34-year-old unique ARA ARIA ARMY ALREADY ACTIVITIES ARE ACTIVITY IN CERTIAL TESTS (PHOTOS)

The Scaled Composites Ares aircraft has been 34 years since its first flight. Ares retains some features of the original design. On October 6, 2024, the unique Scaled Composites Ares aircraft rose again into the air near the Mohave airfield. The demonstration conceptual aircraft of direct aviation support continues to serve as a test stand for the US army. This is stated in the publication on the social network X aircraft TaskForce23.

It is noteworthy that he has been serving 34 years since his first flight on February 19, 1990. Ares retains some features of the original design, such as metal front edges, faiths and a clear area of ​​coating on the right tail. Ares developed on the request of the US Army in the early 1980s. An inexpensive combat riverbed was ordered for the tasks of low -tank support for the battlefield with long flight duration and the ability to work outside the improved airfield.

US Army Pilots Jim Creitz and Milo Berrouse in 1981 initiated research to develop a plane with high maneuverability and stability at low altitudes. Scaled composites Bert Rutan joined these efforts, and eventually the development of Ares under model 151. This aircraft - a "duck" configuration with a nasal part, dejected so as to fall before the main wings, which increases the safety during operations. small altitudes.

Although the turboprop engine was initially planned, the design was updated for the use of Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5. The change eliminates potential problems with debris. One of the notable features of Ares is its asymmetrical design. Move moving gun-12/U equalizer 25 mm caliber on the right side of the nose. The engine air intake is left. Such layout minimizes the impact of guns on performance. Recall that the United States showed M1A2T Abrams tanks before being sent to Taiwan.