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Subject: Re: A10 vs Apache?
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Date: 31 Mar 91 22:49:34 GMT
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From: edat!brian@uunet.UU.NET (brian douglass personal account)

Yes, I heard to that the Army take over control of its own CAS with
the AF servicing the aircraft.  What I wonder is does this clear
the way for Burt Rutan's Mud Fighter?  It is a single engine canard
like (sort of a delta wing with canards) plane with air intake on
one side and cannon on the other.  He claims he can make these for
about $2 Million each fully equipped.  

Scuttle was the Army really liked these because of their unimproved 
runway capability, while the Air Force just yawned saying "what, no 
afterburner?"  Hence the Army lobbied hard for fixed wing, jet 
aircraft CAS ability.  Now that they have will might we soon see
Mud Fighters flitting about?

Can anyone add some facts to this rumor?

-- 
Brian Douglass			brian@edat.uucp