@@BTinSF multiple tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. When you are in the middle of nowhere Afghanistan with a 16 man patrol, you can find yourself surrounded real quick by the enemy. The Kunar and Nuristain provinces were a tough fight.
@@BushmasterBrackett Yup. Right. Against Islamist tribesmen. Just what I said. Try using them against the Chinese or even Russians. Andre referred to it as a "flying tank". The age of tanks may be over too. You haven't seen the Ukrainians use the ones they were given in quite a while.
I was on a remote highway in Nevada a couple of years ago when suddenly the air started vibrating, I couldn't figure out what was happening until the A-10 Warthog passed not even 10 meters over my vehicle! I felt proud to have been selected as a practice "target"... and relieved we were both on the same side!
Andre yes!!! The A-10. Woohoo! "brrrrrrrrrrt" Also my favorite jet in the military. Why? Because the A-10 and it's pilots bring our soldiers home to their families. Simply the best. Thank you so much for reacting to this video. Blessings to y'all from the Great State of Texas 🇺🇸
They built the plane around the gun ! They were talking about taking them out of commission and the pilots weren’t having that nonsense it’s such an amazing piece of machinery
They teach kids as young as 17 to be crew chiefs for the A10. They learn the aircraft inside and out in under 1 year. They are then assigned an aircraft and are responsible for that aircraft’s combat readiness. I worked maintenance scheduling at the engine shop, (TF34 and F129 engines) at the squadron level (a specific number of aircraft) and at the wing level (all aircraft for a base). I got to see the A10 up close and learn its capabilities very intimately. It truly is everything they say it is and more. You’re only allowed to see the unclassified features of this air tank. The defensive and offensive features that were not included are what make the A10 stay resistant and lethal even with all the advances in technology since its creation.
André, I've been absolutely having a blast watching your reacts and going back through your catalogue since I found you. At this point, I'd love for you to double back and do another chubby electron dude (Fat Electrician) review, specifically the "Old 666 & the Eager Beavers" episode. But above all have just been enjoying logging in late (Alaska Standard Time) in the evening and seeing what topic you are digging into. The fact that you absolute react to so many different types of materials really is a fantastic why of rocking it. Keep crushing it man!
One thing a lot of people do not understand that close air support is close. They do not often travel at the typical altitude of 15,000 feet or more. The air is much thicker down there. Few aircraft can actually go super sonic at this altitude do to the thicker atmosphere. The A-10 only goes about Mach .7 or .8 at most, but at these altitudes that is plenty fast enough. Also understand those pylons are made to carry anywhere from a 300 pound missile or bomb on the outer wings to 1000 pounds or more on the inner pylons. The smaller munitions can be on special mounts. The small diameter bombs like the GBU-39B mounts 4 on each pylon. Smaller 250 pound bombs are typically mounted in 3s. This lets them carry a wide variety of munitions to fit many roles as needed. Close air support is dangerous still and that is why people question the continued use of the A-10. The A-10 has also gotten a recent upgrade with a new wing and new avionics and electronics. One of the fuselage mounts carries and external weapons pod that added laser guidance back in the 80s and 90s. They are upgrading this to handle all the new missile and bombs. It is getting a new targeting system, new radar, new electronics.. The new wing also extends it service time another 20 years. They also have upgraded radio and data connections.
The GAU-8 actually makes three sounds associated with the gun. Firing the gun itself makes a buzz sound, the rounds are supersonic so each round produces a sonic boom, and the explosions when the shells hit the ground. I've seen video where you can hear all three.
A guy I know, ret Lt Com Doug "Bubbles" Champagne, flew the warthog during Desert Storm, was involved in trying to track Flight 94 on 9/11 and also served in Desert Shield.
There is an a10 that has an f22 kill sticker on it. Basically one a10 managed to kill an f22 in a combat drill. Should point out that it started with the f22 being in a disadvantage, but still cool fact that the a10 got that “kill.”
A lot of A-10 pilots say they get more victories than most people would expect in exercises against fighter jets. They say that often they think it is due to underestimating them. They think it will be an easy kill, yet they forget that the A-10 can fly really low, has a great turn radius and carries a sidewinder. It may be old and slow and not designed for air-to-air combat, but it can bite so take it seriously and don't give it the chance or the one in the air superiority fighter will end up looking like the fool. 😉
One guy with a current gen MANPADs (man portable air defense) can unalive basically any fighter jet, if he can see it he can hit it stealth or no stealth because those use optical recognition tracking in addition to radar and IR.
