VERSIONS – YA-7F
YA-7F (later)
Avionics: upgraded with
fully integrated digital
navigation and weapons
delivery system using a
Ring Laser Gyro Inertial
Navigation and GPS
(Global Positioning
System), secure radio
system, AN/ALQ-165/184 jamming pods in lower
rear fuselage
Ventral ECM
fairing
Instrumented test boom
Rear .46 m (18 in) fuselage plug
OBOGS (OnBoard Oxygen Generation System
ILS antennas
Weapons load increased
to 7,883 kg (17,380 lb)
1 x Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220
afterburning turbofan
2 A-7D airframes (71-0344, 70-1039) modified
to YA-7F prototypes,details as A-7E unless
otherwise indicated
Forward .75 m (29.5 in) fuselage plug
5.25º anhedral to rear stabilisers
New aft section/tailcone to
accommodate afterburner
angled upwards by 4.34º
Fin height increased
by .254 m (10 in)
Additional NACA-style inlet
Additional cooling inlet
Reskinned wings with high lift trailing
edge automatic manoeuvring flaps
and lift dump spoilers
FLIR (Forward-Looking
Infra-Red pod capability
integrated with weapons
system and HUD
Additional
cooling inlets
2 AN/ALE-40 chaff/
flare dispensers
under rear fuselage
FLIR screen and colour MFD (multi-Function Displays) , HOTAS (Hands On Throttle
And Stick in cockpit
Additional pitot
probe on starboard
side of nose
Additional LEX (Leading Edge eXensions)
New wide-angle
holographic HUD
Tailcone removed during flight tests exposing Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-220 afterburner
YA-7F
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