10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit

COMBAT DRAGON II. Light Attack Story, Part 3. Hanky Cunningham. 10PCT EP70 P3


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Buy merch and books today! https://www.10percenttrue.com/product-page/baotdSupport me with a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/10percenttrue Discussion on Discord: https://discord.gg/9vJ3hPYFQh 0:00 Teaser1:11 welcome back Hanky (moustaches still matter) 3:28 Combat Dragon II background7:34 initial requirements?9:55 kinematic flares?11:30 further OV-10 mods and integration 17:49 previous experience vs new mission and capabilities?20:43 when speed is not life? 23:00 MX15 sensor suitability/fidelity25:47 sensor fusion? 28:06 Mission30:24 Reaper vs OV-10G35:00 last preparations prior to deployment37:50 availability 42:10 mission system availability 42:55 program objectives to achieve other than combat efficacy? 44:20 weapons and weaponeering 49:02 rocket effects50:15 threat picture52:20 personal readiness?55:24 the deployment 59:38 aircraft paint scheme? Any sanctuary at night?1:01:12 8 hour vul and comfort levels 1:03:48 standout missions1:07:28 time sensitive targeting, preplanned or dynamic?1:11:05 “living with the customers”/integration with SF?1:13:13 deployment details1:14:10 did it feel experimental and conclusions on platform suitability 1:17:40 was it a proper joint program or was knowledge shared effectively?1:21:10 lessons learned1:26:52 system/platform balance?1:31:44 how open source, effected by bureaucracy?1:34:20 ease of snapping to new capability without having to face airworthiness testing1:35:29 does “off the shelf” mean vulnerable in other respects?1:37:50 crew competence and system accessibility?

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