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Title: Rare Bird
Post by: midnight Target on April 04, 2002, 05:11:21 PM

What is it?

Title: Rare Bird
Post by: BenDover on April 04, 2002, 05:25:58 PM

is it a real life size plastic model of a plane?

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Post by: spitfiremkv on April 04, 2002, 05:28:26 PM

It looks like an attack aircraft,probably one of the prototypes who lost against the A10 Thunderbolt.

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Post by: Airscrew on April 04, 2002, 06:32:17 PM

Looks like a McDonnald/Douglas aircraft, but I would have to agree with Spitfiremkv,  looks like prototype that lost out to A10

Title: Rare Bird
Post by: Sikboy on April 04, 2002, 06:38:18 PM

I remember the first time I saw that, I saw it from the front, and thought it was an SU-25 lol. I thought it was a static display.

-Sikboy

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Post by: Airscrew on April 04, 2002, 06:44:13 PM

Almost looks like a Banshee, or early F2 Phantom.

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Post by: funkedup on April 04, 2002, 06:47:34 PM

Northrop A-9A

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Post by: Airscrew on April 04, 2002, 06:56:45 PM

Oh yea, thats right thats what I meant to say Northrop,  jezz, ya know I always get those two confused,  McDonnald-Douglas and Northrop, crazy world

WTG Funked

Title: Rare Bird
Post by: midnight Target on April 04, 2002, 07:03:48 PM

funked got it...

Special honorable mention to spitfiremkv.

This was the loser to the A-10, only 2 exist. Here is the whole story.

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The A-9 was designed by Northrop as a competitor for the ground attack aircraft competition for the Air Force in the mid 1970's. It was designed to provide extremely stable platform for bombing accuracy. It was also designed to be extremely durable and rugged since most of its flight time was to be spent close to the ground, in range of enemy guns. The twelve underwing pylons could carry almost all arms in Air Force inventory. All flight control systems were backed up by identical systems and all vital areas were protected with aluminum alloy armor of 1.25 to 2.5 inches. The competitor in the competition, and the aircraft chosen for production, was the A-10 Warthog, which gained fame in the Persian Gulf War as a tank killer. The A-9 was a very capable aircraft and it is curious that the Russian Su-25 Frogfoot ground attack aircraft looks very similar??

Only two A-9A's exist today. Our A-9A and a second one at the Castle Air Museum in Atwater, CA. The March Field Museum recovered this A-9A from the NASA Flight Research Center, Edwards Air Force Base, Ca.

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Post by: steely07 on April 05, 2002, 02:30:31 AM

Keep those pic's coming,they're great :)

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Post by: straffo on April 05, 2002, 02:44:00 AM

a rake ?