I worked on the Night Vision design of the A10 around 1980. The requirements and specs were among the most challenging I had worked with. That was just for the Night Vision!
1. I was a crew chief on F-15s for 11 years. One of the most fun things I did was get to run the engines for engine tests. The cockpit was extremely intimidating I was praying that I didn't hit a wrong switch my first dozen times doing it. After the shear awe of the power and the fear of me messing up I just prayed that the steal cables and the landing gear didn't fail.
If I had been with ground troops in trouble, the Warthog would have been the best sound on earth. Glad we never saw any wars during my service. Prayers to the men and women that did and thank them for their service to keep freedom alive with risk of their lifes.
Yes, you should definitely check out the B-1. Also, if you want to see where the tradition of that shark face paint job came from, check out the P-40 Warhawk - specifically, the ones flown by the Flying Tigers, a group of American volunteers who began fighting the Japanese *before* the U.S. even entered WWII.
Correction to the origin of the shark’s teeth motif. In the African campaign, the Brits put it on their P-40’s. Of course it migrated to the P-40’s in China - to great effect, of course
There is a newer A-10 II Thunderbolt called the "Super A-10 II". You are talking about two different platforms, A-10 is Air-to Ground, and the F-22 is Air-to-Air, But both are the best of their respective platforms.
I was a Crew Chief on this airplane for four years and then a maintenance instructor on it for another four. One of the easiest airplanes to maintain and just a monster. 5:15
my favorite USA military plane since about 1998, was the F-22. BUT, I also love the A-10 Warthog. there is just barely under enough energy in one engine to move forward while firing its main gun , but when not firing, it has enough power in one engine to land safely and fly safely. BUT, going back to world war 2 era: I really like the P51 mustang.
Yes... Do the b-1 lancer... You will be amazed... It was built back in the seventies and is still going great today... I believe they call it the bone 🦴 ❤❤❤ Love your content... From Mississippi here... Portugal would be an awesome place to visit.
If you haven't done it yet, you should check out the SR-71 Blackbird. It didn't even have any weapons (recon only), but it STILL holds the record for fastest in-atmosphere aircraft ever flown, and the crazy thing is that no one knows even now just how fast the SR-71 could go.
The A10 is an armored aircaft built around the Gun Aircraft Unit (GAU) 8 30mm seven barrel gatling cannon. Don't forget all the "fire and forget" air-to-ground and air-to-air missles hanging from its hard points. A stealth aircraft like the F22 would blow an A10 out of the sky before it even knew it was there.
One feature that is rarely mentioned, is that the A-10 is very quiet when it is coming at you. The first indication you have that it is there may be rounds hitting the ground or a missile hitting your tank.
They were a regular feature of air shows for a long time sometimes with pyro displays to simulate gun runs and such .... One year they kind of over did it at a show not far from here and ended up breaking windows in the nearby town lol
I was an A10 load toad for 4 years. I started loading in 354th at Davis-Monthan and finished up at Osan AB S.Korea 25th. Then I went to the 51OSS and worked Load Barn. Then I went to the Eagles.
My Dad built those gatling guns for the A10's during the 70's at General Electric in Burlington, VT. Shipped them across Lake Champlain to Plattsburgh, NY. As a child, I got to fire one on the test field. Such a great memory. BbBbrRbPPPPBb!
A-10s fly over my town from time to time, sometime high in the air, other times it deems like they're about tree top level. Every time they just make you feel impressed
10:54 I have that exact "Joystick" Warthog HOTAS for playing DCS digital combat simulator game. They actually give you a real decommissioned warthog's stick. Though it is a little pricey for a HOTAS there are many cheaper but this thing was worth it, it's heavy and solid steel. #1 B1 Lancer is a nuclear bomber.
Bro, no worries. I also turn into a little kid around military aircraft. The A-10 is definitely in my top 5 favorites, but the top place in my heart is the WWII F4u-Corsair. During WWII the Japanese referred to this place my many names but my favorite is Whistling Death. Responsible for an 11-1 kill ratio. Plus, it is simply a beautiful plane.
