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  • @nikkoortiz
    @nikkoortiz  Год назад +885

    Do you think the A-10 should be retired?! Why?

    • @cannedcorn9344
      @cannedcorn9344 Год назад +221

      I think we should make it more radar resistant and more lethal, put a whole tank on there

    • @samuraijokester9907
      @samuraijokester9907 Год назад +148

      Nope. It’s so iconic and deadly, that retiring it is stupid

    • @myronmartin8749
      @myronmartin8749 Год назад +53

      NO why it's so f#@ kcool

    • @Usmcboi1911
      @Usmcboi1911 Год назад +63

      Nope, warthogs can keep laying down freedom with its satisfying BRTT

    • @dangerskate6456
      @dangerskate6456 Год назад +42

      No, I like BBBBBRRRRRRTTTTTT!!!

  • @joshuas0296
    @joshuas0296 Год назад +2425

    It's not an aircraft. It's a gun with wings

  • @excaliber9181
    @excaliber9181 Год назад +125

    F-16: My plane has gun.
    A-10: My gun has plane.

    • @corryburton9834
      @corryburton9834 3 месяца назад +2

      f15: i go 1900mph and am gone before they realize what that spot on the radar was and why those 7 buildings just blew up...

    • @ZeReichStagg
      @ZeReichStagg 3 месяца назад +1

      ​@corryburton9834
      Also the f-15: who needs wings?

    • @Levi_velten
      @Levi_velten Месяц назад +1

      My plane is a gun

    • @mrowll.7587
      @mrowll.7587 17 дней назад

      To be real the f16s gun sounds more hostile than a GAU-8

    • @LandonNorris11
      @LandonNorris11 14 дней назад

      🇺🇸🦅

  • @INSERTNAMExHERE
    @INSERTNAMExHERE 8 месяцев назад +61

    My dad was in desert storm, and he saw the A10 in action. That brrrt is something you never forget, especially when you know it's not meant for you. He called it a big moral booster for him everytime i he heard it

  • @RAWms
    @RAWms 9 месяцев назад +92

    Correction: The gun on the GAU-8 is not the largest gatling gun built and put on an airplane. It's the largest gatling gun built that had a plane built around it.

    • @GearshiftGalaxy_
      @GearshiftGalaxy_ 5 месяцев назад +1

      huh? the gau-8 is the gun i might be confused but it sounds like your talking about mounting a gun around a gun by the way you worded it the gau-8 is the gun on the a-10

    • @Orchid_Gravy1980
      @Orchid_Gravy1980 5 месяцев назад +6

      ​@@GearshiftGalaxy_
      So the air force/military wanted to use the gau 8 avenger machine gun, so they designed the warthog around the gau 8. The plane was literally BUILT FOR THE GUN

    • @Nyarfguns
      @Nyarfguns 2 месяца назад

      @@GearshiftGalaxy_ no the A-10 is the plane on the gau-8

  • @michaelgraziano8038
    @michaelgraziano8038 Год назад +1046

    Nikko: "The A-10 *is* outdated though..."
    Strategic Air Command: *Stares blankly in B-52 *

    • @oooda231
      @oooda231 Год назад +33

      yeah.. they just upgraded those with new engines too

    • @souleater916
      @souleater916 Год назад +22

      And sr-71 those are beatiful but old

    • @NachtjagerVII
      @NachtjagerVII Год назад +22

      @@souleater916 We haven't used the SR-71s in decades, we are still using A-10s and B-52s.

    • @odinthegenericproto7075
      @odinthegenericproto7075 Год назад +9

      Stares blankly in U-2

    • @michaelgraziano8038
      @michaelgraziano8038 Год назад +7

      @@odinthegenericproto7075 The B-52 *just* edges the U-2 out by like 2 years.
      It's nowhere near as good a glider though :)

  • @CertifiedSunset
    @CertifiedSunset Год назад +696

    I think more than anything, the A-10 is a moral boost for troops on the ground during firefights. Everybody knows what it is, the enemy fears its destructive power, and it has an iconic haunting sound when it punches in the time card and starts laying down hate. In short, A-10 go brrrt.

  • @Best_Username777
    @Best_Username777 8 месяцев назад +47

    Fun fact the gun was made by General Electric… “one spins to make things clean, one spins to make things disappear”-The Russian Badger

    • @Kkk-vs2cj
      @Kkk-vs2cj 3 месяца назад +1

      Especially friendly units

    • @SamSwag-gb8jq
      @SamSwag-gb8jq 3 месяца назад +1

      The same company that makes toasters also vaporizes people -the russian badger

    • @kendallwilliam2556
      @kendallwilliam2556 3 месяца назад

      the Russian badger is hilarious. I loved that short.

  • @jasonwalls1607
    @jasonwalls1607 11 месяцев назад +26

    I've lived in Tucson my whole life, and my family has history in the Air Force. A-10s overhead just feels like home to me.

    • @Aqua_DashPTFS
      @Aqua_DashPTFS 4 месяца назад

      Wow!

    • @stevenhopkins2887
      @stevenhopkins2887 3 месяца назад

      We live in New Castle County, Delaware, where Air Force 1 and 2 practice landing at an airport near us...Beautiful Sight...God Bless the USA!

