WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news release:
On Sept. 10th, the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base flightline welcomed a tailwheel turboprop aircraft with a wingspan broader than that of an A-10 Thunderbolt II and equipped with twice as many radios as an F-15E Strike Eagle. Air Force Special Operations Command's newest combat platform, the OA-1K Skyraider II, touched down for an exclusive "Pet-the-Aircraft" event, bringing the acquisition community face-to-face with the aircrew and the combat capability they have worked for years to build.
The aircraft was flown directly from Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma, where operators have been refining the ...