The Thunderbolt is a line designed around multi-purpose support and keeping the pilots alive. If you can find it, the stories of the original Thunderbolt in WW2 explain so much of that the Warthog can accomplish.
I remember one of the first A10 videos I watched - a first time pilot's first live fire exercise - he said he was momentarily disappointed that his burst at the tank target just resulted in a spray of sparks - then he realized - those sparks were coming out of the OTHER side of the tank!! Whooo-heeee!!!! hehe
TBH, I love both the A10 AND the F22. But please keep in mind they're two completely different types of planes for different purposes. One is a close air support plane that's intended to fly low and slow (relatively) and put lotsa lead and ordinances on targets on the ground with pinpoint accuracy. They're DESIGNED for long loiter times and can both receive and deal out lotta damage. OTOH, the other is a long range killer ninja that can sneak into the battlefield, find the enemy (whether it be on ground/water or in the air), launch long range precision guided missiles and take them out before the F22 are even detected and make their way back home without being detected. Their on board machine guns are backup weapons of last resort that's intended for only if they get caught at close range. But with their advanced suite of radars and other sensors they shouldn't ever be caught with their figurative pants down. Ground pounders and Ninja Snipers.
Something I, proud of is that the men and women working on these planes are Enlisted, not officers. Graduating from High School or if you are lucky and very good, with a GED (don’t count on it), Signing on the dotted line, finishing Boot Camp, and working hard on everything. You have a chance!
The B2B Lancer is a strategic bomber. It's my favorite bomber because it's the best looking, the fastest and the highest-capacity bomber. Sexy, Fast and can carry a HUGE load of ordinances, both conventional and nuclear.
I've seen it live fire close to 20 times. The distinctive sound is shocking, to say the least. The only weapon system that's even comparable is the Naval CRAM. To say a weapon that's normally on a ship is in a plane... that's what makes it the tank destroyer. The size of the rounds with the fire rate is mind-blowing to wonder why they tried to retire this ART!
The A-10 specializes in air to surface, and the F22 Raptor specializes in air to air combat. So yes, the F22 vs A10 would almost always be F22. However, the F22 is also a phased out generation. The F35 is the newer generation, but the F18 Hornet, F15, and F16 are more commonly used over the F22.
The a-10 is a beautiful work of art and is iconic. It may have been "ugly" back in the 70s and 80s when speed and sleek were chic. It's so unique as well. It has no peers.
I "fought" against this plane in a real life military war game and it's no joke!!! They fly low and quiet so you don't know they're coming until they are on top of you. Despite they lack the sexiness of a F-22, this plane can turn on a dime! The only thing I haven't faced on this plane is it's Gatlin gun, which I'm so glad I haven't.
The decision to retire the A-10 is a perfect example of the USAF brass not knowing what ground troops really need. In Afghanistan, they tried to provide Close Air Support with a low altitude flyover by F-15s, and that works in certain situations. It's mostly about intimidation. It's useless against targets in cover or enemies that don't care or are otherwise aware that the flyover won't hurt them. At best, it will get enemies to abandon cover because they think a bomb is about to drop on their position. The A-10 deletes the cover and the enemies behind it. It's a morale booster, too. In conventional warfare, air superiority is better, but if the past 60+ (arguably 250+) years of warfare is any indication, all warfare eventually becomes unconventional warfare.
WE have cicadas as far up the Northeast as BOSTON...down South has swamps n tropical humidity and Cicadas are very in abundance. In Summer the temperature in the Northeast is 82°-,90° n humidity is just as bad as the hot humidity as the South. Europeans, I believe experience dry heat, which is so much more comfortable. If it's 85° out n the humidity is above 70 dew points, that means it feels like it's 95°.
The 30mm gun is similar to lightning. The first sound would be the damage to the object and the boom comes from the lightning on its way back up to the sky at the speed of light.
They were angels on my shoulder back in the 80s, also not too many people know that the airplane was built around the gun🇺🇸 and the pilot sits in a titanium bucket. These things have come home shot up with thousands of rounds missing a wing missing back tails and still flying home.
If I ever win the lotto I am paying for you and your loved ones to come to America to see everything. You have great energy and I love it! Now I just need to win millions of dollars!
