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A-7A HUD (Gunsight)

Wed Jan 30, 2013 1:06 am

Does anyone know what type of HUD (Gunsight) was installed in the early A-7A Corsair II? I think that the D models and beyond had AN/AVQ-7. We have a IPB for the aircraft but they don't list it. I'm calling it a HUD (Gunsight) because the only reference that the IPB has is an overall drawing of the cockpit and they label it as a gunsight.
Thanks
Ron Stout
Pacific Coast Air Museum
Santa Rosa, Ca.

Re: A-7A HUD (Gunsight)

Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:24 pm

Is this it?

http://www.cranetechnologiesinc.com/IP9 ... Sight.html

cadet77

Re: A-7A HUD (Gunsight)

Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:58 pm

Thanks for the link but this is the AVQ-7 that was used in some of the later models. What we are looking for is the really early version before the AVQ-7 was used. We have both a Flight Manual and an IPB for the A-7A but neither lists a part number, they just say "gunsight" - frustrating!

Re: A-7A HUD (Gunsight)

Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:40 pm

Another place to look:

http://www.designation-systems.net/usmi ... .html#_AVX

cadet77

Re: A-7A HUD (Gunsight)

Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:59 am

Wow, great link. This will help with a lot of our other projects at the Museum but we are still looking for the type of gun sight that was installed in the early A-7As, before the AVQ-7 HUD.
Thanks
Ron
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