Talk:A-7 Corsair II

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1 Reformat
2 Pivoting Wings
3 Ridiculous Question
4 Not vandalism
5 Outstanding Photos

[edit] Reformat

This article has been updated to conform to the WikiProject Aircraft manual of style: Wikipedia:WikiProject_Aircraft/page_content - Emt147 ^Burninate! 04:46, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pivoting Wings

Did this aircraft have pivoting wings that rose for takeoff and landing? 12.74.74.83 21:03, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

No, you are thinking of its predecessor, the F-8 Crusader. - Emt147 ^Burninate! 21:20, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ridiculous Question

Was it really 'short little ugly FELLER' like it always says in the books - or was it something else beginning with F? I've wondered for years. Notreallydavid 17:45, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

My conversations with Air Force veterans of A-7D operations "back in the day" taught me that "feller" is .... um... euphemized. "F" in "SLUF" did, indeed, stand for the American military universal indeterminate noun of copulatory provenance. Compare the first item B-52 Stratofortress#Trivia to see the Strategic Air Command contemporary to this usage.--Gnoitall 18:49, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Not vandalism

That wasn't vandalism. J. Russell Clark(sorry don't have his first name) was at the head of the team of engineers who designed the A-7. I read this in a book: Les bombardiers Américains by Patrick Facon (Editions Atlas 1992). I don't suppose it's very imporant though. Just didn't want people to think i was vandalizing.Raoulduke47 17:11, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Sorry! I wasn't totally certain it was vandalism, which is why I added "apparent". You'd be surprised how many users we get who think it's funny to put their own or their friends' names in that slot. I did check your talk page first, but I didn't see any aviation-related itmes, so I thought it might be someone using your comp who decided to have some "fun". I later checked your contributions list, and saw that you have been editing aircraft articles. We aren't using the "Designer" field much anymore; see Template talk:Infobox Aircraft#Designer for a detailed explanation on why. Happy editing, and sorry again for the mistake. - BillCJ 17:25, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Va 46 commanded by Cmd. Matheney, 1978 cruise to the Med. I knew Capt Tuttle who was also called sluf for his call sign. I asked him about that one day when He and I were walking along the starboad passage way on the 2nd deck and he said because that is what he is a short little ugly f....... At the same on that cruise in 1978 we lost a great Pilot from VA46. He name is Lt. Kincaid. He left behind a great wife and family. She had it hard for a few months but we of the squadron all helped her out while she went through the transition from a Navy wife to a navy Widow going into Civilian life. Lt Kincaid Was Ordered to be launched by Capt Tuttle and get that Plane off of my dam ship.. Reasons are unknown as to why he ordered the launch as he knew that the angle deck launch was having problems with steaming pressuring up. Take care fellow squadron mates. Lt.Col August Sheldon TXSG Retired back then I was an E-5-MS-2

[edit] Outstanding Photos

This article has really evolved into excellence. I like the mix of air force and navy A-7 photos that have been contributed. Good show to everyone who has spent time adding to this!

Bwmoll3 (talk) 22:38, 7 January 2008 (UTC)