VapoR Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 I'm surprised there's not already a thread on this. What do you guys think of this aircraft? Looks pretty cool to me, looks like it would be fun to fly. I wonder what kind of payload it might be able to carry? http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130916/DEFREG02/309160016/Textron-unveils-light-attack-Scorpion
159th_Viper Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 First thought was a Yak-130 wannabe. Novice or Veteran looking for an alternative MP career? Click me to commence your Journey of Pillage and Plunder! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] '....And when I get to Heaven, to St Peter I will tell.... One more Soldier reporting Sir, I've served my time in Hell......'
countto10 Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 I'm surprised there's not already a thread on this. What do you guys think of this aircraft? Looks pretty cool to me, looks like it would be fun to fly. I wonder what kind of payload it might be able to carry? http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130916/DEFREG02/309160016/Textron-unveils-light-attack-Scorpion http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1875852&postcount=382
VapoR Posted September 18, 2013 Author Posted September 18, 2013 http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1875852&postcount=382 Oops. Sorry about that!
Zakatak Posted June 21, 2014 Posted June 21, 2014 What a cute jet! I'll take 10 of them. Love the design and idea behind it.
Aginor Posted June 21, 2014 Posted June 21, 2014 It looks like something I'd expect when a Tomcat screwed an Alphajet. So yeah, pretty nice plane. DCSW weapons cheat sheet speed cheat sheet
joey45 Posted June 21, 2014 Posted June 21, 2014 It looks like something I'd expect when a Tomcat screwed an Alphajet. My thoughts exactly. The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." https://ko-fi.com/joey45
GripenNG Posted June 21, 2014 Posted June 21, 2014 Wow ambitions to replace both the A-10C and the F-15C? That´s really ambitious goals... I can only believe it will stretch as far as a competitor in the T-X programme on the US-market. But for south-east Asia and South America - I think the chances are better. The world needs more cheap and basic multi-role capability fighters indeed - instead of the over-hyped F-35 Project. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Snooze-81st-vFS
Aginor Posted June 21, 2014 Posted June 21, 2014 Everyone who has C-101CC, Hawk, SU-25 or something like that as CAS planes could like that plane I guess. If it is cheap enough. DCSW weapons cheat sheet speed cheat sheet
Buznee Posted June 23, 2014 Posted June 23, 2014 One thing that I can't get over is the fact that they didn't mold the engine nacelles to the wing. Theres this little crevice that the air can squeeze through. Interference drag. Maybe it's there on purpose?
Milli Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 Out walking my dogs today, heard a low level jet. So i look up and see a plane I've never seen before. No idea what it was. I noted down the time, so when I got home, I went to Flightradar24.com and put in the date and time. Hey presto, it was a Scorpion! Registration number N531TA I remember reading this thread a while back, so I thought I'd share it with you. The attachment shows that it took off from MOD Boscome Down, flew up to Snowdonia in North Wales to fly around the valleys and then back down, eventually landing at Fairford for the International Air Tattoo this weekend. So I will see it again on Saturday lol. I live in Ludlow, Shropshire (can be seen just above Hereford where the flight plan criss crosses itself). I did post of another sighting, in another thread, about how I saw a B-52 low and slow over Ludlow when I was again out walking my dogs. Didn't need flightradar24 to identify that one! Regards, Milli
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