A-1 "Skyraider"

[102first_hussars]

I heard an American company bought it.

 

[Nonskimmer]

What, the entire chain? I hadn't heard that.

 

[pbfoot]

tims is hooked up with wendys somehow i don't think its an ownership thing though

 

[102first_hussars]

Well Farhad from the Max three blocks from my house could be wrong

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Actually Avero Canada Tried to develop flying Saucers for the USAF, didnt work out but quite pathetic nevertheless

If you go to Fort Eustis, Virginia you can see one of these at the Museum there. That is where I did my training on the Blackhawk and they have one of these hovering saucer things. It was a failure as you said.

 

[XBe02Drvr]

The B2 looks like the B35/B49 from the 40's.

It ought to; it's from the same source. Northrop design.

 

[Zipper730]

It had to do with the fact that McNamara wanted to have the USAF and USN use the same designations for their aircraft, and reset the USN designs, and any new aircraft at 1.

The USN didn't evidently want to ditch the attack-designation for one reason or another (possibly so the USAF couldn't dictate terms), so they simply added it. And on that note: The AD was the oldest, so it became the A-1.


FlyboyJ

I thought the F-117 was given its designation to simply confuse people?