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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
Yup, I spent significant time on the program. As of now, neither has many fans in the USAF. Too much jet bias, not many prescribe to the "less is more" philosophy. A turboprop actually has much greater loiter time than a jet due to much lower fuel burn, especially with a couple of external fuel tanks. You won't be dropping JDAMs with it, but is that really required to take out some insurgents in a Toyota pickup?
Hopefully Textron's new Scorpion jet finds some favor.
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I know the A-9/A-10 specs originally looked at turboprops. It's funny how the armed forces are sometimes ruled by style rather than utility. I think the turbofan was the right choice on the A-10. THese have a pretty good loiter time:
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