The A-37B was first brought about to create an even better machine than the original A-37A model. The B model would have more muscle including and increased gross weight, higher structural limit (6g), provision of in-flight refuelling, duplicated elevator controls, and one of the more important changes was the installation of thermally reticulated polyurethane foam in the fuel tanks. This was a major addition because it prevented explosion in the fuel cells even when struck buy ammunition. These are just a few items which added to an already unbeaten machine for its time. All this for the production to be completed by 1968.
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