Cessna A-37 Dragonfly

The Cessna A-37 Dragonfly, or Super Tweet, is an American light attack aircraft developed from the T-37 Tweet basic trainer in the 1960s and 1970s by Cessna of Wichita, Kansas. The A-37 was introduced during the Vietnam War and remained in peacetime service afterward.

Variants

 * YAT-37D: Two former T-37C trainer prototypes converted for counter-insurgency operations with two J-85-GE engines and six underwing pylons as prototypes for the A-37 series, redesignated YA-37A.
 * YA-37A: Two YAT-37D prototypes redesignated.
 * A-37A: (Cessna Model 318D) T-37B rebuilt with two J-85-GE-5 engines, a 7.62 mm Minigun in nose and eight underwing stores pylons, 39 conversions.
 * A-37B: (Cessna Model 318E) Production version with two J-85-GE-17A engines, provision for inflight refuelling, increased fuel capacity and strengthened airframe, 577 built.
 * OA-37B: The OA-37B Dragonfly was an armed observation aircraft developed during the Vietnam War.

Users

 * Chile
 * Chilean Air Force
 * Colombia
 * Colombian Air Force
 * Dominican Republic
 * Dominican Air Force
 * Ecuador
 * Ecuadorian Air Force
 * El Salvador
 * Salvadoran Air Force
 * Guatemala
 * Guatemalan Air Force
 * Honduras
 * Honduran Air Force
 * Republic of Korea
 * Republic of Korea Air Force
 * Peru
 * Peruvian Air Force
 * Thailand
 * Royal Thai Air Force
 * United States
 * United States Air Force
 * Uruguay
 * Uruguayan Air Force
 * Vietnam
 * Vietnam People's Air Force

Related Development

 * Cessna T-37 Tweet

Comparable Aircraft

 * BAC Strikemaster
 * Saab 105