To: saundby
Break out the old A-1 Skyraiders aka “Spad”. What the heck. Cheaper to fly than a jet and it was a hell of a ground attack airplane. Might be more green than a jet, too. Now there’s a real plus. Probably not with that big old radial engine, though.
9 posted on
01/23/2010 3:13:57 AM PST by
Scotsman will be Free
(11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
To: Scotsman will be Free
"Break out the old A-1 Skyraiders aka Spad. "
I am an advocate of doing just that. Not pulling the old prints and building them, but of a new design prop job for close air support and ground attack hunter / killer role. Having a few dozen of this type of aircraft in Afghanistan, with the terrain and type of enemy we face there, could be very beneficial...
18 posted on
01/23/2010 5:11:23 AM PST by
joe fonebone
(A third party does need the majority to control the house...they only need 10%)
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