  • @nicolem376
    @nicolem376 Год назад +253

    I watched a documentary about the warthog pilots and how they love the warthog. It was really moving to hear them talk about how their only job is to provide air support to ground soldiers. They were so intensely serious about being willing to give their lives to save soldiers and they were so proud to fly the warthog and only the warthog.

    • @lindenbyrne7725
      @lindenbyrne7725 Год назад +12

      Let’s not forget the pilots that also suffers mental trauma from lighting up friendly units that never get mentioned.

    • @thetrav2100
      @thetrav2100 Год назад +8

      @@lindenbyrne7725 war be like that sometimes

    • @tearstoneactual9773
      @tearstoneactual9773 Год назад +2

      Hog pilots really really love their planes, their air crews, and their mission.

    • @christopherrobbins5712
      @christopherrobbins5712 Год назад +2

      They GAF about the guys on the ground. Coming from an F-16 Crew Chief. Baddest aircraft in the world.

    • @jonnybgoode7742
      @jonnybgoode7742 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@lindenbyrne7725 the irony...

  • @TimothySielbeck
    @TimothySielbeck Год назад +106

    During an ARTEP at Ft Stewart in 1981 I got my own personal A-10 aerial display as I was able to direct two A-10s to an attacking enemy force and got about 30 APCs destroyed. Their two plane dance was impressive. The score keeper was annoyed, especially after I told him how I got in contact with the A-10s. I still owe those guys a drink.

  • @revisedmoth
    @revisedmoth 7 месяцев назад +7

    Everyone else: Puts guns on plane.
    Fairchild Republic: Builds plane around gun.

  • @shnomac9873
    @shnomac9873 9 месяцев назад +6

    Navy guy that's been boots on ground..... Brrrrrt from a A10 is a blessing to hear. They ALWAYS have your back and come back for more.

  • @frankwoods6489
    @frankwoods6489 Год назад +406

    It's Crazy Because The People Who Made The Washing Machine Are The Same Company Who Made The A10 Thunderbolts Gun.

    • @Usmcboi1911
      @Usmcboi1911 Год назад +11

      The freedom Brtt

    • @nikkoortizshorts
      @nikkoortizshorts Год назад +9

      It’s so crazy!

    • @nikkoortiz
      @nikkoortiz  Год назад +129

      What if our washers had canons in them

    • @jollyjackass
      @jollyjackass Год назад +39

      @@nikkoortiz I think that would explain all the missing socks then.

    • @NatalieV0331
      @NatalieV0331 Год назад +2

      usually how it goes it seems, Leonardo was a artists, but was also created multiple war machines, always more money in war

  • @daytonavideoprod
    @daytonavideoprod Год назад +58

    Dude. You crack me up! I fell in love with the A-10 when I read a book on its creation. A contractor literally stumbled upon the GAU cannon in storage at the Pentagon. They didn't know what to do with it. This crazy mother was like... "I'm going to build a plane around this gun... and put the pilot in a bathtub."

  • @possumteeth1692
    @possumteeth1692 9 месяцев назад +11

    Love how energetic Niko is all the time

  • @parker62601
    @parker62601 Год назад +6

    I’m already considering going into the Air Force to be a fighter pilot(if i can get a slot). Just gotta study for the AFOQT, and i already have knowledge as a general aviation pilot. Flying is the best thing since sliced bread… so next goal is to go faster and be more furious in a fighter aircraft!

  • @landendoughty6667
    @landendoughty6667 Год назад +39

    I'm an A-10 crew chief at DM and I enjoy working on this aircraft and working with the Pilots. I also plan on becoming a pilot as well.

    • @ChickentNug
      @ChickentNug Год назад

      do you think they'll phase the a-10 out? I'm 18 and joining the Army this fall to get the GI bill and then I want to go to college to join the Air Force as an officer to be a pilot.
      I REALLY want to fly the A-10, but I feel like by the time I have the opportunity to fly for the USAF in a decade it won't be around.
      I want to be a pilot regardless and an F-15EX or some other ground attack aircraft would still be badass, but I want to at least see the A-10 flying. I had the opportunity to see one on display at Hill AFB on a trip with friends and family and it was fucking awesome. I can only imagine what an actually functional A-10 would be like in person

    • @Sleepy7666
      @Sleepy7666 Год назад

      Did you watch Laser Pig's both videos on the A10? You may wanna reconsider.

    • @charizardsniper5064
      @charizardsniper5064 5 месяцев назад

      Let me ask you this is it like working on a classic car vs a new car compared to all the new aircraft that are out there?

  • @parzivel7587
    @parzivel7587 Год назад +39

    Its brings me great joy to know that the spin cycle on both my washer and the A-10 were designed by the same company lol

    • @USAAMERICAFUCKYEAH77
      @USAAMERICAFUCKYEAH77 10 месяцев назад +2

      Just like the people feel when driving a dodge charger and were Abrams tank operators.

