US Aircraft A-67 Dragon

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A-67 Dragon
A-67 Dragon.jpg
First flight of the A-67
General information
Type Counter-insurgency aircraft
Manufacturer US Aircraft Corp
StatusIn development
Number built1
History
First flightOctober 2006

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]

Contents

Specifications (A-67 prototype)

Data from Aircraft Comparison [4]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

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References

  1. ‘Iraqi COIN’ Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine , Special Operations Technology, August 14, 2007.
  2. Warwick, Graham (2007-03-13). "US Aircraft taps Tucano's former designer for new-look A-67 Dragon". Flight International. Flight global. Archived from the original on 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  3. Elliott, Dave (10 January 2018). "US AIRCRAFT A-67 "DRAGON"". MAPS Air Museum. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. "Aircraft Comparison" (PDF). usaircraftcorp.com. USA: USAircraft Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2020.