Low, slow, ass in the weeds, long loiter time, ability to pound bad guys for a long time......love it. Looks like it’d be a blast to fly, too.
I want one.
BTW.....another perfect use for such an aircraft: Forward Air Controller (FAC) missions. Absolutely perfect.
HUGE loiter time. Set up a couple of spots on the outer hard points and voila ! You could cover the Mexican border from 10:00pm - 6:00am
Growing up, my best friend’s father flew a Cessna (unarmored and unarmed) in Viet Nam as an artillery spotter. Yikes!