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US Aircraft A-67 Dragon

Summary

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]

A-67 Dragon
First flight of the A-67
Role Counter-insurgency aircraft
Manufacturer US Aircraft Corp
First flight October 2006
Status In development
Number built 1

Specifications (A-67 prototype) edit

Data from Aircraft Comparison[4]

General 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 edit

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References edit

  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.

External links edit

  • 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.