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Re: P-51 vs. A-10
Posted by Scott WRG Editor on Fri Aug 15, 2003 05:35:04 AM
In reply top Re: P-51 vs. A-10 posted by Tulio on Fri Aug 15, 2003 03:20:40 AM
: Wasn't this already tried, when Piper was trying to sell t
: he PA-48 Enforcer to the USAF? AFAIK (Look! I have used on
: e of those acronyms!) the performance of the Enforcer was
: really good, but the USAF people did not want to have anyt
: hing to do with a propeller driven attack airplane (I'm ov
: ersimplifying the whole 'thang) and this meant that the ai
: rplane did not go beyond two examples built. Also, the PA-
: 48 was turboprop, but I understand that P-51s were used du
: ring the development phase??
:
Heh, the USAF doesn't want anything to do with anything that isn't shiny and goes faster than Mach 1. Still think the U.S. Army should be allowed to deal with Sub-Sonic Attack aircraft.
Scott
: Tulio