It's called the warthog because it was made by Fairchild Republic, the F-84 Thunderjet was called the "hog" by pilots (supposedly due to ponderous handling on the tarmac and long takeoff runs), when the F-84F Thunderstreak came out (note that the Thunderstreak was actually a completely new aircraft not just an upgraded Thunderjet, they retired the Thunderjets and reused the F-84 designation on a brand new aircraft) it was called the super hog, when the F-105 Thunderchief came out, that was the ultra hog. So when the A-10 came out because it was a Fairchild aircraft the pilots called it the warthog because it was ugly and made by Fairchild Republic.
Built in the 1970s as a stopgap measure in case the Soviets pushed armored columns into mainland Europe, Air Force brass always hated the thing because it isn't supersonic, guys on the ground both love and hate the thing.
Sixty, and from a proud military family. I have never in my life heard of a ground-pounder who did not love this plane. You must’ve heard from somebody who never had their ass saved by one.
A-10 vs F-22. 2 very different planes for 2 very different jobs. I would say that it is similar to comparing a sledge hammer to a rapier. Except the guy with the rapier has a longer reach.
My second favorite aircraft right behind my beloved B-52. But im biased as I flew in one and not the other. BTW the sound of that gone is not really completely unique, the 20mm m61 I used sounded very very similar.
Hate to say it but you indeed would be very wrong. The A-10 would literally never see the F-22, and even if it did The Kid has every possible advantage in a dogfight, including superior radar, superior battlefield awareness (sensor fusion), superior maneuverability, and superior AA missiles. Yes, the hawg is durable, but it's THAT durable. With The Kid up its tail just emptying its 20mm gun, and every AMRAAM it has to give, it's a fair bet the A-10 is at least a mission kill and has to RTB, if not a KO.
I have only seen A-10s at airshows but Ill tell you what, they are VERY impressive. They swoop in and flip around on a dime with those wing tip ailerons. You don't even hear them as they first dive in. They should be effective for decades to come once F-35's take down air defenses. Its not just the plane, the Airforce is also loosing the skill and focus on ground support and rescue that these A-10 pilots have and nobody else in the USAF trains nearly as much for. A critical skill loss USAF and sadly USA will sorely miss.
The A-10 is for ground support, not air to air combat. It would lose quick in a dogfight with almost any fighter jet on the planet. But for the job it's intended for, there is nothing better.
The A10 is a fine aircraft. However despite what was claimed, the gun on it is not the largest gun on an aircraft. The AC-130 has a 105mm howitzer on it, as well as the 30mm GAU-23.
The A-10 is amazing for close air support, but any fighter jet can fly circles around it. If there are enemy fighters around, we'd send in the fighter/multirole jets like the F-22 and F-35 first.
19:34 GAU-8 bullet get trhu at 500 meters range 100 mm armor aand 1000 meter range 50 meter armor no taalk about usual car or truck frame 25 mm = 2000 meter range
The A10 has saved my life many times, while serving overseas. The feeling you get when they arrive on station is one you will never forget.
When and where was that? The US has not recently fought a "near peer" adversary.
@@BTinSF multiple tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. When you are in the middle of nowhere Afghanistan with a 16 man patrol, you can find yourself surrounded real quick by the enemy. The Kunar and Nuristain provinces were a tough fight.
Oh wow❤
@@BTinSF shows what you know. They were used in Afghanistan frequently.
@@BushmasterBrackett Yup. Right. Against Islamist tribesmen. Just what I said. Try using them against the Chinese or even Russians. Andre referred to it as a "flying tank". The age of tanks may be over too. You haven't seen the Ukrainians use the ones they were given in quite a while.
I see warthog in thumbnail, I click. Then automatically like all the while I go "brrrrrrrrrrt" in my head!
Me too
You got to do some videos on the SR-71 Blackbird
Every time an A-10 goes brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt a Marine somewhere smiles. Semper Fi to the grunts of the sky. NEVER FORGOTTEN USMC
Ret AF here... desert storm and southern watch era.... The ground troops LOVE this plane... it was designed to kill Russia's T72
I was on a remote highway in Nevada a couple of years ago when suddenly the air started vibrating, I couldn't figure out what was happening until the A-10 Warthog passed not even 10 meters over my vehicle! I felt proud to have been selected as a practice "target"... and relieved we were both on the same side!