  • @gaelinrilea4236
    @gaelinrilea4236 11 месяцев назад

    My experience with CAS was not with the A10 but I have been around them since I was on Fort "we gotcha" AZ back in the 80s when I was a kid. That brrrrrrrrt that you hear is so magnanmous

  • @JustWatchin399
    @JustWatchin399 4 месяца назад +2

    The a10 is a titanium bathtub with wings, sittin' on enough firepower to make a volcano jealous (line made by Habitual Linecrosser)

  • @lindaherrick1147
    @lindaherrick1147 Год назад +410

    The A10s should coexist with the F35s. Seems like the A10 was/is very effective so why not find ways to upgrade it (if it’s outdated) to keep it? Maybe it’s due to budget reasons and maintenance but don’t let it go until you’ve found something that can match or exceed its performance.
    Thanks, Nikko and team, for all your hard work and dedication to uploading quality videos consistently!

    • @nikkoortiz
      @nikkoortiz  Год назад +92

      I agree! We need a aggressive aircraft!

    • @Cool_guy-i1u
      @Cool_guy-i1u Год назад

      Something that can match or exceed it is a nuke
      Anyways I really hope I can become an A-10 pilot before it retires or else ima do a navy and put my finger up everyone ass to those who supported its retirement and lick it with delicacy

    • @cjac00
      @cjac00 Год назад +8

      It could use the same computer system as F-35 or similar, one able to control unmanned aircraft for the defense

    • @smilemore1997
      @smilemore1997 Год назад +8

      Precisely. The two compliment each other well. At least have a replacement in trials or something..

    • @skurdibbles7913
      @skurdibbles7913 Год назад +2

      im pretty sure they completely updated the electronics last year

  • @flamingskeleton2300
    @flamingskeleton2300 17 дней назад +2

    11:10, can I just point out if you hear the BRRRT, you can be happy cause you ain’t the target, the bullets travel faster than sound. Also if you hear a General Electric machine go bet or have a pop, be happy, cause you either ain’t the target or you washing or toast is done

  • @kaiberuss
    @kaiberuss Год назад +82

    i think the a10 is literally just a morale boost to any ally who sees or hears it, except for the ones getting friendly fired but we dont talk about that

    • @edwingibson7
      @edwingibson7 Год назад +1

      Every USA Solder has an IFF(Identify Friend or Foe) on them. Which makes Friendly fire Nearly Impossible now adays.

    • @kaiberuss
      @kaiberuss Год назад +1

      @@edwingibson7 yeah but when this thing was new it wasnt

    • @jonnybgoode7742
      @jonnybgoode7742 11 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@kaiberuss not an original thought amongst yall

    • @inserthandleherelol
      @inserthandleherelol 11 месяцев назад

      @@edwingibson7 The A-10 forces its pilots to identify targets with binoculars you can find in your local fucking Walmart

    • @upbeat3535
      @upbeat3535 11 месяцев назад +1

      ​@TWOG534 yeah in the 70s all upgrades have improved optics and Friendly Identification

  • @roymuerlunos2426
    @roymuerlunos2426 Год назад +69

    Nikko when you were watching the A-10 doing sh*t that low to the ground, I wanted to mention and let you know the A-10 is actually a surprisingly nimble aircraft. It's slow as a passed out snail, but it's incredibly maneuverable especially at low altitude.

    • @xephthetamagochi4046
      @xephthetamagochi4046 11 месяцев назад +3

      don't forget it can survive shit and a half.

    • @inserthandleherelol
      @inserthandleherelol 11 месяцев назад +3

      don't forget that the A-10 has killed more friendlies than enemies because pilots are forced to identify targets with binoculars.

    • @Aaron-zu3xn
      @Aaron-zu3xn 6 месяцев назад

      it also can't be disabled by gunfire you can take over 110 rounds and still fly home safely low tech is better it uses metal cables when hydraulics are disabled so you can NOT shoot it down. you literally sit in a titanium bathtub so rounds can't touch you

    • @ZeReichStagg
      @ZeReichStagg 3 месяца назад

      ​@inserthandleherelol
      The friendly death toll is less then five. Idk where you got thay false ass information from.
      More friendly's than enemies? Tf?

  • @Cwb0077
    @Cwb0077 Год назад

    Nikko rocking a definte chub. Man is way to excited about these beautiful jets😂

  • @joebland5331
    @joebland5331 11 месяцев назад +1

    The GAU-8/A Avenger, a 30 MM cannon that was so beloved that they built a plane around it. Most planes they design and then add weapons. Not with the A10, they built the plane specifically for the GAU-8/A Avenger.

  • @Lil_legend217
    @Lil_legend217 Год назад +124

    legend has it that if you can hear the A10 coming, it wasn't aiming for you

    • @yuboijackson4432
      @yuboijackson4432 Год назад

      That’s with any other fighter jet cannon

    • @dbk8245
      @dbk8245 Год назад

      Sometimes, other times it was aiming at you

    • @WomanSlayer-69
      @WomanSlayer-69 Год назад +5

      Instead it was aiming at your teammates

    • @inserthandleherelol
      @inserthandleherelol 11 месяцев назад

      @@WomanSlayer-69 Another fact from a legend.

    • @haruspex9662
      @haruspex9662 11 месяцев назад

      @@inserthandleherelol Lockheed Fartin shills detected.

