Bill Buice, a former A-1 Skyraider pilot, poses for a photo in ... supplement and then replace the U-28A Draco, a single-engine ISR platform based on the Pilatus PC-12, operated by the 1st Special ...

Bill Buice, a 98-year-old retired A-1 Skyraider pilot who flew ... an armored Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67F engine and self-sealing fuel tanks. "The Skyraider II reflects L3Harris' commitment to ...

Its name is a nod to the A-1 Skyraider, a propeller-driven attack ... ultimately choosing in 2022 the single-engine, turboprop aircraft manufactured by L3 Harris and Air Tractor to perform that ...

The moniker is a nod to the Douglas Aircraft Company A-1 Skyraider single-seat attack ... Its beating heart is a single Pratt & Whitney engine that spins a five-bladed Hartzell propeller and ...

Ground attack aircraft don't always get the same level of fame that fighter jets do, but they have long served a critical ...

The arrival marks the first time the U.S. military has operated a piston-engine attack aircraft since the original Skyraider, the A-1, was retired decades ago. The rudimentary nature of the OA-1K ...

The twin-engine Bf 110 also employed a rear gunner ... precisely what the Douglas A-1 Skyraider did for decades. The Skyraider took its first flight in March 1945, missing the opportunity to ...

The new engine design incorporates components of both a Wright R-3350 used in the Douglas A-1 Skyraider and a -3350 from the Fairchild AC-119K Stinger. “It’s much improved,” Rooks explains.

Bill Buice, a 98-year-old retired A-1 Skyraider pilot who flew over Vietnam in 1967–68 ... It is powered by a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67F engine—armored for survivability—and features self-sealing fuel ...

“The Skyraider II is a testament to that enduring promise.”. The Skyraider II is based on the legendary A-1 Skyraider. The propeller-powered aircraft shined during the Vietnam War by providing ...