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Air Force completes A-10 re-winging to keep iconic aircraft flying into 2030s
The Washington Times ^
| August 13, 2019
| Douglas Ernst
Posted on 08/13/2019 2:56:43 PM PDT by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo
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posted on
08/13/2019 3:18:44 PM PDT
by
momincombatboots
(Do you know anyone who isnÂ’t a socialist after 65? Freedom exchanged cash, a medicare card control.)
To: Joe 6-pack
Thanks, good story and I agree.
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posted on
08/13/2019 3:19:43 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
To: GoldenPup
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posted on
08/13/2019 3:20:24 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
To: GoldenPup
nicknames “Warthog” or “Hog”
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posted on
08/13/2019 3:22:42 PM PDT
by
Steve Van Doorn
(*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
To: Tallguy
The A-10 is still relevant because we still (mostly) fight in permissive air environments. That wont necessarily be the case in the next fight What you need for close air support is a big payload, loiter time, and survivability. Stealth is not really useful because a CAS aircraft which is doing its job is pretty easily detected by the Mk I Eyeball.
So my guess is that any A-10 replacement worth a darn would look a lot like .......
the A-10.
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posted on
08/13/2019 3:25:13 PM PDT
by
Eric Pode of Croydon
(I'm an unreconstructed Free Trader and I do not give a damn.)
To: Steve Van Doorn
I didn’t even know that it was officially the thunderbolt, but I was confident that this would be a good thread.
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posted on
08/13/2019 3:26:07 PM PDT
by
Hieronymus
("I shall drink--to the Pope, if you please,-still, to Conscience first, and to the Pope afterwards.")
To: jazusamo
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posted on
08/13/2019 3:27:30 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(This space for rent.)
To: Eric Pode of Croydon
Maybe a high wing version for really rough strips?
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posted on
08/13/2019 3:29:25 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Heaven has an impenetrable wall, and a welcoming gate for those qualified, Hell is wide open.)
To: Eric Pode of Croydon
Nice post, which comes close to summing up my unprofessional take.
Speed is the opposite of loiter time, and I love your comment on stealth.
It strikes me that getting every one that can be refurbished done and then trying to get a few more would be a very prudent long-term investment.
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posted on
08/13/2019 3:29:45 PM PDT
by
Hieronymus
("I shall drink--to the Pope, if you please,-still, to Conscience first, and to the Pope afterwards.")
To: MichaelCorleone
Anyone ever seen a helo gunship almost at a hover pouring fire on the gomers knows how well slow works.
To: Hieronymus
yeap, best attack plane ever built. nothing comes close.
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posted on
08/13/2019 3:36:37 PM PDT
by
Steve Van Doorn
(*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
To: jazusamo
Saw a couple of them today. A few minutes later, I could hear them doing some practice runs. They do that regularly about 10 miles from my house. I used to live much closer to their practice range.
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posted on
08/13/2019 3:38:24 PM PDT
by
caver
To: OldMissileer
“The Devils Cross keeps flying and fighting.
I love that aircraft.”
The Warthog has a design and look that just says “death machine” and the airframe itself can easily last another 30 years with updates to the electronic hardware, software, and engines.
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posted on
08/13/2019 3:40:16 PM PDT
by
wildcard_redneck
(Freeper formerly known as WMarshal.......)
To: Joe 6-pack
I stood flipping the bird at an A10 pilot as he repeatedly staffed our column. Killed us Killed us.
We should have been mobile. My command screwed up.
Thank God it was practice
To: Blood of Tyrants
The US Army does not want them either - soldiers do, but not the high brass - the perfumed ones.
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posted on
08/13/2019 3:46:03 PM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: outofsalt
There was an AF General who said the A10 was designed around the nose cannon, The F15 around the radar and the F16 around the ejector seat. ;)
And the F-35 around the hanger
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posted on
08/13/2019 3:47:21 PM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: All
If I was a wealthy person I would love to have a private owner version of this plane.
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posted on
08/13/2019 3:47:22 PM PDT
by
Retvet
(Retvet)
To: Blood of Tyrants
Army is not allowed by federal law to operate armed fixed wing aircraft.
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posted on
08/13/2019 3:47:58 PM PDT
by
doomtrooper99
(Mr Truman, you did not finish the job)
To: jazusamo
Hope they used different personnel than they did on 737 Max.
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posted on
08/13/2019 3:50:31 PM PDT
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: doomtrooper99
Marines are. Next version needs more robust landing gear and a tail hook for carrier landings.
A beefed up frame to keep the GAU-8/A from continuing down the deck after the rest of the plane stops would also be a plus...
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posted on
08/13/2019 3:53:01 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Heaven has an impenetrable wall, and a welcoming gate for those qualified, Hell is wide open.)
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