• Source: American Electric Piranha

The American Electric Piranha (also named Blair-American USA or American USA) was a prototype American counter-insurgency aircraft. Designed by Milt Blair and Dick Ennis in the early 1960s, it was built by the American Electric Corporation.
Developed for use by the United States Air Force under Project Little Brother, initial flight testing of the Piranha took place at Mojave Airport in California; following delivery for evaluation, it was tested at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The design armament of the Piranha was two pods each carrying four Zuni unguided rockets, mounted on the aircraft's wingtips, and a single 500-pound (230 kg) bomb on a belly hardpoint.
Evaluation of the Piranha ceased following the death of Milt Blair in an unrelated aircraft accident. The prototype, N1518, is flown by a private owner in Kansas.




Specifications


Data from Sport AviationGeneral characteristics
Crew: one
Wing area: 70 sq ft (6.5 m2)
Gross weight: 3,200 lb (1,451 kg)
Armament

Hardpoints: 1 with a capacity of 500 pounds (230 kg)
Rockets: 2 4-round 5.0-inch (127 mm) Zuni rocket pods




See also



Related development

LeVier Cosmic Wind
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Fletcher FD-25 Defender




References

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• LeVier Cosmic Wind
• General Dynamics European Land Systems
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