Posted on 10/20/2019 10:52:08 AM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
Go Warthogs, go Warthogs!
I got the contract.
I’m working on them in my shed.
Could use a hand if anyone has a good set of wrenches and could use a few extra bucks.
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No other plane is so loved by the infantry.
AC-130 is a close 2nd.
Are those valid opinions?
Just asking, because I am not familiar with the benefits those who I have talked with seem to believe they have.
$48 million is peanuts for the Pentagon though I’m sure there are staffers there who wish we were spending $480 billion on a plane to replace the A-10.
Watched a program recently on this rebirth of the A-10. Lots of new stuff going in it including new colors. The pilots will be getting a new type of helmet with built-in control functions...not sure what you call that type of helmet.
Glad to see this. When I mentioned it to the ex-Army son-in-law that did three tours in Afghanistan, he was ecstatic.
“Are those valid opinions?”
Resounding YES.
No ifs, ands or buts about it.
I think this is a follow-on contract, there was one for a $240 million a few months back.
As I understand it, the brass hate the plane but ground troops love and revere it. When the troops are in a tight spot the ugly flying tank comes in and crushes the enemy scattering their body parts in the wind... waggles its wings at the troops... and then continues its patrol.
Just for fun. I bought 100 shares of CPI Aero at $7.90.
Got to support our troops.
My favorite as a kid.
That and the SR-71.
> Could use a hand if anyone has a good set of wrenches and could use a few extra bucks. <
Sounds good. Count me in! Oh, wait. On second thought, I’ll pass. You live in New York, don’t you? By the time you get all the required city and state permits I’ll be a very, very old man.
They are both awesome ground attack planes. I remember hearing that no outposts in Vietnam were overrun once the AC 130 gunship was on station. I really like the big Gatling gun on the A10 Warthog. That gun is a beast that I wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of.
Right on!
Ever watch the video about the speed check? It is hilarious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILop3Kn3JO8
“And the 12 year old reached for the mic button”
I understand that the $s discussed in the article are peanuts in the DOD budget and not even major for an aircraft upgrade.
But what I don’t understand is why they can’t just retool and produce more of the same thing. If it works it works.
715 were produced from ‘75-’84, we could surely produce 25-50/year as ongoing replacements and retire some of the older craft.
There was a 2 seater designed with some ECM abilities that was never really put to use that could be advantageous as well...but why mess with a good thing.
It Works ,
Keep it Flying!
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