Wish they’d make a home version.
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Here in S.E. Michigan, the Selfridge Air National Guard base houses the 107th Fighter Squadron which has a fleet of 20 A-10s which I frequently see flying over my house or along the I-94 expressway.........Pretty darn cool looking
It’s days are numbered though. Today’s over the horizon technology, stealth, and fire power with speed is taking over for the work horse. The gatling gun with a 4K foot range was great for the time. But the replacement for it has additional duties.
The Lightning II is a single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft designed for many missions with advanced, integrated sensors built into every aircraft. Missions that were traditionally performed by small numbers of specialized aircraft, such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and electronic attack missions can now be executed by a squadron of F-35s, bringing new capabilities to many allied forces.
A 5th Generation fighter has advanced stealth, exceptional agility and maneuverability, sensor and information fusion, network-enabled operations and advanced sustainment. 5th Generation technology provides greater survivability, situational awareness, and effectiveness for pilots, as well as improved readiness and lower support costs. As a true 5th Generation fighter, the F-35 has stealth designed in as part of the aircraft from the beginning.
Love the old Thunderbolt and was lucky enough to see it in actual combat. But everything gets old and can be improved. They used to throw bombs out of balloons. We’ve improved upon that too.
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It is an impressive and valuable CAS machine. But before it can operate in a theatre, it is necessary to first establish air supremacy and reduction of SAM and AA threats due to its slow speed and radar signature. It’s as stealthy as Stacy Abrams.
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Technically, in 1991, A-10 Thundebolt was not from Fairchild Republic.
In 1987, the A-10 OEM Team and all A-10 assets were acquired by Grumman Corporation from Fairchild Republic Company and are now part of the Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems...presently partnered with Lockheed Martin Systems Integration as a member of the A-10 Prime Team.
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5.5+6mm