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Solving the drone hunting problem realistically instead of nostalgically?
No I am no expert and I have a few questions about what would be feasible/sustainable and what would not be.
Taking random aircrafts from 80 years ago out of museums wouldn't be either tho.
Key points:
- props over jet engine cause it is basically cheaper to operate right?
- turret over front mounted guns cause drones are very slow and a turret makes it very easier to approach them than having to position the aircraft itself everytime to take a shot
- drones are very fragile, the armament would then be some system that shoots shotgun shells instead of solid mg rounds, like a dual shotgun mg would be ideal. I don't know if such a system exists but maybe some 20mm autocannon could be fitted with shrapnel shells?
- how difficult would be creating a 2 seater super tucano variant with a rear turret on the second pilot spot? And how long the development of something like that would be?
u/NorthmanTheDoorman — 3 days ago