• Source: US Aircraft A-67 Dragon

      • 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. The A-67 is a low-cost aircraft built for low-intensity conflict situations, with a reported unit price of $4–5 million. The sole aircraft built is in storage at the MAPS Air Museum.


      Specifications (A-67 prototype)


      Data from Aircraft ComparisonGeneral characteristics
      Crew: 2
      Length: 34 ft 1.2 in (10.394 m)
      Wingspan: 38 ft (12 m)
      Wing area: 211 sq ft (19.6 m2)
      Empty weight: 4,800 lb (2,177 kg)
      Max takeoff weight: 10,200 lb (4,627 kg)
      Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68/3 turboprop, 1,250 shp (930 kW)
      Propellers: 4-bladed constant-speed propeller
      Performance

      Maximum speed: 371 kn (427 mph, 687 km/h)
      Range: 1,634 nmi (1,880 mi, 3,026 km)
      Service ceiling: 35,000 ft (11,000 m)
      Rate of climb: 4,882 ft/min (24.80 m/s)
      Wing loading: 35.1 lb/sq ft (171 kg/m2)
      Power/mass: 0.216 hp/lb (0.355 kW/kg)


      See also



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      AHRLAC Holdings Ahrlac
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      KAI KT-1
      Pilatus PC-21
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      PZL-130 Orlik
      TAI Hürkuş


      References




      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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