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When the A-1 Skyraider Shot Down Two MiG-17 Jets Over Vietnam
The MiG pilots had completely misjudged the Skyraiders, possibly assuming their speed advantage would ensure early ...
Air Force’s newest plane, the Skyraider II, honors a legendary aircraft
The Skyraider II is the latest aircraft to pay homage to a legendary plane. The original A-1 Skyraider flew from 1946 to the ...
Air Force general says service’s newest plane could be used over the US-Mexico border
The Skyraider II is designed to conduct precision strikes and fly armed reconnaissance missions for troops on the ground.
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OA-1K Officially Dubbed Skyraider II, Honoring the Legendary A-1 Skyraider
and a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67F engine. A key advantage of the Skyraider II is its low operating cost. Air Tractor reports that its cost per flying hour is in the hundreds of dollars—far lower ...
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USAF Chooses Skyraider II Name for Rugged Attack Plane Derived from Agricultural Aircraft
The Air Force Special Operations Command has named the L3Harris OA-1K attack and ISR aircraft Skyraider II, first ones to ...
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Skyraider Returns: Why The US Has Resurrected The Vietnam-Era Combat Plane Name
It's powered by a single Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67F 1,600-horsepower turboprop engine, enabling the Skyraider II to reach a maximum speed of 245 mph and an altitude of 10,000 feet. These are the ...
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A-1 Skyraider: The Air Force’s Last Propellor Plane
So the jet engine is hardly new—which is what makes ... was still operating a propeller-driven attack aircraft, the A-1 Skyraider. In the 1970s, the A-1 was an anachronism.
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Air Force revives Skyraider name for new light attack aircraft
The Skyraider II is able to change hard pods for ... The aircraft has received criticism for using a propeller instead of a jet engine. Some media outlets have referred to it as a “crop duster ...