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Discussion in 'Military' started by HomerTaco, Mar 3, 2013.

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  1. Dec 16, 2013 at 12:18 PM
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    virginiamarine

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    Hands down the A-10 is badass that is the only true provider of CAS and can come home with heavy damage. Building a plane around that gat! Pilot sitting in a titanium tub! I was at the Grove for several years in the mid to late 90's. I recall one going down during training. So many of our weapon systems are over 30 + years old way over their life expectancy. We just send them to the depots to make them better than new.....just look at the M1 tank!
     
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  2. Dec 16, 2013 at 9:20 PM
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    And the airspeed indicator is made up of 12 unequal divisions comprised of from 28 to 31 subdivisions

    1/1, 1/2, 1/3.....1/31, 2/1, 2/2, 2/3....2/28, 3/1.....
     
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  3. Dec 23, 2013 at 5:25 PM
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    NO Chrome,3" NFab's steps,TRD skid,Wet okie's.011 grill, k&n,5100's,All this comes right off when the old lady says let's go get a NEW ONE!!!
    She got the boss home safe.. 030408-F-2034C-018_8908462746eab59aa38e79185561931db85eff01.jpg
     
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  4. Dec 30, 2013 at 12:30 AM
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    Really awesome pics. Man, I've been in love with the A-10 since I was kid, was always my dream to join the Air Force and fly one lol.
     
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  5. Dec 30, 2013 at 1:58 AM
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    A few months ago I had to divert into Italy to take a MX crew to an A10 the had an engine flameout. Upon arrived I was shocked to see a pilot training buddy of mine was the Hawg driver and the A10 is the only in history to have an air to air kill. u4aqere4_5c0b1a45e1ac97d6fd639eb136dcb0bbbaca1e7d.jpg
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  6. Dec 30, 2013 at 9:48 AM
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    Thats awesome!! Air to Air kill with an A10...go America!
     
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  7. Dec 30, 2013 at 7:05 PM
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    The Mi-8 helicopter?

    Would have loved to have seen that.
     
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  8. Dec 30, 2013 at 7:34 PM
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    What's awesome is if the gun is fired more than 2 sec it can stall the plane. I like to think the AC-130H (only 8 in the world) is an amazing aircraft as well. 105mm cannon, 40mm cannon and 2- 25mm chain guns. Everyone the 105mm fires the tail section moves 6ft in flight
     
    tacodane, Dec 30, 2013
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  9. Dec 30, 2013 at 7:41 PM
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  10. Dec 30, 2013 at 10:13 PM
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    OME all around. SPC UCA. This and that.
    The A-10 and the SR-71 are my favorite airplanes. The warthog for its toughness and close relationship with and boots on the ground and the the SR-71 for being so far ahead of its time and still holding records to date
     
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  11. Dec 30, 2013 at 10:24 PM
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    Before I see it in the thread I feel I should debunk a myth. A lot of people believe the aircraft was designed for the gun. The aircraft was actually designed without the gun and test with a 20 mm cannon similar to what the 16 has. Once the aircraft was selected a bid went out to find the best gun.
     
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  12. Dec 30, 2013 at 10:32 PM
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    I thought the a-10 was built around the gun? A true article out there that says this?
     
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  13. Jan 1, 2014 at 7:36 PM
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    Love this plane. Seen it many times. Also love the AC-130's. Used to see them practice at hurbie all the time. My friend who was Special forces said they saved their butts on well more than one occasion.
     
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  14. Jan 1, 2014 at 7:38 PM
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    Ya a friend of mine who was EOD said planes from hurbie and at Cannon afb saved there asses many times
     
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  15. Jan 1, 2014 at 7:42 PM
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    Also check out its predecessor. Awesome plane. Reason we have the a10
    . The A1 skyraider.
     
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  16. Jan 1, 2014 at 7:46 PM
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    Think I heard about that. Didn't they drop a bomb on it as it was taking off?
     
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  18. Jan 1, 2014 at 7:57 PM
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    What I heard was that it was tested with the Vulcan because the Avenger was not ready for operation when the test articles were ready to fly.
     
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  19. Jan 1, 2014 at 7:59 PM
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    Small strips in nam where only a prop could get in and out..:cool:[​IMG]
     
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  20. Jan 2, 2014 at 7:43 AM
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    According to the two books I have on the A-10 this is true, the four prototypes were equipped with M61 20mm gatling guns and first test flight was May '72 and the GAU-8 wasn't installed on the prototype until Feb '74.
    Grew up loving the A-10s and got to work on them when I was stationed in Germany, deployed with them to Bagram in '06. Best plane I've worked on and wish I could go back to them.
     
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