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Cessna A-37 Dragonfly
The Cessna A-37 Dragonfly, or Super Tweet, is a United States light attack aircraft developed from the T-37 Tweet basic trainer in the 1960s and 1970s. The A-37 served with distinction during the Vietnam War.
Type: Light Attack aircraft
Crew: 2
Manufacturer: Cessna
Models: see variants
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Maiden flight: N/A
Service Delivery: N/A
Number built: N/A
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Specifications: A-37B Dragonfly
Powerplant:
Model: General Electric J85-GE-17A
Type: Turbojet
Number: Two
Thrust: 2,855 lb. each
Dimensions:
Length: 32 ft 1 in (9.79 m)
Wingspan: 38 ft 5 in (11.71 m)
Height: 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m)
Wing area: 184 ft² (17.1 m²)
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Weights:
Empty: 6,210 lb (2,815 kg)
Max takeoff: 15,000 lb (6,800 kg)
Performance:
Maximum speed: 480 mph (770 kph)
Cruise speed: 300 mph (480 kph)
Range: 920 mi (1,480 km)
Service ceiling: 41,800 ft (12,700 m)
Rate of climb: 7,000 ft/min (35.5 m/s)
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Armament:
One GAU-2B/A 7.62mm Minigun mounted in the nose. Four pylons under each wing can carry a range of weapons including 30mm DEFA-553 cannon, 20mm GPU-2/A cannon, the SUU-11/A 7.62mm Minigun pod, 19 shot LAU-32A 2.75 in. rocket pods, Mk.82 bombs, napalm tanks, SUU-14 bomblet dispensers, multiple Ejection Racks with four 500 lb bombs, and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.
Variants:
YAT-37D - Two former T-37C trainer prototypes converted for counter-insurgency operations with two J-85-GE engines and six underwing pylons as prototypes for the A-37 series, redesignated YA-37A.
YA-37A - Two YAT-37D prototypes redesignated.
A-37A - (Cessna Model 318D) T-37B rebuilt with two J-85-GE-5 engines, a 7.62mm minigun in nose and eight underwing stores pylons, 39 conversions.
A-37B - (Cessna Model 318E) Production version with two J-85-GE-17A engines, provision for inflight refuelling, increased fuel capacity and strengthened airframe, 577 built.
OA-37B
Sources:
Wikipedia: A-37 Dragonfly
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