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The US Aircraft A-67 Dragon is a single-engine, propeller-driven, ground-attack aircraft. It is designed for counter-insurgency (COIN), close air support (CAS), and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.[1] The A-67 is a low-cost aircraft built for low-intensity conflict situations, with a reported unit price of $4–5 million.[2] The sole aircraft built is in storage at the MAPS Air Museum.[3]

A-67 Dragon
First flight of the A-67
Role	Counter-insurgency aircraft Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	US Aircraft Corp
First flight	October 2006
Status	In development
Number built	1

Specifications (A-67 prototype)

Data from Aircraft Comparison[4]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 34 ft 1.2 in (10.394 m)
• Wingspan: 38 ft (12 m)
• Wing area: 211 sq ft (19.6 m²)
• Empty weight: 4,800 lb (2,177 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 10,200 lb (4,627 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68/3 turboprop, 1,250 shp (930 kW)
• Propellers: 4-bladed constant-speed propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 371 kn (427 mph, 687 km/h)
• Range: 1,634 nmi (1,880 mi, 3,026 km)
• Service ceiling: 35,000 ft (11,000 m)
• Rate of climb: 4,882 ft/min (24.80 m/s)
• Wing loading: 35.1 lb/sq ft (171 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.216 hp/lb (0.355 kW/kg)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Air Tractor AT-802U
• Beechcraft T-6 Texan II
• Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano
• KAI KT-1
• Pilatus PC-21
• Piper PA-48 Enforcer
• PZL-130 Orlik
• TAI Hürkuş

References

External links

• US Aircraft A-67 web page
• A-67's New Home at MAPS Air Museum
• "Dubai 2007: USAC seeking launch customer for low-cost Dragon". Flight Daily News, 13 November 2007.
• "New ISR/attack aircraft emerges in Ohio". C4ISR Journal, 16 January 2007.
• "Warbird specialist flies A-67 Dragon". Flight International, 24 October 2006.
• "A-67 Dragon counter-insurgency aircraft quietly makes first flight". Flight Global, 18 October 2006.
• "Boeing considers restarting OV-10 production after 23-year hiatus". Flight International, 1 February 2009.

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