Page 1 of 1
Where is Diemert when you need him!
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:53 pm
by Ztex
The folks from Olney, Texas are giving the Defender concept the old college try...with a proven airframe...
http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2009/06/photos-new-gunship-flies-to-pa.html
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:56 pm
by retroaviation
A friend of mine flew the ones that sprayed the "weed" killer on the crops down in Central America. It had armor plating and self sealing fuel tanks, just like in the cool airplanes! He said there were a few times the armor was nice insurance to have. Apparently those folks didn't much care for crop dusters killing their crops.
Gary
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:11 pm
by A2C
Is it me, or are standards lowering? R/C airplanes given the euphemism UAV and cropdusters used as a substitute for A-10's.. What next? How about BD-5J replaces F-16?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:41 pm
by LadyO2Pilot
I want one !!!!!!!!!
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:14 pm
by mtpopejoy
Me too!
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:24 pm
by A2C
Are you sure? Expensive overhauls-$150,000-PT6 engine
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 6:59 pm
by muddyboots
how much is it to overhaul an A10?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:34 pm
by Tulio
retroaviation wrote:A friend of mine flew the ones that sprayed the "weed" killer on the crops down in Central America. It had armor plating and self sealing fuel tanks, just like in the cool airplanes! He said there were a few times the armor was nice insurance to have. Apparently those folks didn't much care for crop dusters killing their crops.
Gary
The dad of a friend of mine, was killed flying one of those in Western Guatemala back in the 1980s.
Those airplanes have been used also in Colombia, and a couple I have seen, were armed with .30cal mgs. Later on, they flew with armed UH-1H escorts while spraying (in Guatemala, and I understand, also in Colombia).
Saludos,
Tulio
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:39 pm
by Oscar Duck
..and Burma/Thailand in the "Golden Triangle:. A friend of mine flew them mainly at night. He carried a pistol for self defence in the event of an unscheduled landing [as he says to shoot himself!]
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:23 am
by brucev
Air Tractor makes a great family of aircraft, but this is a bit on the strange side
even stranger will be Leland Snow selling even one of these.
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:18 pm
by tex-fan
new talks with new countries about this plane in a local paper.
http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/200 ... r-takeoff/