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Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2014, 23:18
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

I was reading somewhere about the A-10 and battle...

I was reading somewhere about the A-10 and battle damage and apart from both sides being the same and wings described as above, instead of shipping some wrecks back to the US they made one working...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2013, 21:14
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

Yes, probably, but what if it was a major selling...

Yes, probably, but what if it was a major selling point against the other aircraft.
Some business is better than none.

Also, battlefield damage repairs, 2 aircraft shot up on different sides,...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2013, 21:05
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

I read that again the other day. Very clever...

I read that again the other day. Very clever thinking.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2013, 20:56
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

"Yes, just being Devil's advocate Luddite;...

"Yes, just being Devil's advocate Luddite; certainly saves on copper"

I think you'll find the biggest saving is not the copper saved by putting
two plastic bands on the bullet but the amount of...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Dec 2013, 15:20
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

Bevo Very nice indeed and also probably...

Bevo

Very nice indeed and also probably quite rare to have in a collection :ok:

The "driving bands" (the plastic parts) that swage down really do reduce wear
on the barrel with such a high...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2013, 23:45
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

" Mother of God - that VW picture really...

" Mother of God - that VW picture really puts the GAU in perspective."

Agree :ok:

You just don't realise how big it is.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2013, 15:36
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

I thought you might say that. Isn't that a...

I thought you might say that.

Isn't that a different class to what we were talking about
with the A-10 and the Apache ?
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2013, 15:05
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

racedo Can you expand on what they are for...

racedo

Can you expand on what they are for the SR-71 ?
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2013, 14:16
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

The A-10 was designed with survivability with...

The A-10 was designed with survivability with other factors such as placing the engines up and back. The Apache also seems to have been built with survivability.

Have any other aircraft been built...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2013, 07:19
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

"10 out of 10 would pick the A-10 over an F16." ...

"10 out of 10 would pick the A-10 over an F16."

Those links to the two aircraft "landings", I went through the rest of the pages on that page and read each story.

Capt Kim Cambell's aircraft...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2013, 07:08
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

West Coast Good point. I just looked at the...

West Coast

Good point. I just looked at the list of units that had them,
no US Marine units.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2013, 01:42
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

I thought the Marines were going to take some ? ...

I thought the Marines were going to take some ?

Like the Harrier, they could end up with a nice reserve of aircraft ready to go and another nice reserve of aircraft at that designated storage...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2013, 20:53
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

I didn't realise that the same gun that is in the...

I didn't realise that the same gun that is in the A10 is also
the gun used by the Goalkeeper CIWS.


19 feet long :rolleyes:

Guns: 1× 30 mm (1.18 in) GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling cannon with 1,174...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2013, 20:36
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

"$ for $ its probably one of most effective US...

"$ for $ its probably one of most effective US planes in last 50 years with a tendency to make problems in front just go away."

Yes, although my info is all anecdotal, others like you probably...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2013, 19:07
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

Decided to re read the Wiki page on it which I...

Decided to re read the Wiki page on it which I had done before
and Turbine's "The Warthog was one of the greatest airplanes to have been designed for a specific combat mission"

1967 Request for...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2013, 14:44
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

ORAC, thanks.

ORAC, thanks.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2013, 14:23
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

In reading up on Kim Campbell, I notice that she...

In reading up on Kim Campbell, I notice that she is one of the few pilots
to have landed an A-10 in manual authority ? and one of the few to have
survived doing it (I think it said the first one...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2013, 14:04
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

Dity Thanks for that. I have just gone...

Dity

Thanks for that.

I have just gone and done a search and found a write up of what she was hit with
and apart from numerous bullets and shrapnel from AA, it was a SAM that almost brought...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2013, 13:37
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

Re the battle damage In that series of...

Re the battle damage

In that series of photos, an angled line of what looks like bullet holes
through the fuselage in front of the tail. They just seem very close together.

Is that from a...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2013, 20:50
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

http://warthognews.********.com.au/2011/07/from-ar...

http://warthognews.********.com.au/2011/07/from-archives-oif-story-of-killer-chick.html
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2013, 20:45
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

" It can be shot to ****, and still lumber around...

" It can be shot to ****, and still lumber around and rain hurt from the sky."

That Capt in Iraq was a good example of the above who managed to
get the aircraft back to base with holes and bit of...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2013, 17:59
Replies: 133
Views: 30,677
Posted By 500N

Are you asking about the Superior firepower or...

Are you asking about the Superior firepower or the Peace sign :O
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