Given that counter-insurgency operations in low-threat air environments will continue, is it possible to deliver mission effective Close Air Support and Air-Land Integration without the fast-jet price tag?
First flight of Lockheed Martin's U-2 took place accidentally on August 1, 1955. Aviation Week test pilot David North flew the Dragon Lady in 1999. Read his extensive pilot report.
People wanting and needing to travel but not being able to rely on commercial scheduled airlines for various reasons has allowed turboprop and business jet utilization to recover from the impact of the pandemic.