COIN bird....But no longer as you know it!!

[chrisonord]

I was going to wait until I got my laptop back and post some pics first, but I thought nah, lets get on with it.
After wondering what to use as a maritme patrol/attack aircraft I looked into the stash and thought sod it I will save my self some money and use something I already have.So one of my 3 Pucara's has been sawn and puttied to death and reborn as a jet pucara. No, not in the wings this time, but on the fuselage.
The Puke now sports a pair of A-10 engines on the rear fuselage,bizjet/AS-10 style, and the original engine pods now house a radar for the sea skuas and a thermal imaging sensor suite in the other pod. The sea skuas are mounted on 2 new fuselage pylons, and on the only 2 wing pylons there are a pair of zuni's. Also fitted is a pair of conformal fuel tanks from a mosquito, which fit very nicely, I might put some tip tanks on also yet.
I was going to mount a cannon pod, but I thought the pucara's guns would be enough. I will put up some pics and a back story when I get my computer back from the menders.
Whether it fits here now I am not 100% sure but, it is a COIN aircraft, it has 2 seats, can be used as a trainer of sorts, but I have gone back to front with this one, and turned a turbo prop into a jet plane, any comments or nit picks are welcome.
Oh, and you should see what I have just done to a skyknight lol.
Stay tuned to the Honduras Vulture squadron !!
Chris. 

[chrisonord]

I have finally taken some pictures of the Jet Pucara. I have not decided who's aircraft it should be, the Honduras navy or the air force, so the markings have yet to be decided.
Anyhow here it is.





Cheers,
Chris. 

[kitnut617]

Now that's an interesting concept, giving me ideas 

[BrittMac]

Very cool.  Imagine the power to weight that thing must have. 

[JayBee]

Such a little war load for such a feisty bird? Come on you can do better than that.
Please!

[chrisonord]

The Pucara doesn't carry a lot of ordnance to begin with,and it is also carrying external fuel tanks. Its job is to patrol inshore waters and disable smaller cartel vessels and drug runner craft. I think the Zuni's and the 2 sea skuas, will be more than enough for the job, plus it has plenty of guns.
Chris.

[John Howling Mouse]

"Of course!" he exclaimed, with a smack to his own forehead in recognition of the perfect Whif.