Originally Posted by
rickair7777
I should think so. An airliner has a better glide ratio than 11:1, and the scorpion wing is relatively long and straight for a jet. Presumably shaped for optimal performance at lower speeds too (otherwise it would be swept).
The jet is designed for a stable ISR platform and a mainly level attack aircraft though you can obviously make some diving attacks too for certain ordnance deliveries. The MK-15 (ball turret), though speed limited on the Scorpion (not the AT-6), doesn’t have the same limitations with blanking as some shoulder mounted systems (e.g. ATFLIR). I’m pretty sure Bret’s answer to the glide was like 30:1.