Some of the best military videos ever are of soldiers with cameras on during firefights, and an A-10 comes in and just ends the battle.
The F22 Raptor is a racehorse while the A10 is a draft horse. Built for completely different purposes.
Yeah, it’s like comparing a Ferrari to a pickup truck. They’re just for completely different things.
I'd like to see him review the AC-130 soon. Especially the AC-130J Ghostrider variant.
A lot of people love this plane you're not alone
The A10 is what comes when the enemy has f*cked around and it’s time for them to find out.
I worked on the first A-10s the USAF every bought at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, AZ. in 1977.
Andre yes!!! The A-10. Woohoo! "brrrrrrrrrrt" Also my favorite jet in the military. Why? Because the A-10 and it's pilots bring our soldiers home to their families. Simply the best. Thank you so much for reacting to this video.
Blessings to y'all from the Great State of Texas 🇺🇸
They built the plane around the gun ! They were talking about taking them out of commission and the pilots weren’t having that nonsense it’s such an amazing piece of machinery
If you hear the gun it means that YOU weren't the target.
It's truly comforting to know my country has such awesome weapons!!!
The A10 is the sweetest sound an American or Allie can experience. You know instantly that God answers prayers.
They teach kids as young as 17 to be crew chiefs for the A10. They learn the aircraft inside and out in under 1 year. They are then assigned an aircraft and are responsible for that aircraft’s combat readiness. I worked maintenance scheduling at the engine shop, (TF34 and F129 engines) at the squadron level (a specific number of aircraft) and at the wing level (all aircraft for a base). I got to see the A10 up close and learn its capabilities very intimately. It truly is everything they say it is and more. You’re only allowed to see the unclassified features of this air tank. The defensive and offensive features that were not included are what make the A10 stay resistant and lethal even with all the advances in technology since its creation.
The F22 knows Kung Fu...
But, the A10 is a bar brawler...
André, I've been absolutely having a blast watching your reacts and going back through your catalogue since I found you.
At this point, I'd love for you to double back and do another chubby electron dude (Fat Electrician) review, specifically the "Old 666 & the Eager Beavers" episode. But above all have just been enjoying logging in late (Alaska Standard Time) in the evening and seeing what topic you are digging into. The fact that you absolute react to so many different types of materials really is a fantastic why of rocking it.
Keep crushing it man!
Hi handsome ❤. How Andre's wife gets him in the "mood" she just turns on the A10 warthog video 😂 😂
One thing a lot of people do not understand that close air support is close. They do not often travel at the typical altitude of 15,000 feet or more. The air is much thicker down there. Few aircraft can actually go super sonic at this altitude do to the thicker atmosphere. The A-10 only goes about Mach .7 or .8 at most, but at these altitudes that is plenty fast enough.
Also understand those pylons are made to carry anywhere from a 300 pound missile or bomb on the outer wings to 1000 pounds or more on the inner pylons. The smaller munitions can be on special mounts. The small diameter bombs like the GBU-39B mounts 4 on each pylon. Smaller 250 pound bombs are typically mounted in 3s. This lets them carry a wide variety of munitions to fit many roles as needed. Close air support is dangerous still and that is why people question the continued use of the A-10.
The A-10 has also gotten a recent upgrade with a new wing and new avionics and electronics. One of the fuselage mounts carries and external weapons pod that added laser guidance back in the 80s and 90s. They are upgrading this to handle all the new missile and bombs. It is getting a new targeting system, new radar, new electronics.. The new wing also extends it service time another 20 years. They also have upgraded radio and data connections.
The GAU-8 actually makes three sounds associated with the gun. Firing the gun itself makes a buzz sound, the rounds are supersonic so each round produces a sonic boom, and the explosions when the shells hit the ground. I've seen video where you can hear all three.
A guy I know, ret Lt Com Doug "Bubbles" Champagne, flew the warthog during Desert Storm, was involved in trying to track Flight 94 on 9/11 and also served in Desert Shield.
There is an a10 that has an f22 kill sticker on it. Basically one a10 managed to kill an f22 in a combat drill. Should point out that it started with the f22 being in a disadvantage, but still cool fact that the a10 got that “kill.”
