North American T-28 Trojan Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Civilian use=== [[AeroVironment]] modified and armored a T-28A to fly [[weather research]] for [[South Dakota School of Mines & Technology]], funded by the [[National Science Foundation]], and operated in this capacity from 1969 to 2005.<ref name=weath>Godfrey, Joe. [http://www.avweb.com/news/profiles/184369-1.html "Charlie Summers"] ''AVweb'', 16 April 2003. Retrieved: 22 July 2012.</ref><ref name=nsf>[http://www.ias.sdsmt.edu/institute/t28/index.htm "T-28 Instrumented Research Aircraft"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101162641/http://www.ias.sdsmt.edu/institute/t28/index.htm |date=1 January 2012 }} ''[[South Dakota School of Mines & Technology]]''. Retrieved: 22 July 2012.</ref> SDSM&T was planning to replace it with another modified, but more modern, former military aircraft, specifically a [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Next-generation Storm-penetrating Aircraft |publisher= South Dakota School of Mines and Technology |url= http://www.ias.sdsmt.edu/institute/t28/Next-Generation_files/Next-Generation.pdf |access-date= 14 December 2013 |archive-date= 12 November 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131112025601/http://www.ias.sdsmt.edu/institute/t28/Next-Generation_files/Next-Generation.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> This plan was found to carry too many risks associated with the costly modifications required and the program was cancelled in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/24047/the-storm-chasing-a-10-thunderhog-program-is-officially-dead-jet-to-be-returned-to-usaf|title=The Storm Chasing A-10 Thunderhog Program Is Officially Dead, Jet To Be Returned To USAF|last=Rogoway|first=Tyler|work=The Drive|access-date=2018-10-13|language=en-US}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page