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"WilliamsSW" (williamssw) 08/02/2017 at 09:08 • Filed to: None

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Air Tractor AT-802

WilliamsSW > WilliamsSW 08/02/2017 at 09:30

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Or, a 208 for the rest of the world-

Gone > WilliamsSW 08/02/2017 at 12:40

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AT-802L

WilliamsSW > Gone 08/02/2017 at 13:08

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Nice! It seems like there’s a military version of just about every aircraft — that one looks pretty menacing, although not that fast.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > WilliamsSW 08/05/2017 at 00:28

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Think: pickup with big block engine and 4:11 locking differential.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > WilliamsSW 08/05/2017 at 00:31

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I like the 206 myself. And, of course,

WilliamsSW > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/05/2017 at 00:45

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1300 horsepower on the nose of that bad boy. That will get it done—

WilliamsSW > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/05/2017 at 00:46

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I love the 206, too, but haven’t flown one. 182 is the biggest thing I’ve flown myself-

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > WilliamsSW 08/05/2017 at 16:23

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I’ve taken the controls of my uncle’s Piper Cherokee a couple of times, but that’s it.

When I die, I want to be remembered as one of the greatest pilots who never flew.

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 09/09/2017 at 18:55

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The mil spec version of the Air Tractor has been teased for a few years now, but it’s finally getting its moment in the sun with the USAF’s OA-X program to find a low-cost replacement or complement to the A-10 in low intensity combat. In places like Syria and Afghanistan, there is simply no need for a jet when a turboprop can do the same job as effectively and for much much less money. Although they don’t get the big gun.

This thing looks like it belongs in Mad Max.

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 09/09/2017 at 19:07

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It does, doesn’t it?

I would think it would only complement the Warthog without that big GAU-8.

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 09/09/2017 at 19:22

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Replace, as in the missions where the A-10 is too much right now.

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 09/10/2017 at 00:50

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Ah, I skimmed too quickly - read that as replacing it in the fleet, which is impossible.

Seems like it could be a good option where the A-10 is just overkill.