot, homo. I went to google trying to find a screenshot to post, and ended up watching vids from the game Now I'm gonna end up spending the rest of the evening trying to get the game to run in Windows 7. So bleep you very much Apex inbound, drop chaff... http://www.migman.com/sw/USNF/pics/train-008.jpg Dat ex-Soviet swarm is within spitting distance of the carrier action, doe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgg2SI17Vpo I loved that game growing up. This was my childhood. Loved the Vietnam missions especially! There were mission editors and other ways to fly the non-player planes too! |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 3:11:27 PM EDT
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Navy "A" school we got to do maintenance turns on these planes. That was way cool being an E nothing getting to sit in the cockpit with control of the throttle.
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Posted: 9/26/2014 3:38:28 PM EDT
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This was my childhood. Loved the Vietnam missions especially! There were mission editors and other ways to fly the non-player planes too! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I loved them in Jane's USNF '97. Thanks a lot, homo. I went to google trying to find a screenshot to post, and ended up watching vids from the game Now I'm gonna end up spending the rest of the evening trying to get the game to run in Windows 7. So bleep you very much Apex inbound, drop chaff... http://www.migman.com/sw/USNF/pics/train-008.jpg Dat ex-Soviet swarm is within spitting distance of the carrier action, doe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgg2SI17Vpo I loved that game growing up. This was my childhood. Loved the Vietnam missions especially! There were mission editors and other ways to fly the non-player planes too! Yep! That was good stuff. |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 3:40:43 PM EDT
[#31]
I always liked them. The original mouth breather.
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Posted: 9/26/2014 3:46:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/26/2014 3:46:19 PM EDT
[#33]
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fuck yes show me someone who doesnt love an A-7, and I'll show you someone who obviously isn't an aviator.... and is probably a communist. Pure fucking junk. I worked on them for almost 7 years. Junk Junk Junk Junk (in before SluffDriver) |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 3:48:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI love that paint scheme. Great pic! |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 3:51:35 PM EDT
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It was the last true gunfighter, and an absolute tits machine. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You gotta figure that a plane that slow and funky looking staying in service with the "fighter pilot culture" of the USAF and the Navy for that long has got to be a bad mother fucker. It was the last true gunfighter, and an absolute tits machine. Gunfighter? The gun was not for air to air, it was for ground attack. |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 3:53:14 PM EDT
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The A-7F would have been a hell of an airplane. It would have been a supersonic pile of shit. |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 3:53:40 PM EDT
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Gunfighter? The gun was not for air to air, it was for ground attack. There's plenty of stuff on the ground to fight with a gun. 
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Posted: 9/26/2014 4:05:20 PM EDT
[#38]
They were around for a long time. I always liked to see them flying.
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Posted: 9/26/2014 4:20:23 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/26/2014 4:22:23 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/26/2014 4:25:09 PM EDT
[#41]
Daddy? Is that you?
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Posted: 9/26/2014 4:25:49 PM EDT
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First time I saw one I thought "What an ugly airplane" I spent the next 4 years working on them I learned to love them Then you thought, "What a short, little, ugly fat fucker!"
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Posted: 9/26/2014 4:37:28 PM EDT
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Thanks a lot, homo. I went to google trying to find a screenshot to post, and ended up watching vids from the game Now I'm gonna end up spending the rest of the evening trying to get the game to run in Windows 7. What can I say--the visuals and audio take me back to a more carefree time in my life. So bleep you very much Apex inbound, drop chaff... http://www.migman.com/sw/USNF/pics/train-008.jpg Dat ex-Soviet swarm is within spitting distance of the carrier action, doe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgg2SI17Vpo Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I loved them in Jane's USNF '97. Thanks a lot, homo. I went to google trying to find a screenshot to post, and ended up watching vids from the game Now I'm gonna end up spending the rest of the evening trying to get the game to run in Windows 7. What can I say--the visuals and audio take me back to a more carefree time in my life. So bleep you very much Apex inbound, drop chaff... http://www.migman.com/sw/USNF/pics/train-008.jpg Dat ex-Soviet swarm is within spitting distance of the carrier action, doe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgg2SI17Vpo At the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum you can "fly" a full motion simulator that plays Janes and use a Phantom to shoot down MiGs- it will totally satisfy your inner 12 year old Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 4:49:53 PM EDT
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fuck yes show me someone who doesnt love an A-7, and I'll show you someone who obviously isn't an aviator.... and is probably a communist. Not an aviator, but I love the SLUF. As a matter of fact, I love any plane with an "A" in front of it. |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 4:53:06 PM EDT
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hehehe... THIS! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I loved them in Jane's USNF '97. hehehe... THIS! I like flying them in Arma 3
Unfortunately the paintjobs are limited, and they are relatively low texture because they are ported from older arma games. 
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Posted: 9/26/2014 4:58:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Pure fucking junk. I worked on them for almost 7 years. Junk Junk Junk Junk (in before SluffDriver) Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: fuck yes show me someone who doesnt love an A-7, and I'll show you someone who obviously isn't an aviator.... and is probably a communist. Pure fucking junk. I worked on them for almost 7 years. Junk Junk Junk Junk (in before SluffDriver) |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 5:03:15 PM EDT
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fuck yes show me someone who doesnt love an A-7, and I'll show you someone who obviously isn't an aviator.... and is probably a communist. What about an Aviator at heart.... Love that machine of awsomness. That and the F14 |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 9:20:40 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/26/2014 9:29:07 PM EDT
[#49]
My A7E can kick the shit out of your Honor Roll Student
Jeebus Freeking Christmas.....We insult each other over our own planes. WTF |
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Posted: 9/26/2014 9:37:33 PM EDT
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Ensign Eaters.....
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