There’s a New American Jet Fighter You’ve Probably Never Heard Of -- Dave Majumdar, War is Boring
Will anyone want Textron’s Scorpion?
The newest American jet fighter is small and lightweight. It’s designed to be cheap and easy to build, repair and fly. It’s optimized for low-intensity warfare.
It’s called the Scorpion, and you’ve probably never heard of it. It’s equally doubtful anyone will want to buy it.
Textron AirLand just completed building the prototype with Cessna’s help and has begun taxi-trials of the new aircraft. If all goes well, the privately-developed warplane could make its first flight before the end of the year—just as Scott Donnelly, Rhode Island-based Textron’s chief executive officer, predicted in September.
Textron and partner AirLand Enterprises released a video of the taxi test on Dec. 9.
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Update: Scorpion light attack jet in Wichita, ready for first flight -- Wichita Eagle
My Comment: I wish them the best.
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