Over reaction by Congress years ago killed that possibility.Too bad they didn't re-tool and build an A-10 MK II. Same great air frame just various upgrades in engine, sensors, frame material etc. (the Avenger would obviously stay)
Over reaction by Congress years ago killed that possibility.Too bad they didn't re-tool and build an A-10 MK II. Same great air frame just various upgrades in engine, sensors, frame material etc. (the Avenger would obviously stay)
Over reaction by Congress years ago killed that possibility.
Which speaks volumes about the AF's statements regarding the A-10's usefulness.
I'm too cynical to think the AF finally saw the light. Something caused the reversal and guys on the ground aren't it.
That and CSAF was forced to admit it was a budgetary decision and not a strategic/tactical decision.Mayhaps it has more to do with the fact that the F-35 just cannot deliver? Both literally and figuratively.
F-35 Still Dogged With 'Deficiencies': Pentagon Report | Military.com
MG Martin just found out that the money to keep the A-10 flying is coming from the F-35 budget....
Air Force general faints during budget talks
I couldn't get the video to play, even on my office computer. Several things could have happened, hypoglucemia, a run of PAT, or even Atriaf Fibrilation. Worse case might include a pacemaker. Or, maybe he just didn't want to talk any more about the struggle to keep the A-10 in the inventory :-".
Early on, the gasses that followed the rounds out of the berrels, would ignite. This produced a flame coming out of the front of the War Hog. The higherups saw this as a problem to be solved. They should have left it alone, in my opinion. There is just something about the vision of a fire belching A-10 in full ground attack mode.
I've had exactly the same thought on that subject.
What's the risk here, that it will give away the aircraft's position?
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I thought the redesign was to stop the engines from ingesting gasses for the cannon?Prolly some repainting of the nose. There are a lot of avionic sensors in the nose of nearly all aircraft. I think the avionic risks out weighed that wonderful image of a fire belching A-10.
I thought the redesign was to stop the engines from ingesting gasses for the cannon?