  • @Thegoofyairgunner
    @Thegoofyairgunner Год назад +50

    I installed granite for a retired pilot that was attached to the air wing along with a10s and he said the description “a flying gun” was the most accurate description he has heard. He was trying to explain training and it was mostly noises and disbelief 😂 he said unless you see it with your own eyes it’s impossible to understand it

  • @Zero-The-Hunter
    @Zero-The-Hunter Год назад +1

    I love the A10, but I do love the C130 and all it’s variants do to the heavy aircraft’s versatilities

  • @I_amGolden
    @I_amGolden Год назад +1

    Legend has it, if you hear the A-10 shoot, it wasn't meant for you. Also, you hear the bullets hit the ground before they get shot.

  • @chairmanofthebored6860
    @chairmanofthebored6860 Год назад +142

    As a former grunt, nothing gives me a harder war boner than hearing an A-10 lighting up a treeline.

    • @Cavscout5096
      @Cavscout5096 Год назад +17

      Legend has it, A10 Pilots, never once ever paid for drinks...

    • @kolinmartz
      @kolinmartz Год назад +1

      Yeah and the enemy sees you taking cover when an A10 was on its way and did the same thing so it probably lit nothing up but the tree line.

    • @chairmanofthebored6860
      @chairmanofthebored6860 Год назад +14

      @@kolinmartz if the enemy can "see you taking cover" then you're dead already. You should already be in cover if you're at the point you're calling for CAS. Nobody is just standing in the open waiting for it. Nobody is outrunning a 30mm round and most cover in Afghanistan isn't even going to slow in down.

    • @torvahnys
      @torvahnys Год назад +4

      Your statement is the best quote I've heard all year.

    • @oldrrocr
      @oldrrocr Год назад +1

      Does the DOD need any further justification????
      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @delta-31
    @delta-31 Год назад +32

    Honestly the A-10 is the main reason I wanted to become a pilot, and really introduced me to aviation

    • @justalpha9138
      @justalpha9138 4 месяца назад

      Weirdly enough, its the F-35 after I flew the simulated version in VTOL VR. :D

  • @articwolf10
    @articwolf10 8 дней назад +1

    To answer your question at the beginning. No, it shouldn't be retired. As a mechanic currently on the aircraft, there are several upgrades the A10 could use. It would cost money for R&D, but overall would be cheaper then F35s. With upgraded avionics, engines and wings, increasing its payload, and flight length could work really well with the F35.

  • @jordanpotter2693
    @jordanpotter2693 11 месяцев назад

    I love how the gau-8 spins to make something disappear and and washing machine spins to make something clean. Now my oh may ask how these to objects are related, they are both developed by General Electric.

  • @thomasdark9763
    @thomasdark9763 Год назад +35

    I was a 13B and 11B as a 13B on a 198 shot missions with A10s we would shoot our mission then the A10s would come in right over head pop up and light up the targets. It was an outstanding experience

    • @Frankosclone
      @Frankosclone Год назад

      That would be a whole experience i bet it was gnarly

  • @rgman1665
    @rgman1665 Год назад +16

    The A10 has been my favorite plane since I could remember. I used to carry around a micro-machine Warthog and “buurrrrrrrrrrrrt” everything. Especially on car rides.

    • @matthewheath6828
      @matthewheath6828 Год назад

      Just put a 30mm on the fking F35

    • @jaxon3999
      @jaxon3999 Год назад

      That's kinda wholesome tho

    • @ChickentNug
      @ChickentNug Год назад

      @@matthewheath6828 I don't think its engine has the necessary beans to lug the GAU-8 around. Even if it did, I can guarantee it would ruin its stealth capability

  • @monotonedevelopment
    @monotonedevelopment 9 месяцев назад

    Hey, I live in Tucson! Nice to see this (relativley) tiny town getting a shoutout :)

  • @snicker4237
    @snicker4237 9 месяцев назад

    1:21 "YO THAT THING GOT ME BRICKED UP" IS WILD

  • @The_Biggest_Birb
    @The_Biggest_Birb Год назад +11

    I have never been interested in being a pilot until pretty recently. I ended up seeing a single short video that really made me feel like I was in the pilot seat. Now I get it. It’s ultimate freedom.

  • @04m11
    @04m11 Год назад +22

    For a short time the A-10 were here in Fayetteville N.C at Pope AFB I would watch them fly close to the treeline pop up and do inverted dive the pilots were crazy, you should see the damage footage from Desert Storm

    • @rabidwombat6665
      @rabidwombat6665 Год назад

      They used to be at Shaw AFB S.C. as well.

    • @bckwoodsburleson1978
      @bckwoodsburleson1978 Год назад +1

      It made the skies so quiet after they relocated. I do miss hearing that sweet sound 'brrrrrtttt' while sitting out on the deck at a bbq.

  • @devinlong5400
    @devinlong5400 3 месяца назад

    Definitely need to keep the A-10 around as long as possible, but my favorite aircraft is the F-14 Tomcat with a F-15 Eagle & F/A 18 Super Hornet tied for an extremely close 2nd.

