It’s not an emotional attachment. It’s a low-speed, durable platform perfectly suited to close ground combat support. They are also relatively inexpensive and reparable.
If you could make it stealthy, great. A jet version of the A-10, in my opinion, wouldn’t work very well. If you could make turbofans stealthy, awesome.
This is another one where you scratch your head and ask, “OK, which congress-critter’s family is going to cash in here?”
agree 100%
Why the wing DIHEDRAL..?
I don’t get it.
There must be some special purpose.
Hmmmm. “OK, which congress-critters family is going to cash in here?” Is it possible that’s the hang up with building the wall? Surely one of the assclowns has family ties to construction companies.