[Scotsman will be Free]

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.

[joe fonebone]

"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...