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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YktOuoqA-I#t=411
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YktOuoqA-I#t=411
Very cool but a bit much on fuzz outs. Always loved that plane.
Too much blurred-out, kinda ruins it.
A-10 fighting ISIS
http://www.wired.com/2014/12/a10-warthog-isis/
A-10 Thunderbolt II is one of my favorite combat aircraft. I don't think there's anything better for ground attack and close air support.
http://youtu.be/zpaUzVUxEA4
Nothing quite like designing a gun, then building a plane around it...
Definitely one of my favorites
Thanks for the vid. Watched it while in bed. Good stuff!Quote:
Originally Posted by Gman
May be apocryphal but I remember a story from the 80s where a reserve colonel in an A-10 took on a F-15 in air-to-air and won -- cocky young pilot in his Eagle hadn't reckoned on the Warthog's ability to turn. It's an amazing airframe; what we need is a real replacement that builds on its strengths, not trying to substitute a regular jet for its role. I thought the AF was ridiculous when they tried to retire it in the 90s and claimed they could use F-16s to do the CAS/TAS job. Also, takes real cojones to volunteer for a job whose estimated lifespan was 10 minutes in combat under a Fulda Gap scenario.
Excellent video, and it's 17 years old! Personally, I think the A-10 should only be replaced with NEW and improved A-10's! They should be put back into production, they definitely fill a niche role and do it better than anything else ever could.