One of my favorite jets
Sadly, theyre old & have been thru so many take off/landing cycles the airframes just dont pass muster..I was told it was originally designed by Cessna as a small business jet, adopted by the military, modified to handle the job.But I cant find anything to back that up.
But,, reading this its pretty clear the "business jet" notion was BoguS.. Or without the OGU,, just BS..
http://www.howitflies.com/Cessna-A-37-DragonflyI never woulda thot those little planes were so heavy! I saw them fly & do strafing runs when I was in the AF. I helped maintain the scoring system at the range,,so, I got to see a few types of fighters shoot their guns at the targets,