  • @Gamer_benny1010
    @Gamer_benny1010 4 месяца назад

    1:11 Comment said "Nah you look more sexy" 😂

  • @Iluvu187
    @Iluvu187 Год назад +33

    Thank you Nikko, need this one for my pain this week you made it better!

    • @nikkoortizshorts
      @nikkoortizshorts Год назад

      🙌🙌

    • @nikkoortiz
      @nikkoortiz  Год назад +8

      I gotchu and glad I could help! What video should we react to next?!

    • @Iluvu187
      @Iluvu187 Год назад +7

      @@nikkoortiz I don’t know we could do a try a to laugh 🤷‍♀️ if you want

    • @londonqrivera929
      @londonqrivera929 Год назад +1

      Yo nikko you should react to the osprey video buisness insider made

  • @AFriendless1
    @AFriendless1 Год назад +29

    Keep all the aspects and the look just make more brrrr and like more updated technology(tracking systems,comms,safety notices etc.)

    • @nikkoortiz
      @nikkoortiz  Год назад +3

      I agree!!! Would it be better than f-22 tho?

    • @bhee1076
      @bhee1076 Год назад +1

      @@nikkoortiz well they can fill different roles the f22 can dog fight and do air to air missions but the a 10 can tank a shots from tanks and other low altitude weapons

    • @AFriendless1
      @AFriendless1 Год назад

      @@nikkoortiz maybe but the specialize in other things like bhee said, though i would favor the warthog over f-22 because the A-10 is less "replaceable", when you look at f-22 its badass but there are other planes like it.
      nothing really like a warthog.

    • @harvmaloy3847
      @harvmaloy3847 Год назад

      2 different planes for 2 different jobs. The f22 is an air superiority fighter, the a10 is a Cas low altitude attack platform. Not to mention it is very hard to get 1 plane to do every job well. Every time we try they tend to do ok at everything at best, but never accel at anything. So in short your always going to need that air superiority platform like the f22, the fighter/attack platform like the f35, and a cas platform like the a10.

    • @ahuman5088
      @ahuman5088 Год назад

      @@nikkoortiz THe F-22 is my favorite fighter jet in the world but the difference between the F-22, F-35 and the A10 is the fact that the F-22 is for air superiority, the F-35 is a multi role aircraft and the A10 is the main close air support plane we use.

  • @GCF-Media
    @GCF-Media 11 месяцев назад

    Nikko focusing on the 50 years old part...
    B52: enters chat

  • @Evanrenn
    @Evanrenn Месяц назад

    Niko: “It’s so sexyyyyyy!!!”
    Me: “what about the f-22?😢”

  • @Meat_Ball_Sub
    @Meat_Ball_Sub Год назад +4

    Nikko: A tank that flies... or however you say it?
    Me: A Gun With WIngs!

  • @louambers
    @louambers Год назад +67

    My favorite US aircraft is a tie between the SR-71 and the A-10. The A-10 should absolutely not be retired unless we have another CAS option that is more effective and better protected. It is our absolute responsibility to our soldiers and pilots to ensure that we don't replace an effective system unless its replacement is more effective in the areas that realistically matter than its predecessor.

    • @user-dq1je7zy3p
      @user-dq1je7zy3p Год назад +2

      Any multirole fighter is just as good in the CAS role

    • @kenhaworth6530
      @kenhaworth6530 Год назад +1

      SR71 is an absolute marvel. My favorite.

    • @DR-pu5hm
      @DR-pu5hm Год назад +2

      During GWOT the F-15, F-16 and F/A-18 all flew more CAS missions, killed more targets, and killed less friendlies.

    • @Myaimskindagood
      @Myaimskindagood Год назад +2

      The f16/f18 and f35 are all multi role fighters that can brrt. The reason people use the a10 is because it is a tank. It can fly with one engine, and half a wing. This will never get shot down. An f35 is literally a stealth fighter that gets hit a few too many times in the engine or takes a Sam round it’s done. We need the a10.

    • @user-dq1je7zy3p
      @user-dq1je7zy3p Год назад

      @@Myaimskindagood There is no evidence to back the claim a few 7.62 rounds will take down the F-35.

  • @plorexe
    @plorexe 11 месяцев назад

    Man don’t you just love how the same people who made a dish washer made the machine gun on that thing

  • @patriciahorton630
    @patriciahorton630 Год назад

    I'm not a pilot but the WartHog is my favorite. I read all info on it. Can fly with 1 wing. Bad Ass!

  • @josiahhockenberry9846
    @josiahhockenberry9846 Год назад +10

    I'm not even a fly-boy but I got mad respect for the Warthog. Saved my ass at least once and is a blessing for UXO disposal. HOOAH!

  • @dubbledab69
    @dubbledab69 Год назад +5

    Nobody brings the energy Nikko brings to there videos and it is great.

  • @IowaAisu
    @IowaAisu Год назад

    bro the whole vids fire, but the John wick part just fucking sent me 🤣🤣🤣

  • @Grovreicraynth
    @Grovreicraynth 5 месяцев назад

    I've always wanted to be a fighter pilot but life brought me in another direction. Currently an EMS Helicopter Pilot though. Still a fun job, exciting, and very fulfilling.

