US Air Force PAVE COIN program

[brontolino]

Anyone has drawings, specification, photos, about the Beech YAU-22A ptototipe in the USAF's PAVE COIN programme for a low cost counterinsurgency aircraft ?

 

[Antonio]

Is that a program from Vietnam War era?

 

[brontolino]

Yes, It was a programm of vietnam era probably of 1971. Another contender was Piper PA-48 Enforcer

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

http://www.nbook.com/qu-22/dev.htm

 

[brontolino]

I thank you Overscan, but I already have saw this site.Are there another sources on internet or in the flightglobal archive ?

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Brontolino, you could have included the link in your post in that case....

 

[Kim Margosein]

Hmm, too bad the old Japanese 1/72 kit is of the short fuselage version. What's the name of that Yugoslav outfit that does all the US civil aircraft?

Kim M

 

[brontolino]

Dear Overscan
excuse me, I believe that you take the information about this aircraft from books, revues or other sources.

 

[tomi]

Hello

Does anybody have information about various competitors and they proposal to US Air Force PAVE COIN program ?

Tomi

 

[hesham]

Ho Tomi,


I know the Piper PA-48 Enforcer was one of its competitors.

 

[brontolino]

Other aircraft involved in this evaluation were the Beechcraft Model D33, the Fairchild AU-23A, the Helio AU-24A, the Cessna Model 206 and the American Electric Pirahna. The real name of the project was Little Brother. For more information you must read the book "Gunships" by Wayne Mutza,Speciality Press.

 

[tomi]

Thanks

 

[CostasTT]

Beechcraft YAU-22A, evaluated as part of the Pave COIN pogram:

 

[Maveric]

Hi, the American Electric "Pirahna" was new for me. Do you have drawings and other Informations?

Thanks, Maveric

 

[brontolino]

Hi, there is a short article on Flightglobal archive, but I dom't remember the number. You search on the Net.

 

[Antonio]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Electric_Piranha

 

[Stargazer]

Hi, the American Electric "Pirahna" was new for me. Do you have drawings and other Informations?

Hi, there is a short article on Flightglobal archive, but I dom't remember the number. You search on the Net.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Electric_Piranha

Remember folks, often we go very far looking for things we have right under our nose! A quick search on the forum would have answered your question:

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,11776.msg114004.html#msg114004

;D ;D

 

[Maveric]

Thanks pometablava and Skyblazer!!! B)

 

[Maury Markowitz]

Was it PAVE COIN or Project Little Brother, or both?

 

[brontolino]

Project Little Brother started on 1963,gathering Cessna 337, 226,O-1, Beechcraft Model S35 Piper Cherokee and American Electric Pirahna.

 

[Vahe Demirjian]

A gallery of pics and a history of the YAU-22A are available at the following website:

https://www.aviationsmilitaires.net/v2/base/view/Variant/9918.html

 

[famvburg]

Hmm, too bad the old Japanese 1/72 kit is of the short fuselage version. What's the name of that Yugoslav outfit that does all the US civil aircraft?

Kim M

There is a 3d printed 1/72 A36 Bonanza on Shapeways.com

 

[famvburg]

Hmm, too bad the old Japanese 1/72 kit is of the short fuselage version. What's the name of that Yugoslav outfit that does all the US civil aircraft?

Kim M

There is a 3d printed1/72 A36 Bonanza on Shapeways.com

The 1/72 Arii/Eidai/whatever is the v-tail as well.

 

[Kiltonge]

Pave Coin in 1971 had three elements: armed utility STOL, strike and FAC.

Utility STOL: Stallion, Turbo Porter
Strike: Enforcer, Super Pinto, A-37, Beech PD-249 ( subsequently withdrawn and resubmitted to Credible Chase )
FAC: Beech-Macchi AM3C