Scorpion jet tested in Blytheville

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Reminiscent of the glory days at Eaker Air Force Base, many area residents that remember seeing B-52s circle the area were impressed this week with the world's only Scorpion Experimental Jet and its sleek design. The Scorpion utilized the former SAC base for performing various mission and flight capability tests. The state of the art plane is owned and designed by Textron Airland, a company of former senior defense department individuals who recognized that the Department of Defense arsenal includes aircraft that ranges on one end from "slow and low" (for reconnaissance and surveillance and limited combat) to the really fast F-16s, but needs a better alternative for that range in the middle. The experimental aircraft is entirely privately funded, with no taxpayer funds used in its design or construction.

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