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

See Also

Related Development

• Cessna T-37 Tweet

Comparable Aircraft

• BAC Strikemaster
• Saab 105