US Air Force Museum - Modern Flight - Cessna YA-37A Dragonfly
Bill Maloney 1/20/2007 |
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01 Cessna YA-37A | 02 Cessna YA-37A |
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The trainer version of the Cessna YA-37A Dragonfly, the Y-37 Tweet, at the MAPS Air Museum in North Canton, OH |
Length: 29 feet 4 inches
Wingspan: 35 feet, 10 inches
Height: 8 feet, 2 incnes
Crew: 2
Weight: Empty 5,150 Max -
11,700 lbs
Max Speed: 485
mph
Cruise Speed: 425 mph
Range: 270
miles with a 3,000lb external load
Service Ceiling: 36,000
feet
Fuel Capacity: 530 internal, 194 external
Powerplant: Two General Electric J85 turbojets 2,400 lbs thrust each
Armament:
One
GAU-2/A 7.62mm Gatling gun
Up to 3,000 lbs. of bombs & rockets
First Flight : September 1963
Cost: $161,000