Cessna Unveils Military Jet

[KSATRoadWarrior 91]

Article here:

 

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Cessna-Unveils-Military-Jet220588-1.html

[Matthew Kane 1,343]

That would make a great Trainer jet. Most likely they will target nations with smaller military budgets.

 

New Zealand is a nation without fighter jets as most of the spending goes towards the Army, Navy and Helicopter roles. Air Force is a more supportive role then a combat role. Would be cool to see some of those come here.

[gizmosellsbunnys 106]

Hey, wonder who will buy these uncle sam should use these to save taxpayer money. Like f-15 made by kia

[japascoe 98]

That would make a great Trainer jet. Most likely they will target nations with smaller military budgets.

 

New Zealand is a nation without fighter jets as most of the spending goes towards the Army, Navy and Helicopter roles. Air Force is a more supportive role then a combat role. Would be cool to see some of those come here.

 

It's not just meant as a trainer, but also as a cost effective close air support plane. You don't need to be able to do Mach 2 for the kind of fighting seen in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[PinkJackal 86]

looks similar to F14!! 

[scotchegg 4,233]

looks similar to F14!! 

 

I was thinking the lovechild of an F14 and an Alphajet. Or hatechild...

[RWFeldman 159]

I find it disturbing a long time civilian aircraft manufacture has to enter the worlds arms race. I suppose Beechcraft will follow. More killing machines.

[japascoe 98]

I find it disturbing a long time civilian aircraft manufacture has to enter the worlds arms race. I suppose Beechcraft will follow. More killing machines.

I'd advise you not to look up the HawkerBeechcraft AT-6 then .

 

It's hardly Cessna's first military aircraft either. In the 1960ies they built the A-37 Dragonfly (roughly the same type of role as the Scorpion) and there were armed versions of the C337 Skymaster (if I got the number right, the in-line twin engined one anyway).

 

 

[KSATRoadWarrior 91]

 

 

It's hardly Cessna's first military aircraft either. In the 1960ies they built the A-37 Dragonfly (roughly the same type of role as the Scorpion) and there were armed versions of the C337 Skymaster (if I got the number right, the in-line twin engined one anyway).

 

You are correct!!!!  

 

http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~tpilsch/AirOps/O2.html