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Title: Found another use for the A-10
Post by: henchman on November 19, 2011, 07:50:35 AM: Found this article about how they found another use for the a-10.

http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/57923/fighter-jet-being-transformed.asp
Title: Re: Found another use for the A-10
Post by: Maverick on November 19, 2011, 11:37:23 AM: Good loiter time and weight carrying capacity. I'm kind of surprised they list it as having a higher ceiling than the T28 though. I would have thought it would be the other way around.
Title: Re: Found another use for the A-10
Post by: wil3ur on November 19, 2011, 11:53:49 AM: Such a beautiful airplane... I wouldn't mind GAUing me some thunderboombers. TAKE THAT THOR!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Found another use for the A-10
Post by: curry1 on November 19, 2011, 01:38:14 PM: Quote from: wil3ur on November 19, 2011, 11:53:49 AM
Such a beautiful airplane... I wouldn't mind GAUing me some thunderboombers. TAKE THAT THOR!!!!!!!

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Title: Re: Found another use for the A-10
Post by: W7LPNRICK on November 19, 2011, 05:16:15 PM: Quote from: Maverick on November 19, 2011, 11:37:23 AM
Good loiter time and weight carrying capacity. I'm kind of surprised they list it as having a higher ceiling than the T28 though. I would have thought it would be the other way around.

Just curious, Why would a prop plane, any prop plane have a higher ceiling than a jet fighter?
Title: Re: Found another use for the A-10
Post by: CAP1 on November 19, 2011, 05:39:51 PM: such a waste of what is probably the best ground attack aircraft ever.
Title: Re: Found another use for the A-10
Post by: Rino on November 19, 2011, 06:16:08 PM: Years back there was discussion of turning A-10s into firebombers. They got a new lease on life after the first
Gulf War.
Title: Re: Found another use for the A-10
Post by: wil3ur on November 19, 2011, 06:30:02 PM: http://youtu.be/kKRt2DYMvdU

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice
Title: Re: Found another use for the A-10
Post by: WYOKIDIII on November 19, 2011, 09:52:10 PM: Seems like in all the clips of A-10's doing their "thing" , the last sounds you hear are grunts laughing . What a great sound . God bless those guys .
Title: Re: Found another use for the A-10
Post by: wil3ur on November 19, 2011, 10:05:55 PM: Quote from: WYOKIDIII on November 19, 2011, 09:52:10 PM
Seems like in all the clips of A-10's doing their "thing" , the last sounds you hear are grunts laughing . What a great sound . God bless those guys .

This is what it sounds like on the pilot side of things:

http://youtu.be/wcW_Ygs6hm0 (http://youtu.be/wcW_Ygs6hm0)
Title: Re: Found another use for the A-10
Post by: CAP1 on November 20, 2011, 11:56:34 AM: Quote from: WYOKIDIII on November 19, 2011, 09:52:10 PM
Seems like in all the clips of A-10's doing their "thing" , the last sounds you hear are grunts laughing . What a great sound . God bless those guys .

and that is what makes them the most useful, and best at what they can and do do. they're right there, on station, bringing both moral support, and firepower to our guys on the ground.

i mean, c'mon....what marine or infantryman wouldn't feel good hearing the howl of those ge engines, shortly followed by the growl of that 30mm?
Title: Re: Found another use for the A-10
Post by: GNucks on November 20, 2011, 12:31:20 PM: Quote from: CAP1 on November 20, 2011, 11:56:34 AM
and that is what makes them the most useful, and best at what they can and do do. they're right there, on station, bringing both moral support, and firepower to our guys on the ground.

i mean, c'mon....what marine or infantryman wouldn't feel good hearing the howl of those ge engines, shortly followed by the growl of that 30mm?

It's less of a growl, sounds more like a buzz with the volume of thunder. And it's awesome.
Title: Re: Found another use for the A-10
Post by: colmbo on November 20, 2011, 12:59:22 PM: Quote from: wil3ur on November 19, 2011, 06:30:02 PM
http://youtu.be/kKRt2DYMvdU

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice

That doesn't sound like A-10 engines.
Title: Re: Found another use for the A-10
Post by: wil3ur on November 20, 2011, 01:04:00 PM: Quote from: colmbo on November 20, 2011, 12:59:22 PM
That doesn't sound like A-10 engines.

Definately sounds and looks like the GAU though....