Quote Originally Posted by rondog View Post
A-16 - was that an F-16 with the GAU-8 gun mounted in a belly pod? I remember hearing about those, but never heard any more since. When I moved to Syracuse in 1987 the NYANG Boys From Syracuse flew A-10's, saw them over central NY frequently. But then they changed to F-16's, that's when I heard about the tankbuster version coming about, but never saw one.
I believe it was an internal 30mm cannon. The Airforce was desperate to get rid of the A-10's and they came up with this idea. It just wasn't structurally sound and was burning up the a/c internals. If it had worked there's a good chance the A-10 would be in the desert now given the time frame of the program.