s a former A-10 Hog Driver, it is a tremendous asset in the air-to-ground world. Fun to fly and firing the gun is the most fun you can have with your trousers on.
The gun sends the A-10 round when you want anything dead. Ballers come out at 3,600 feet per second at 112,600 rpm, train ground can penetrate an inch and a half of armor at 6,000 feet, whereas the 20mm “pop-gun” on other jets need to close to 2,000 feet.
I could go on but you get the point.
Thanks for your service and the 1st hand info.
Someone told me long ago the A-10 had a "bathtub" that kept the crew well protected and that the airframe was constructed to take punishment. Whether the present A-10 is upgraded or an equally formidable successor based upon the design is developed, it seems to me that the creature is still a useful tool in the arsenal.
Go on Hulka
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It is a Fascinating
Aircraft,
Thanks for Your Service Sir!
I was hoping you’d join the thread!
Did you know Chad Hennings?
He played football at the AF Academy where he won the Outland Trophy as best college defensive lineman. Later flew the A-10 in Iraq. Drafted by the Cowboys, he won three Super Bowl rings playing defensive tackle.
When I was 18 in the Navy, I served in catapults. I was 6’1” and all of the jet pilots were a few inches shorter and about 170#.
Chad was at least 6’4” and about 240# or more.
I’ve always wondered how he fit into the cockpit...