Longsword Light Attack Plane Jumps Aboard USAF's Experimental Fly-Off

August 02 2017

USA

A fourth entrant has joined the U.S. Air Force OA-X light attack aircraft experiment, reports Defense News.

On Monday, L3 and Air Tractor announced that their AT-802L Longsword aircraft would join this month's demonstration at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.

The A-29, from Sierra Nevada Corp. and Embraer, the Textron Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine and the Textron AirLand Scorpion were already confirmed participants.

The AT-802 is a crop duster built by Air Tractor with a mission...

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