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Forum: Military Aviation

8th Jun 2015, 11:40

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A10's to be sold on?

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Posted By barit1

junior.VH-LFA Really? The airplane did it...

junior.VH-LFA

Really? The airplane did it all on its own?

No, it was the pilot. And the pilot perchance received faulty intel, faulty targeting data. In which case he could have been flying a...

Forum: Military Aviation

28th May 2015, 19:52

Replies: 89

A10's to be sold on?

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Posted By barit1

Production tooling

Megan - Thank you for the great quote. Much more competent than the brief I had worked from.

:)

Forum: Military Aviation

28th May 2015, 00:00

Replies: 89

A10's to be sold on?

Views: 20,239

Posted By barit1

Having worked extensively in configuration...

Having worked extensively in configuration control, I can only express great pity for the maintainers of early Mustangs. One would be lucky to find two identical airplanes, and spare parts must be a...

Forum: Military Aviation

24th May 2015, 20:33

Replies: 89

A10's to be sold on?

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Posted By barit1

Congress needs to mandate the A-10 be transferred...

Congress needs to mandate the A-10 be transferred to a force dedicated to protecting the infantry. If the USAF won't do it, then USMC, or else the Army itself. USAF brass has always hated supporting...

Forum: Military Aviation

24th May 2015, 01:02

Replies: 89

A10's to be sold on?

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Posted By barit1

The A-9 looks like a direct descendant: Bell...

The A-9 looks like a direct descendant:

Bell P-59 Airacomet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_P-59_Airacomet)...

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd May 2015, 15:49

Replies: 89

A10's to be sold on?

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Posted By barit1

My interest - other than its superb CAS...

My interest - other than its superb CAS performance as the infantry's best friend - is also nostalgic. I worked on the engine during its development, and visited Farmingdale to see the #1 X-bird in...

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