Vigilante 2 Manned Observation/Attack Aircraft P2 dynmicpara

The final part of the Thrush Aircraft video.

The need for low-altitude manned airspace dominance that can actually SEE what's going on on the ground below to influence it has been neglected by both the U.S. Army and marines--and the Department of Homeland (in) Security to close our borders. The gyrenes are uber narcissistic imbeciles so its to be expected from them. The Army, however has no excuse because at one time, they knew WHAT RIGHT LOOKED LIKE and operated manned observation/attack fixed-wing aircraft co-located to ground maneuver units not back at comfy air bases. Basic research & development into suppressing infared engine exhausts and absurd dark green paint jobs in the BLUE skies over TAN Iraq/Afghanistan shows that U.S. Army Aviation "branch" is criminally negligent in providing maneuver air support for its ground maneuver brethren and needs to drastically reform itself or be disbanded. The U.S. Army as a whole got better aircraft combat arms effects before its flyboys broke off into their own ego club in 1983. Details:

http://www.combatreform.org/killerbees.htm
http://www.combatreform.org/mas.htm
http://www.combatreform.org/camie.htm

The words of former Iraqi Coalition Authority Director of Air Ops, Major General George Molan, Australian Defence Forces:

"Even in this, the highest technology war in history, there is a role for a man in a light manoeuvrable aircraft who can use his initiative, report and transfer data, remain on station with the ground troops day and night and most importantly, establish a personal relationship with the warriors.

I do not accept the argument that a manned aircraft cannot be used ... due to the threat. I believe that this argument has been confused by the control of training and operations of the aircraft by the U.S. Air Force in Iraq.

The threat to the pilot of ... aircraft in Iraq operations ... is far less than to the equivalent Soldier on the ground in an equally expensive and complicated armoured vehicle. The benefit in having a pilot in the loop in talking to troops on the ground is priceless, particularly in less highly technically advanced armed forces.

The threat to a pilot manoevring low to optimise his effectiveness is not at all unreasonable in an Iraq-like insurgency. Threat is relative and should not be judged by highly sophisticated U.S. standards."

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[flyklh]

So much for the good ole days of Fred Ayres! Thrush is best built hands down

[tailwheelflier]

John Burrell flew a Thrush for years,,,his preferred plane over an airtractor,,,,,

[scubastevecayman]

big difference between their take off and max landing weights.