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The
appearance of an all-new military aircraft design is a fairly rare occurrence
these days, but rarer still when the aircraft in question belongs to a new
category in terms of mission spectrum, size, and performance. The Calidus
B-350, which broke cover in mock-up form at the ongoing Dubai Airshow,
fits this bill: A new offering from the Abu Dhabi-based company, the aircraft is a relatively enormous
single-engine turboprop attack platform, broadly akin to a Douglas A-1 Skyraider albeit
thoroughly updated for the 21st century.
Making
a surprise appearance at the exhibition, the two-seat B-350 looks at first
sight fairly similar to other turboprop offerings in the light attack category,
such as the Embraer A-29 Super
Tucano that’s being evaluated by
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, or AFSOC. The difference, though, is
the huge size of the B-350.
Its proportions are very deceiving
until you put a human being next to it and you realize it is a bizarre monster
of an aircraft:
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