https://mainichi.jp/articles/20240323/k00/00m/010/164000c
It just came out that Japan wont be adopting either the M-346 or T-7A for it's next generation trainer, but will be jointly developing a new trainer with the US. There isn't much info on the program right now such as what companies are...
Over on another thread (cargo gliders) we got distracted by discussing military training gliders.
This new thread focuses on 2 or 3 seat gliders specifically built for training military glider pilots, especially those who flew assault gliders into WW2 battles.
So far, we have only found two...
One of the things that always puzzled me in the 70s was how the West German Air Force replaced its NATO light fighter bomber competition winning Fiat G91 with the Dornier Dassault Breguet Alpha Jet.
The Germans had the money to buy a raft of different planes for this role ranging from Jaguars...
anti-helicopter
anti-ship
anti-tank
cold war
federal republic of germany
fighter bomber
french fifth republic
ground attack
luftwaffe
trainer
western europe
I found this snippet of information on Wikepedia:
"Beechcraft began designing the Model 25 early in 1940 in response to the requirement of the then-named United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) for a small twin-engined aircraft suitable for use in training student pilots in the handling of...
aerospace trainer
cold war
fighter
fuerza aérea hondureña
imperial iranian air force
islamic republic of iran air force
north atlantic treaty organisation
northrop
rok air force
royal australian air force
royal norwegian air force
royal saudi air force
trainer
united states
united states air force
1970s
all-weather attack aircraft
anti-tank
close air support
cold war
fmv
ground attack
kingdom of sweden
late 1970s
royal swedish air force
saab
saab-scania ab
swedish defence materiel administration
trainer
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