  • @Darky226
    @Darky226 Год назад +100

    The a10 shouldn't be discontinued

    • @nikkoortizshorts
      @nikkoortizshorts Год назад +7

      Agreed!

    • @squgieman
      @squgieman Год назад +5

      Its very old, we need an updated design

    • @Darky226
      @Darky226 Год назад +3

      @@squgieman I agree

    • @nikkoortiz
      @nikkoortiz  Год назад +10

      I agree! What do you think about the f-35?

    • @Darky226
      @Darky226 Год назад

      @@nikkoortiz I think it's amazing to!

  • @NachtjagerVII
    @NachtjagerVII Год назад +50

    If Fairchild Aircraft was still around I would totally say modernize, update, and streamline the A-10 and build new ones with a focus on low cost durability and efficiency. It does a role that no other craft does.

    • @Mythicspider265
      @Mythicspider265 11 месяцев назад +2

      the f-35 has the ability to do everything and more same with the strike eagle the only difference is the gun which is now largely impractical good CAS in its time but not anymore

    • @alexisrivera200xable
      @alexisrivera200xable 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@Mythicspider265 So the F35 is better at CAS than the A10? The reality is that the F35 flies too fast and cant loiter as long so it's less useful for CAS. The F35 was designed with other missions in mind and it shows.

    • @inserthandleherelol
      @inserthandleherelol 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@alexisrivera200xable The F-35 actually has a targeting system, unlike the A-10 that forces pilots to identify targets with binoculars and that has lead to killing more friendlies than enemies. If the A-10 is the "Greatest CAS aircraft in the world" then give me proof or go watch the 2 part Lazerpig video that is about how much the A-10 sucks in the modern world.

    • @alexisrivera200xable
      @alexisrivera200xable 11 месяцев назад +2

      @TWOG534 You know what? That is a good idea, I will watch that. My original source was fellow Army vets at my local VA hospital who have been helped out by the A10. Can't claim they are all 100% factual as its simple hearsay. Will reply later after watching those videos.

    • @benknrobbers
      @benknrobbers 11 месяцев назад +1

      Go look up the skywarden.

  • @FasterGraph
    @FasterGraph 11 месяцев назад +1

    i’ve always wanted to be a fighter pilot and I find the a-10 sooooooo fricking cool. but I think my favorite would have to be the f-14 tomcat

  • @KyleOleson1234
    @KyleOleson1234 9 месяцев назад

    The A10 is not getting retired it just got a huge update here recently to bring it up to modernized and went head to head with the F35

  • @CTSVBiggie
    @CTSVBiggie Год назад +7

    A10 is my favorite current aircraft. Before that B25H. Similar roles. One is a rotary cannon. Other is literally a howitzer in a plane along with up to 10 M2 50s all firing at once

    • @Bicky606
      @Bicky606 Год назад

      Did you know that the a 10 has killed 35 friendly forces that’s 14 more than the harrier

  • @TheSilentTruth
    @TheSilentTruth Год назад +2

    Though I love the A-10 Warthog and am sad to hear it's going to be phased out, I have to say the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird and the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider are my top 2 favorite aircraft.

  • @ryanroadkill9694
    @ryanroadkill9694 Месяц назад

    Close aerial combat, A-10 " Hold my beer! "

  • @BLCK_H.O.L.E
    @BLCK_H.O.L.E 5 месяцев назад

    It isn’t built for long travel combat , if deployed near the target it performs very well , it’s unsuited for long distance warfare

  • @unablesmilethegamer4323
    @unablesmilethegamer4323 Год назад +11

    As I see in the comments it is also a very big morale boost for all troops
    Although outdated it they could make a new a10 or they make a new plane built around the gun and it has to be the a10 gun

  • @HR_Racc
    @HR_Racc Год назад +15

    The a10 needs to be updates with modern weaponry and tech. I seriously think, that a modern a10 would be the deadliest, ground support aircraft in history.

    • @Bicky606
      @Bicky606 Год назад +2

      It would be way to expensive

    • @11Tits
      @11Tits Год назад +1

      Consider how slow it is and loud. If it actually faced a opponent with capable non outdated spaa it would get shit on. Also its “insane durability” is only from being shot at with small arms which arguably isnt that impressive and concerning how much damage those small arms were causing

    • @Mokimanify
      @Mokimanify Год назад

      Many a A-10 were completely scrapped due to 7.62 fire alone, even penetrating the "tub". Tooooo many myths. It was never built to be durable, it was built to be expendable and take out 3 or 4 tanks with it.

  • @Ony2435-ur2mx
    @Ony2435-ur2mx 2 месяца назад

    General Electric be like "we like making things spin and disinergrate"

  • @baby_girl_jennifer8573
    @baby_girl_jennifer8573 9 месяцев назад

    A10 like hold my beer I'm fuck it up lol

  • @DawsonHarvey
    @DawsonHarvey Год назад +4

    Love the content Nikko.

    • @nikkoortiz
      @nikkoortiz  Год назад +1

      Thanks Dawson! Do you think it should be retired?!

    • @DawsonHarvey
      @DawsonHarvey Год назад

      ​@Nikko Ortiz if it ain't broke don't fix it. But idk with today's technology if it should or shouldn't be.

