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The Crazy Process of Landing US Massive A-10 in Middle of Highway
Youtube ^ | 31 Oct 2022 | Fluctus

Posted on 10/31/2022 3:58:53 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

The Crazy Process of Landing US Massive A-10 in the Middle of Highway

Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel for a feature on the A-10 aircraft and several other important jets in the US Air Force.

(Excerpt) Read more at youtu.be ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Military/Veterans
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To: DUMBGRUNT
I clearly recall that the A-10 was officially retired a couple years ago.

When was it un-retired?

Regardless, I still love the plane, so Welcome Back!

61 posted on 11/01/2022 7:17:22 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

—”When was it un-retired?”

A political hot potato.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II#Future

“In January 2016, the USAF was “indefinitely freezing” plans to retire the A-10 for at least several years. In addition to Congressional opposition, its use in anti-ISIS operations, deployments to Eastern Europe as a response to Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine, and reevaluation of F-35 numbers necessitated its retention.[144][145] In February 2016, the Air Force deferred the final retirement of the aircraft until 2022 after being replaced by F-35s on a squadron-by-squadron basis.[146][147] In October 2016, the Air Force Materiel Command brought the depot maintenance line back to full capacity in preparation for re-winging the fleet.[148] In June 2017, it was announced that the aircraft “...will now be kept in the air force’s inventory indefinitely.”[149][6] The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine spurred some American observers to push for the loaning of A-10s to Ukraine, particularly following reports of an extended, stalled Russian convoy outside Kyiv, with critics of such a proposal noting the diplomatic and tactical complications to such an approach.”

NB: Armies are always prepared to fight their last battle.


62 posted on 11/01/2022 8:25:06 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last messa)
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To: blam

I used to do a lot of Civil engineering on airports. We had our handy dandy FAA data books that contained all the pertinent sizes and weights of all known aircraft. While the Antonov’s and C5’s are huge, they are also hollow tubes and empty weight is in the 350,000 lb +/- range. The Boeing 747 actually has a weight of 830,000 lbs +/-.

I had to design a wall at Paine Field to withstand the weight of the nose landing gear sitting on the wall to keep from blowing the wall out.


63 posted on 11/01/2022 8:44:53 AM PDT by shotgun
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To: Alas Babylon!

Um, “Fat Albert” is a US Marine C-130 transport used by the Blue Angels support teams.


64 posted on 11/01/2022 12:04:43 PM PDT by AFreeBird
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To: AFreeBird

Um... See post 52.


65 posted on 11/01/2022 4:08:08 PM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Rush, we're missing your take on all of this!)
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