SkyRaider May Ride Again
Credit: U.S. NAVY
The need for a low-tech CAS/ISR aircraft is obvious, but the AT-6B may not be the best solution, for reasons discussed by [Editor-in-Chief] Bill Sweetman in February (p. 36). I have a solution: Take the A-1E Skyraider as used by USAF, reengined with the RR AE 2100 turboprop. The new engine, common...
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