US Aircraft A-67 Dragon
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| A-67 Dragon | |
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| First flight of the A-67 | |
| Role | Counter-insurgency aircraft |
| Manufacturer | US Aircraft Corp |
| First flight | October 2006 |
| Status | In development |
| Number built | 1 |
The US Aircraft A-67 Dragon is a single-engine, propeller-driven, ground-attack aircraft. It is designed for counter-insurgency (COIN), close air support (CAS), and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.[1] The A-67 is a low-cost aircraft built for low-intensity conflict situations, with a reported unit price of $4–5 million.[2] The sole aircraft built is in storage at the MAPS Air Museum.[3]
Specifications (A-67 prototype)
Data from USAircraft Corporation[4]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
Performance
- Power/mass: 4.63 lb/shp clean
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- Air Tractor AT-802U
- Beechcraft T-6 Texan II
- Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano
- KAI KT-1
- Pilatus PC-21
- Piper PA-48 Enforcer
- PZL-130 Orlik
- TAI Hürkuş
References
- ^ ‘Iraqi COIN’ Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Special Operations Technology, August 14, 2007.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Warwickwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Elliott, Dave (10 January 2018). "US AIRCRAFT A-67 "DRAGON"". MAPS Air Museum. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ Aircraft Comparison Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine USAircraft Corporation. Accessed 16 March 2009
External links
- US Aircraft A-67 web page
- A-67's New Home at MAPS Air Museum
- "Dubai 2007: USAC seeking launch customer for low-cost Dragon". Flight Daily News, 13 November 2007.
- "New ISR/attack aircraft emerges in Ohio". C4ISR Journal, 16 January 2007.
- "Warbird specialist flies A-67 Dragon". Flight International, 24 October 2006.
- "A-67 Dragon counter-insurgency aircraft quietly makes first flight". Flight Global, 18 October 2006.
- "Boeing considers restarting OV-10 production after 23-year hiatus". Flight International, 1 February 2009.
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