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Offline The Big Gimper

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Northrop A-9
« on: February 24, 2018, 09:36:57 PM »
New topic for the Northrop YA-9A



Early Northrop A-9 Concept Art. Not a practical design for CAS but I like the look.

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Offline Gingie

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Re: Northrop A-9
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2018, 12:12:10 AM »
I like it! S3 meets SU 25 meets A10

Maybe a side by side cockpit
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Offline kitnut617

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Re: Northrop A-9
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2018, 12:18:15 AM »
I've always thought that the Su-25 was one of those ""acquired"" designs the Soviets loved to come up with. Reading up on it (if Wiki is correct) the Su-25 came along a couple of years 'after' the A-9 was rejected.
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Re: Northrop A-9
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2018, 03:01:55 AM »
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Offline upnorth

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Re: Northrop A-9
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2018, 12:24:29 AM »
My inclination would be to pop the engines on top of the wings, Antonov An-74 style.

It would get the engines largely out of FOD range and give some latitude for some form of IR signature reduction.
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Offline KiwiZac

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Re: Northrop A-9
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2018, 04:35:31 AM »
And a higher cool factor!
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