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| Fairchild-Republic A10 Thunderbolt |
Every pilot has a list of favorite aircraft and if money were no object we would fill our hangers with them. Now I haven't seen any A10s for sale on Ebay but If I had to do it all over again I may have reenlisted for the chance to fly one of these puppies.
You start with one 20 foot long Gatling gun and then you simply build a plane around it.
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I went to an airshow southwest of Houston 20 some years ago and enjoyed the 2-ship A10 demo team from Barksdale AFB. After a few passes I noticed they were always doing their turnarounds over the yard of a nearby prison, very tight turns at about 300 feet. (I think it was the prison from the movie "Sugarland Express")
ReplyDeleteThe prisoners had an airshow too.
I just read the spec sheet you linked to.
ReplyDeleteI knew the Warthog was cool.
I had no idea it was freaking awesome.
Good stuff.
I think its appeal to me is that it performs its best near the ground, low and slow. Kind of like a Super Cub on steroids.
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