  • @hadesknight9652
    @hadesknight9652 Год назад +4

    Had them come to dyess and we were all in shock at how nice they looked. Sad to see them go but it’s not the only one. B1-Lancer on the way out the door too.😢

    • @itsogshow
      @itsogshow Год назад

      Yeah the B-1B is old too and the frame is just worn tf out

  • @ete9869
    @ete9869 Год назад

    F-22:my plane has a gun
    A-10:my gun has a plane

  • @user-ks6ss9vi3g
    @user-ks6ss9vi3g Год назад +1

    That air force base in Tucson is like 45 mins away from my house

  • @kylevaughn6984
    @kylevaughn6984 Год назад +3

    Trying to pick up an Air Force chick *
    “Damn girl u an A-10”

  • @Blondieee-ke5ez
    @Blondieee-ke5ez Год назад +4

    I like any plane that stays in the air 😂 thanks for always entertaining us you the bestest ❤

    • @nikkoortiz
      @nikkoortiz  Год назад +2

      You know what me yo imma say that from now on 😂😂

    • @MCD10000
      @MCD10000 Год назад

      @@nikkoortiz and my engineering teacher calls Rotary wing aircraft flying time bombs, which he has a point with to behonest

  • @Gavin-lq2hs
    @Gavin-lq2hs 2 месяца назад +1

    a10 = flying death sentence while hearing BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR lol

  • @TheBML2
    @TheBML2 Год назад +4

    Favorite aircraft is the Mirage III. A French fighter that somehow performed exceptionally well in multiple roles rather than it’s original role. Seriously look how the Israelite used them in the Six Day War

  • @CaptainZ26
    @CaptainZ26 Год назад +19

    The editor did an amazing job

    • @nikkoortizshorts
      @nikkoortizshorts Год назад +2

      He did!!

    • @nikkoortiz
      @nikkoortiz  Год назад +2

      As always!!! Captain do you think we should retire the a-10?

    • @CaptainZ26
      @CaptainZ26 Год назад +1

      @Nikko Ortiz no, along with f22 raptor. I've seen a flyover and air show with both a10 and f22. Both were amazing doing maneuvers.
      Nikko, you on Twitch or RUclips live tonight?

  • @kylewhitman4889
    @kylewhitman4889 7 месяцев назад

    Unless things have changed they used to train in Pennsylvania too I loved hearing the “brrrrt”

  • @nuada1067
    @nuada1067 11 месяцев назад

    The SR-71 Blackbird or the AV-8B Harrier have got to be my favorite military planes

  • @Saanonymous80
    @Saanonymous80 Год назад +25

    A10 I do believe is the only plane to have returned to base and landed with a missing wing.

    • @brandont.9520
      @brandont.9520 Год назад +11

      The F-15 has done this as well

    • @jhaas68865
      @jhaas68865 Год назад +2

      @@brandont.9520 They didn’t tell the pilot how bad the damage was until they landed.

    • @Dr.Spatula
      @Dr.Spatula Год назад +7

      @@brandont.9520 F-15 is also more guided rocket than plane🤣

    • @Saanonymous80
      @Saanonymous80 Год назад

      @@brandont.9520 wasn't that one only missing half a wing?

    • @MCD10000
      @MCD10000 Год назад +7

      @@Saanonymous80 no, after a mid air collision with another aircraft the F15 lost a full wing and the pilot used afterburner to stabilize the aircraft, so yeah the F15 can achieve missile physics

  • @nikkoortizshorts
    @nikkoortizshorts Год назад +7

    It should not be discontinued!

  • @ItzKryptek64
    @ItzKryptek64 Год назад

    My dad flew these for 16 years, such a cool ass plane. Wish I couldve followed in his footsteps :)

  • @theoverseer8568
    @theoverseer8568 Год назад +1

    Fun fact the a-10 warthog shoots super sonic bullets, so you wouldn't hear the gun go "bbrrrrrrrr" if you were the target.

    • @Matcha_Biscuit
      @Matcha_Biscuit 6 месяцев назад

      fun fact, you don't ever hear the bullets if the gun doesn't miss.

  • @manuelcjr52
    @manuelcjr52 Год назад +5

    My favorite aircraft is the AT-6 Texan
    I've worked on regularly irl (aviation mechanic)
    Fun fact, the wings from our AT6 come from the D variant (gun cam and hardpoints)

    • @radicaljellyfish4435
      @radicaljellyfish4435 Год назад

      Have you got to work on any other WW2 aircraft? If so, I may have like a thousand questions for you haha

  • @buttons5566
    @buttons5566 Год назад +4

    It was made for a different time that has sadly passed. There is a reason why we don’t still use ww2 tanks or still use crossbows or muskets.

    • @davidhinde3048
      @davidhinde3048 Год назад +4

      Agreed

    • @definitelynotthefbi4412
      @definitelynotthefbi4412 Год назад +1

      Agreed, it’s an outdated plane that needs to be replaced since it’s ineffective on the modern battlefield. I’ll always like it’s looks though.