A lot of A-10 pilots say they get more victories than most people would expect in exercises against fighter jets. They say that often they think it is due to underestimating them. They think it will be an easy kill, yet they forget that the A-10 can fly really low, has a great turn radius and carries a sidewinder.
It may be old and slow and not designed for air-to-air combat, but it can bite so take it seriously and don't give it the chance or the one in the air superiority fighter will end up looking like the fool. 😉
One guy with a current gen MANPADs (man portable air defense) can unalive basically any fighter jet, if he can see it he can hit it stealth or no stealth because those use optical recognition tracking in addition to radar and IR.
Also a cow sticker on one
@@Almaco10578ft what the heck is that story. I feel like I need context now.
I worked on the Night Vision design of the A10 around 1980. The requirements and specs were among the most challenging I had worked with. That was just for the Night Vision!
1. I was a crew chief on F-15s for 11 years. One of the most fun things I did was get to run the engines for engine tests. The cockpit was extremely intimidating I was praying that I didn't hit a wrong switch my first dozen times doing it. After the shear awe of the power and the fear of me messing up I just prayed that the steal cables and the landing gear didn't fail.
The Warthog is my favorite US Military plane too!!
If I had been with ground troops in trouble, the Warthog would have been the best sound on earth. Glad we never saw any wars during my service. Prayers to the men and women that did and thank them for their service to keep freedom alive with risk of their lifes.
The US Air Force has upgraded many of its legacy platforms, including the A10 and F15.
The casings on the shell are aluminum, and about the size of your forearm
I enjoy how much you love watching our Military and the equipment we have. Glad you like watching these Andre.
The Canadian Airforce started the trend of painting a false canopy on their fighters. They did this on their f-18 Hornets in the late 80’s.
Yes, you should definitely check out the B-1. Also, if you want to see where the tradition of that shark face paint job came from, check out the P-40 Warhawk - specifically, the ones flown by the Flying Tigers, a group of American volunteers who began fighting the Japanese *before* the U.S. even entered WWII.
Correction to the origin of the shark’s teeth motif. In the African campaign, the Brits put it on their P-40’s. Of course it migrated to the P-40’s in China - to great effect, of course
Yes, it is a beautiful machine.
There is a newer A-10 II Thunderbolt called the "Super A-10 II". You are talking about two different platforms, A-10 is Air-to Ground, and the F-22 is Air-to-Air, But both are the best of their respective platforms.
This a/c was at the first base I was stationed at in England. Worked with them for 2 yrs. Best assignment I ever had in my military career
The GPS rounds are about the weapon itself.
You could shoot em off a Cessna and the end result would be the same.
It’s old but it’s been my favorite for a long time
I was a Crew Chief on this airplane for four years and then a maintenance instructor on it for another four. One of the easiest airplanes to maintain and just a monster.
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my favorite USA military plane since about 1998, was the F-22. BUT, I also love the A-10 Warthog. there is just barely under enough energy in one engine to move forward while firing its main gun , but when not firing, it has enough power in one engine to land safely and fly safely. BUT, going back to world war 2 era: I really like the P51 mustang.
Yes...
Do the b-1 lancer... You will be amazed... It was built back in the seventies and is still going great today... I believe they call it the bone 🦴
❤❤❤ Love your content... From Mississippi here... Portugal would be an awesome place to visit.
If you haven't done it yet, you should check out the SR-71 Blackbird. It didn't even have any weapons (recon only), but it STILL holds the record for fastest in-atmosphere aircraft ever flown, and the crazy thing is that no one knows even now just how fast the SR-71 could go.
The A10 is an armored aircaft built around the Gun Aircraft Unit (GAU) 8 30mm seven barrel gatling cannon. Don't forget all the "fire and forget" air-to-ground and air-to-air missles hanging from its hard points. A stealth aircraft like the F22 would blow an A10 out of the sky before it even knew it was there.
One feature that is rarely mentioned, is that the A-10 is very quiet when it is coming at you. The first indication you have that it is there may be rounds hitting the ground or a missile hitting your tank.
I saw the A-10 demo team at an USAF base near me a few weeks ago, It was incredible to watch!
