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Vintage(OV-10 Bronco) planes used in Vietnam out of retirement to help US special forces in Iraq
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| Lydia Willgress
Posted on 03/11/2016 4:08:46 AM PST by protest1
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It's Back.... Back to the Future !
I love this I used to have a airfix model of the Bronco!
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posted on
03/11/2016 4:08:46 AM PST
by
protest1
To: protest1
Why did we build the F-35, again?
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posted on
03/11/2016 4:12:18 AM PST
by
ryan71
(Bibles, Beans and Bullets)
To: protest1
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posted on
03/11/2016 4:13:25 AM PST
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: PIF
Thanks for the links, I did a search but managed to miss that it was posted already. Still it is such a good story the Bronco back in service!
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posted on
03/11/2016 4:19:11 AM PST
by
protest1
To: protest1
But they want to retire the A10. People at the Pentagon are idiots
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posted on
03/11/2016 4:20:34 AM PST
by
lavaroise
(A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall noshi)
To: protest1
The OV-10 Widow Maker was in use by the 501st MI BDE as late as 1989 in Korea when I left.
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posted on
03/11/2016 4:25:41 AM PST
by
Feckless
(The US Gubbmint / This Tagline CENSORED by FR \ IrOnic, ain't it?)
To: protest1
No one speaks much on how they use it. I would make a bet that they took out the 2nd seat and it’s used to haul 3,000 pounds of cargo. You could land on some short strip...off-load in ten minutes, and be airborne again. For resupply efforts in remote territory and you only have 1,000 ft, it makes perfect sense.
To: protest1
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posted on
03/11/2016 4:29:08 AM PST
by
Doogle
(( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: protest1
Whereas an F-15 can cost up to $40,000 per flight, a Bronco can operate for just $1,000 for every hour it is in the air Well, that's a problem for the Pentagon. The plane is just too darn inexpensive! Where are the fat defense maintenance contracts!
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posted on
03/11/2016 4:31:53 AM PST
by
Flick Lives
(One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. -- Heinlein)
To: protest1
![](http://www.collectoons.com/imgtoon/701/702/20100101_121507chode.gif)
bring back the SPADS while they're at it
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posted on
03/11/2016 4:52:05 AM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
To: Feckless
Kaman HH-43 Husky with its counter rotating rotors was the original widow maker, IIRC.
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posted on
03/11/2016 4:55:06 AM PST
by
NTHockey
(Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
To: ryan71
What a silly rhetorical question.
To: protest1
turbo-prop jet? Is that like jumbo shrimp?
What about the A-1 "Spad"?
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posted on
03/11/2016 5:06:11 AM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(Buchanan: A note of caution: This establishment is not going quietly.)
To: pepsionice
Aircraft also has a clamshell door in the back for offloading troops, supplies, etc.
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posted on
03/11/2016 5:08:14 AM PST
by
ops33
(Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
To: NTHockey
I'm sure there have been a few :)
Losing an engine on takeoff killed most Bronco pilots who died in them I'm told, hence the name.
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posted on
03/11/2016 5:11:30 AM PST
by
Feckless
(The US Gubbmint / This Tagline CENSORED by FR \ IrOnic, ain't it?)
To: protest1
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posted on
03/11/2016 5:11:56 AM PST
by
jpsb
(Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. Otto von Bismark)
To: jpsb
My understanding was they needed more runway than you’d think.
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posted on
03/11/2016 5:17:33 AM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
To: AppyPappy
There is considerable criticism of the plane by people that know a lot more than me about it. Mostly folks think it is under powered and when fully loaded uses a lot of runway. So it appears you are correct.
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posted on
03/11/2016 5:29:48 AM PST
by
jpsb
(Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. Otto von Bismark)
To: jpsb
There was an earlier statement that it has a high heat signature, which you really don’t want for a slow-moving aircraft.
You can help the takeoff by using disposable rockets as they did in WW2.
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posted on
03/11/2016 5:35:10 AM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
To: jpsb
“The turbo-prop jet”
The OV-10 is NOT a jet engine-powered aircraft.
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posted on
03/11/2016 5:39:54 AM PST
by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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