"Everything you ever wanted to know about the A-10" Topic
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| Tango01 | 10 Mar 2018 9:19 p.m. PST |
"The A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin turbofan-powered aircraft designed specifically for close air support and ground attack missions against armored vehicles. The aircraft's sub-sonic speed and large, straight-wing design allows for extreme maneuverability at low altitudes and extended time on target or to loiter above the battlefield. The airframe was designed from the very start as a short takeoff and landing aerial platform for the 30mm GAU-8 Avenger rotary cannon, which can fire 3,900 depleted uranium shells per minute. When combined with the ability to carry the AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missile and laser-guided bombs, the A-10 can destroy enemy armor at close range or from a standoff position…."
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| daler240D | 11 Mar 2018 9:46 a.m. PST |
Still one of my all time favorite planes. Thanks for sharing. |
| Tango01 | 11 Mar 2018 3:02 p.m. PST |
No mention my friend! (smile) Amicalement
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| Lion in the Stars | 12 Mar 2018 11:28 a.m. PST |
Design Brief: Make this gun fly:
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| Tango01 | 13 Mar 2018 10:46 a.m. PST |
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examines another pre-painted building for WWII.