They were a regular feature of air shows for a long time sometimes with pyro displays to simulate gun runs and such .... One year they kind of over did it at a show not far from here and ended up breaking windows in the nearby town lol
@@robertsmith4681 they did the simulated gun and bomb run here as well. Sad this is the last year of the A-10 demo team :(
My husband worked on the A10 while servicing in the Air Force! He loves that ✈️
I was an A10 load toad for 4 years. I started loading in 354th at Davis-Monthan and finished up at Osan AB S.Korea 25th. Then I went to the 51OSS and worked Load Barn. Then I went to the Eagles.
My Dad built those gatling guns for the A10's during the 70's at General Electric in Burlington, VT. Shipped them across Lake Champlain to Plattsburgh, NY.
As a child, I got to fire one on the test field. Such a great memory. BbBbrRbPPPPBb!
A-10s fly over my town from time to time, sometime high in the air, other times it deems like they're about tree top level. Every time they just make you feel impressed
10:54 I have that exact "Joystick" Warthog HOTAS for playing DCS digital combat simulator game. They actually give you a real decommissioned warthog's stick. Though it is a little pricey for a HOTAS there are many cheaper but this thing was worth it, it's heavy and solid steel. #1 B1 Lancer is a nuclear bomber.
Bro, no worries. I also turn into a little kid around military aircraft. The A-10 is definitely in my top 5 favorites, but the top place in my heart is the WWII F4u-Corsair. During WWII the Japanese referred to this place my many names but my favorite is Whistling Death. Responsible for an 11-1 kill ratio. Plus, it is simply a beautiful plane.
The Thunderbolt is a line designed around multi-purpose support and keeping the pilots alive. If you can find it, the stories of the original Thunderbolt in WW2 explain so much of that the Warthog can accomplish.
The A10 has always been my favorite jet too. That gatling gun is so crazy.
I remember one of the first A10 videos I watched - a first time pilot's first live fire exercise - he said he was momentarily disappointed that his burst at the tank target just resulted in a spray of sparks - then he realized - those sparks were coming out of the OTHER side of the tank!! Whooo-heeee!!!! hehe
TBH, I love both the A10 AND the F22. But please keep in mind they're two completely different types of planes for different purposes.
One is a close air support plane that's intended to fly low and slow (relatively) and put lotsa lead and ordinances on targets on the ground with pinpoint accuracy. They're DESIGNED for long loiter times and can both receive and deal out lotta damage.
OTOH, the other is a long range killer ninja that can sneak into the battlefield, find the enemy (whether it be on ground/water or in the air), launch long range precision guided missiles and take them out before the F22 are even detected and make their way back home without being detected. Their on board machine guns are backup weapons of last resort that's intended for only if they get caught at close range. But with their advanced suite of radars and other sensors they shouldn't ever be caught with their figurative pants down.
Ground pounders and Ninja Snipers.
Something I, proud of is that the men and women working on these planes are Enlisted, not officers. Graduating from High School or if you are lucky and very good, with a GED (don’t count on it), Signing on the dotted line, finishing Boot Camp, and working hard on everything. You have a chance!
The B2B Lancer is a strategic bomber. It's my favorite bomber because it's the best looking, the fastest and the highest-capacity bomber.
Sexy, Fast and can carry a HUGE load of ordinances, both conventional and nuclear.
As a machinist I've cut a lot of titanium through the years.
It'll wear out a carbide insert in short order.
Thanx Andre, another fine reaction.
My son repaired this for over 20 yrs. Amazing machine
I've seen it live fire close to 20 times. The distinctive sound is shocking, to say the least. The only weapon system that's even comparable is the Naval CRAM.
To say a weapon that's normally on a ship is in a plane... that's what makes it the tank destroyer. The size of the rounds with the fire rate is mind-blowing to wonder why they tried to retire this ART!
The A-10 specializes in air to surface, and the F22 Raptor specializes in air to air combat. So yes, the F22 vs A10 would almost always be F22. However, the F22 is also a phased out generation. The F35 is the newer generation, but the F18 Hornet, F15, and F16 are more commonly used over the F22.
The a-10 is a beautiful work of art and is iconic. It may have been "ugly" back in the 70s and 80s when speed and sleek were chic. It's so unique as well. It has no peers.
The gunpowder smelling like home joke was dynamite. Clever af, truer than you know, well executed, and expertly delivered.
