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A-37 Dragonfly

405 Hooha12  10 hours ago

The Cessna A-37 Dragonfly, or Super Tweet, is a jet-powered, light attack aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Cessna.

It was developed during the Vietnam War in response to military interest in new counter-insurgency (COIN) aircraft to replace aging types such as the Douglas A-1 Skyraider. A formal United States Air Force evaluation of the T-37 Tweet basic trainer for the COIN mission was conducted in late 1962, after which it was concluded that it could be modified to effectively perform the role. The attack-orientated A-37 was directly derived from the T-37, roughly doubling in both all-up weight and engine thrust to permit considerable quantities of munitions to be carried along with extended flight endurance and additional mission avionics.

AG-1 for cockpit, AG 2 for jettison rocket pods, AG3 for nav lights, AG8 for engines. VTOL down for flaps, brake for airbrake/spoilers, trim for trim. Armed with 4 M117 750lb bombs, 2 mark 82 500lb bombs, and 2 LAU/32-A rocket pods.

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General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 83.6ft (25.5m)
  • Length 62.8ft (19.2m)
  • Height 20.2ft (6.2m)
  • Empty Weight 20,651lbs (9,367kg)
  • Loaded Weight 33,260lbs (15,086kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.216
  • Wing Loading 20.9lbs/ft2 (101.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,593.7ft2 (148.1m2)
  • Drag Points 10025

Parts

  • Number of Parts 216
  • Control Surfaces 15
  • Performance Cost 1,260
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    405 Hooha12

    Peak American engineering, take civilian aircraft, dump a bunch of weapons on it

    9 hours ago
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    6,458 Wiz

    GOOOOOOD MORNING VIETNAM!!!! 🦅🦅🦅

    +1 9 hours ago