USAF looking into beater jets

[just Warren]

Americans prefer a V-8.

[TommyGunn]

I'm sort of surprised that nobody has come up with a kit/commercial version of a single seat sport jet modeled on the WWII German V-1 . . . maybe landing gear is too expensive, or the engine is hard to throttle?

....Maybe it was the splodey thing at the end of the flight......

[KD5NRH]

....Maybe it was the splodey thing at the end of the flight......

Yeah, sort of like the guy who thought the Ki-115 would make a fun kit plane because it was designed to be cheap and easy to make.  Guess he could petition the FAA to make a special license available for it without all the landing stuff on the test too.

[Hawkmoon]

That Scorpion looks like the Javelin personal jet that never really got off the ground.

Hmmm ...

Scorpion:




Sakar: http://sakeraircraft.com/

[T.O.M.]

Why not dig out the plans for the old A-1 Skyraider prop plane?  It was viable against NVA air defenses, so it should do fine against ISIS.  Update it with better chaff and flares...  it would do well in close air support, and for less money than a jet.

[Hawkmoon]

Why not dig out the plans for the old A-1 Skyraider prop plane?  It was viable against NVA air defenses, so it should do fine against ISIS.  Update it with better chaff and flares...  it would do well in close air support, and for less money than a jet.

Don't they use the Bronco in that role?

[T.O.M.]

Don't they use the Bronco in that role?

Bronco is retired as well.  But the OV-10 is more of a general purpose airframe ed with some combat capabilites.   The A-1 is pure combat.  It was even successful in somer air to air versus jets. 

https://theaviationist.com/2015/01/14/the-most-unusual-mig-killer-the-skyraider-air-to-air-victories-on-north-vietnamese-mig-17s/