February 8, 2001 at 10:14 pm
This aircraft has never really interested me until lately. I think it is really neat as it kind of combines the look of an airliner with the look of a combat aircraft. It has pretty good performance stats to. The range on this thing is incredible. With a maximum ferry range of 3,500 miles or so, it will obviously have a very good combat radius and long endurance as well. It is very well armed and the elctronics are good. I have two main questions for anyone who can answer them. First of all, what type of G-Limits is this aircraft capable of pulling? I mean what do the designers say is the operational limit. Also, does anyone have a good comprehensive list of weapons for the Viking. I know it carries AGM-84 and AGM-65 plus rockets and bombs under the wings. I don’t really know what and how many weapons are carried in the bay and if any other weapons are carried under the wings. They actually used this aircraft as a bomber during the Gulf War. It surprisingly proved to be quite good at this role.