US Aircraft A-67 Dragon explained

The US Aircraft A-67 Dragon is a single-engine, propeller-driven, ground-attack aircraft. It is designed for counter-insurgency (COIN), close air support (CAS), and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.^[1] The A-67 is a low-cost aircraft built for low-intensity conflict situations, with a reported unit price of $4–5 million.^[2] The sole aircraft built is in storage at the MAPS Air Museum.^[3]

External links

• US Aircraft A-67 web page
• A-67's New Home at MAPS Air Museum
• "Dubai 2007: USAC seeking launch customer for low-cost Dragon". Flight Daily News, 13 November 2007.
• "New ISR/attack aircraft emerges in Ohio". C4ISR Journal, 16 January 2007.
• "Warbird specialist flies A-67 Dragon". Flight International, 24 October 2006.
• "A-67 Dragon counter-insurgency aircraft quietly makes first flight". Flight Global, 18 October 2006.
• "Boeing considers restarting OV-10 production after 23-year hiatus". Flight International, 1 February 2009.

Notes and References

1. http://www.special-operations-technology.com/sotech-home/177-sotech-2008-volume-5-issue-5/1647-iraqi-coin.html ‘Iraqi COIN’
2. News: US Aircraft taps Tucano’s former designer for new-look A-67 Dragon . Graham . Warwick . Flight International . Flight global . 2007-03-13 . 2011-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080628044123/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/03/13/212539/us-aircraft-taps-tucanos-former-designer-for-new-look-a-67.html. 2008-06-28.
3. Web site: Elliott . Dave . US AIRCRAFT A-67 "DRAGON" . MAPS Air Museum . 9 December 2018 . 10 January 2018.