A-37 Dragonfly

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The A-37 Dragonfly is a light attack and counter-insurgency jet aircraft developed from the T-37 trainer and widely used by the U.S. Air Force and allied nations during the Vietnam War era.

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Cessna A-37 Dragonfly 2
A-37 Dragonfly canonical 1

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instanceOf light attack aircraft
armament 1 × 7.62 mm GAU-2B/A Minigun in the nose
canCarry bombs
external fuel tanks
gun pods
napalm tanks
rockets
conflict Vietnam War
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crew 2
designedFor rugged forward operating bases
developedFrom Cessna T-37 Tweet NERFINISHED
emptyWeight about 6,200 lb
engineType twin turbojet
feature ejection seats
improved avionics
increased fuel capacity
strengthened airframe
firstFlight 1963
hardpoints 8 underwing pylons
height about 8 ft 10 in
introduced 1967
length about 29 ft 3 in
manufacturer Cessna NERFINISHED
maximumSpeed about 507 mph
about 815 km/h
maximumTakeoffWeight about 14,000 lb
powerplant 2 × General Electric J85-GE-17A turbojet engines
primaryRole close air support
counter-insurgency
range about 460 nmi
about 850 km
serviceCeiling about 12,500 m
about 41,000 ft
usedBy Chilean Air Force NERFINISHED
Guatemalan Air Force NERFINISHED
Honduran Air Force NERFINISHED
Peruvian Air Force NERFINISHED
Republic of Korea Air Force NERFINISHED
Royal Thai Air Force NERFINISHED
Salvadoran Air Force NERFINISHED
South Vietnamese Air Force NERFINISHED
United States Air Force
Uruguayan Air Force NERFINISHED
variant A-37A Dragonfly NERFINISHED
A-37B Dragonfly NERFINISHED
wingspan about 35 ft 10 in

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Cessna T-37 Tweet developedInto A-37 Dragonfly
this entity surface form: Cessna A-37 Dragonfly
General Electric J85 usedInAircraft A-37 Dragonfly
this entity surface form: Cessna A-37 Dragonfly