Originally posted by SibeiSuayKia:
hi people, i have been reading up on trainers and light attack aircraft...
can anyone brief me on what does these planes do?
light attack..what exactly is it's role and weapons it carries?
will it be deployed during a war or what?
Will it be able to attack mainstream fighter jets like F-16/F-15??
In peace time they serve as trainer, and war time they form the light attack aircraft. They are cheaper as very basic nagivation device, and engine is less powerful, which use less fuel , very cheap to maintain.
They carry gun, rocket pods, simple missile, bombs, sidewinders .... etc. More of the basic stuff nothing advance as lack in aiming device.
Deploy will alway be close support role. Limited by range, equipment and weapons.
Yes most of these jets is able to carry sidewinders, so it can still pose a danger to mainstream fighters as it can fire sidewinders.
One extremely good plane that is in this range is the Bae hawk 100 & 200. Which certainly blur the line between trainer and fighter aircraft.