Pusher-prop, Light "stormbirds"

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A couple of recent discussions about close air support aircraft had me googling prop-driven close air support aircraft proposed in the past.

Mostly photoes.  Few had names attached, and I have a hard time finding projected performance figures......

So I think I'll post pics I have found so far, hoping knowledgeable folks would identify them as to whether they were real paper project or just a figment of enthusiasts' imaginations...... and, if they were indeed historical proposals, their projected figures on dimensions, armament (both fixed and disposable) fits, and performance figures (such as takeoff performance- I'm kinda interested as to if any of them can takeoff from through-deck LHDs like OV-10 can- and loiter time)......

So here goes......

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This one seems to be called Aeroprogress T-720

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Now this ain't pusher-prop, but it still looks interesting...... (for the Russian Army?)

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This one I know absolutely nothing about.

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This one seems to be called "Anti-Tank Light Attack System". #1

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This one seems to be called "Anti-Tank Light Attack System". #2

Was this thing a real paper project?

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BAe's Small Agile Battlefield Aircraft (primarily a helicopter killer, but a bit further down its target list on the "British Secret Projects" book are tanks, and one doesn't just use AAMs and cannons to take out tanks, no?)

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Once again, this is not a pusher-prop, but is this artist impression of T-6 Texan II close to what tinlail had in mind for an assault carrier aircraft?

[kitnut617]

You'll find some of these and others in one of the BSP books, I think they are in the Bombers since 1950 one.

[McGreig]

The model in the first post is the Sukhoi S-46 project. This was based on the Su-25 and appears to use Su-25 wings and nose mated to a new fuselage and V-tail. It had pusher contra-props powered by two TV-7-117 turboprop engines. As far as I know, it remained a project. I think that there are some more details and a 3-view drawing on the Secret Projects site.

[tinlail]

Once again, this is not a pusher-prop, but is this artist impression of T-6 Texan II close to what tinlail had in mind for an assault carrier aircraft?

Yes it is.

[Mossie]

Some sexy looking designs there!  A turboprop version of the PZL-230 Skorpion was proposed:


Pic borrowed from our freinds at Secret Projects.

I do remember hearing that the Scaled Composites ARES was originally designed with a pusher prop, although I think it was quite a different beast from the actual prototype.  I've only got pictures of the aircraft that flew: