Author Topic: Stupid Aviation Questions...Please Help... (Read 714 times)

TWOLF · « **Reply #15 on:** December 19, 2002, 03:00:23 AM »

1 has been answered, I can help with the A10. The exact number on the cannon's rate of fire is classified so books are estimates. That's the reason for the disparity from text to text on most modern weapons.

I am not 100%, but it takes approximately 2 years from the Academy for most students to enter duty as a pilot.

The Differance between the Air Guard, and the Reserves are simple. The Air Guard are state forces, and the reserves are fedral. It takes the president to activate local Guard forces, for other then state emergencies. There are acceptions and but that is the general rule.

beet1e · « **Reply #16 on:** December 19, 2002, 11:55:00 AM »

Muck.
I saw an A10 close up at an aircraft museum at Pima,AZ. I was told by one of the staff that the A10 cannon has two rates of fire - fast, and faster! The fast rate is 70 rounds per second, and the even faster rate was given as 150 rounds per second.

beet1e · « **Reply #17 on:** December 19, 2002, 11:58:10 AM »

Here's another one, showing the whole plane. They had about four of these up doing training when I was there. Note how the nosewheel has to be offset to accommodate the gun...

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #18 on:** December 19, 2002, 12:18:31 PM »

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Originally posted by beet1e
Muck.
I saw an A10 close up at an aircraft museum at Pima,AZ. I was told by one of the staff that the A10 cannon has two rates of fire - fast, and faster! The fast rate is 70 rounds per second, and the even faster rate was given as 150 rounds per second.

I wonder if I still have my tech manuals on the Gau-8. There are two rate of fire settings for the gun (switchable in the cockpit), but 9000 rounds per minute seems high if memory serves correctly.

AKDejaVu

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #19 on:** December 19, 2002, 12:31:09 PM »

Just did some checking at the http://www.af.mil web site on the A-10. 3900 rounds per minute seems to be the only setting available now. Several other web sites mentioned a lesser speed option that was done away with in the 80's with a particular modification. My manuals would not have shown this.

So... it does not seem to be a switchable thing anymore. They'll just have to settle on 3900 rounds per minute of 30mm depleted uranium tipped bullets.

AKDejaVu

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #20 on:** December 19, 2002, 12:36:30 PM »

BTW, Muckmaw...

The difference between the Guard and the Reserve is that the Guard is basically a state entity while the reserve is federal. Both are very similar in their "reserve" mode, but the Guard can be activated by the state governer. Also, full time Guard members are not paid in the same manner as full time Active Duty or Reserve members. They're paid more along the lines of state employees for regular work... though they switch to federal pay if actually deployed.

There's actually much more to it than that... but the Guard is basically each state's militia with the Governer of the state acting as the commander in chief... though they still fall under federal control when all is said and done.

AKDejaVu

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #21 on:** December 19, 2002, 01:12:09 PM »

Hummmm ... A10:D

Dago · « **Reply #22 on:** December 19, 2002, 02:05:59 PM »

Ask eagl about modern fighters, the USAF occasionally lets him fly an F15. That is, when he isn't lounging in bed.

dago

miko2d · « **Reply #23 on:** December 19, 2002, 02:50:48 PM »

Curval: The pilot would get seriously "bent" if he went up too fast?

As seriously as ascending from a dive to 33 feet.

miko