    • @velvanae
      @velvanae Год назад

      @@definitelynotthefbi4412 No it is not ineffective, they are still tearing up modern battlefields. They have made many updates and sent some to Ukraine, which shortly after Russia really started getting wrecked. The thing is the way the plane is built is the best way to have a plane for the low-altitude, low-speed runs they need to make.

  • @Trailermaker615
    @Trailermaker615 Год назад

    Used to play a highly advanced flight simulator, and I can confirm when you shoot one engine it would keep on going and put out the fire

  • @mateovlogs7060
    @mateovlogs7060 5 месяцев назад

    Bro sounded like he was charging up his racism 💀 0:42

  • @isaiahsmith9815
    @isaiahsmith9815 Год назад +3

    I’ve wanted to be a pilot since I was 3 years old. It’s been my life goal.

  • @6763100
    @6763100 Год назад +6

    Have a uncle that did 20 in the Air Force early 70's to early 90's mostly in S.A.C he always said the Airforce wants to fly high and fast not low and slow, also some comments about how they hated close air support not sure if that changed in the 2000's or not

    • @zadinal
      @zadinal Год назад +2

      They definitely hate CAS. It basically is in conflict with their current mission doctrine. Realistically pilots and the aircraft are insanely expensive and difficult to replace. The future is all CAS is just drones which does make sense. The pilot can switch out, it can fly forever, if it is shot down it is much cheaper and the pilot isn't lost.

  • @lucasklenk1125
    @lucasklenk1125 11 месяцев назад

    the scary thing is you can't hear it if you're the target because you hear the shells hit the ground before the actual brrrrrrt

  • @Simple2324.
    @Simple2324. 7 месяцев назад

    Seeing it in person is amazing

  • @xwinter__riderx9155
    @xwinter__riderx9155 Год назад +4

    My favorite and iconic aircraft ever!
    Next to the AC130

  • @XERTIUS
    @XERTIUS 11 месяцев назад +3

    extra fun fact , the first sound you hear when it fires is actually the bullets hitting and then the gun , that's why they say with the A-10 that if you hear it you weren't the target

  • @PopNickel7220
    @PopNickel7220 Год назад

    Man's in the live chat said, "I want a titanium bathtub." 6:53

  • @johnturnbull5971
    @johnturnbull5971 Год назад

    It blows the enemy a raspberry everytime it fires that main cannon. If you blow a raspberry, you make a sound by putting your tongue out and blowing, in order to insult someone

  • @justanotherDeth
    @justanotherDeth Год назад +10

    I think the a-10 could be re made into a-11 or something. Funny thing, military aircraft letters describe the role the craft plays and the number is the prototype number. A is for Attack, the 10 is that there were nine other obsolete models. So a-11 should have been came out

    • @UrMomsChauffer
      @UrMomsChauffer Год назад +1

      That's not what the numbers mean. Several A series planes were still in existence, use, and production when the A-10 was produced.

    • @OG_Pl4tterz
      @OG_Pl4tterz Год назад +2

      I thought the "A" for Asskicking King?

    • @justanotherDeth
      @justanotherDeth Год назад

      @@OG_Pl4tterz lol close but it's for AMERICAN 🤘🤘

  • @antonagrill4310
    @antonagrill4310 Год назад +4

    Hello - neat wedding crasher

    • @nikkoortiz
      @nikkoortiz  Год назад

      😂 this thing would be more like a wedding killer right? 😂

  • @BionicLeg
    @BionicLeg 3 месяца назад

    Shout out from Davis Monthan AFB. A year later this video hurts my heart. RIP A-10

  • @kylejohn558
    @kylejohn558 6 месяцев назад

    The A-10 and her maintainers are top-tier in the air force. We have the big swinging....in our branch lol

  • @flower4melissa
    @flower4melissa Год назад +3

    I don’t know the different aircrafts. One this is for sure, I don’t want to see a UFO. 👽

    • @nikkoortiz
      @nikkoortiz  Год назад +1

      Wait why not a UFO or UAP?!

    • @flower4melissa
      @flower4melissa Год назад

      @@nikkoortiz I just learned what a UAP is. Thx Space Force!

  • @sgtscrapps7341
    @sgtscrapps7341 Год назад +4

    A10 wild af! Can y'all give a good thought vibes or prayers for Marie? She in PTSD HELL right now. I tried to get her to watch and she gave me that "look!" Thanks she love nikko and CT!

    • @nikkoortiz
      @nikkoortiz  Год назад +3

      Shout out my girl Marie! She needs a a-10 ride along!

    • @sgtscrapps7341
      @sgtscrapps7341 Год назад +1

      @@nikkoortiz she really does. she is in a place we've both been in and you know that It ain't pretty! she hating on everything right now.

    • @amandadelrio7113
      @amandadelrio7113 Год назад +1

      We all love you Mamacita! My heart is breaking for you 😞😪

    • @sgtscrapps7341
      @sgtscrapps7341 Год назад +1

      @@amandadelrio7113 she not no better. i dunno what we gon do

    • @amandadelrio7113
      @amandadelrio7113 Год назад +1

      @@sgtscrapps7341 😞 I wish I could come visit but my parents and brothers are in Vegas and I have their dogs. Give her a hug for me. Keep me updated please