Anigrand 2009 GD A-12 Avenger II Naval Stealth Attacker 1:72

General-Dynamics A-12 Avenger II Naval stealth attacker project. In mid-1980's, U.S. Navy awarded the ATA (Advanced Tactical Aircraft) program as a replacement for the Grumman A-6 Intruder. The key improvement over the existing aircraft was stealth ability. In 1988, General-Dynamics / McDonnell-Douglas were selected to develop a subsonic twin jet carrier- based ATA for attack at night or in bad weather, the A-12 Avenger II. The principal program office was set up at General-Dynamics, McDD responded for the project design. The first prototype was expected to complete in 1990. After 3 years of work, the A-12 contractors revealed serious engineering problems and budget over-runs, which caused the first flight delay. In 1991, secretary of Defense termina ted the A-12 contract after the prototype completion failure. In 1993, the Forth Worth Aviation Heritage Association launched the A-12 restoration program. General-Dynamic provided the A-12 engineering hardware for this restoration. The full-scale mock-up was finally completed and displayed publicly in the museum at Alliance Airport, Forth Worth.