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!
If you hear the noise of the weapon you were not the target
They built the plane around the gun
I "fought" against this plane in a real life military war game and it's no joke!!! They fly low and quiet so you don't know they're coming until they are on top of you. Despite they lack the sexiness of a F-22, this plane can turn on a dime! The only thing I haven't faced on this plane is it's Gatlin gun, which I'm so glad I haven't.
Did you notice that the noses of some of the planes are painted to look like rattlesnakes in addition to the ones that look like sharks?
The decision to retire the A-10 is a perfect example of the USAF brass not knowing what ground troops really need.
In Afghanistan, they tried to provide Close Air Support with a low altitude flyover by F-15s, and that works in certain situations. It's mostly about intimidation. It's useless against targets in cover or enemies that don't care or are otherwise aware that the flyover won't hurt them. At best, it will get enemies to abandon cover because they think a bomb is about to drop on their position.
The A-10 deletes the cover and the enemies behind it. It's a morale booster, too. In conventional warfare, air superiority is better, but if the past 60+ (arguably 250+) years of warfare is any indication, all warfare eventually becomes unconventional warfare.
WE have cicadas as far up the Northeast as BOSTON...down South has swamps n tropical humidity and Cicadas are very in abundance.
In Summer the temperature in the Northeast is 82°-,90° n humidity is just as bad as the hot humidity as the South.
Europeans, I believe experience dry heat, which is so much more comfortable. If it's 85° out n the humidity is above 70 dew points, that means it feels like it's 95°.
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The 30mm gun is similar to lightning. The first sound would be the damage to the object and the boom comes from the lightning on its way back up to the sky at the speed of light.
If you like this plane. Then you might want to learn. THE. Name of it. AND. The history behind it. William s
They were angels on my shoulder back in the 80s, also not too many people know that the airplane was built around the gun🇺🇸 and the pilot sits in a titanium bucket. These things have come home shot up with thousands of rounds missing a wing missing back tails and still flying home.
I love our jets! My favorites are the F-22 Raptor and the B-2 Spirit. You need to check them out!!
If I ever win the lotto I am paying for you and your loved ones to come to America to see everything. You have great energy and I love it! Now I just need to win millions of dollars!
It's called the warthog because it was made by Fairchild Republic, the F-84 Thunderjet was called the "hog" by pilots (supposedly due to ponderous handling on the tarmac and long takeoff runs), when the F-84F Thunderstreak came out (note that the Thunderstreak was actually a completely new aircraft not just an upgraded Thunderjet, they retired the Thunderjets and reused the F-84 designation on a brand new aircraft) it was called the super hog, when the F-105 Thunderchief came out, that was the ultra hog. So when the A-10 came out because it was a Fairchild aircraft the pilots called it the warthog because it was ugly and made by Fairchild Republic.
Built in the 1970s as a stopgap measure in case the Soviets pushed armored columns into mainland Europe, Air Force brass always hated the thing because it isn't supersonic, guys on the ground both love and hate the thing.
Sixty, and from a proud military family. I have never in my life heard of a ground-pounder who did not love this plane. You must’ve heard from somebody who never had their ass saved by one.
A-10 vs F-22. 2 very different planes for 2 very different jobs.
I would say that it is similar to comparing a sledge hammer to a rapier.
Except the guy with the rapier has a longer reach.
I used to builds models with my father when I was younger. My first one was the warthog 👍
The military vids are awesome! 👍🥳😎
Do you do gun vids?
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My second favorite aircraft right behind my beloved B-52. But im biased as I flew in one and not the other.
BTW the sound of that gone is not really completely unique, the 20mm m61 I used sounded very very similar.
Hate to say it but you indeed would be very wrong. The A-10 would literally never see the F-22, and even if it did The Kid has every possible advantage in a dogfight, including superior radar, superior battlefield awareness (sensor fusion), superior maneuverability, and superior AA missiles.
Yes, the hawg is durable, but it's THAT durable. With The Kid up its tail just emptying its 20mm gun, and every AMRAAM it has to give, it's a fair bet the A-10 is at least a mission kill and has to RTB, if not a KO.
I have only seen A-10s at airshows but Ill tell you what, they are VERY impressive. They swoop in and flip around on a dime with those wing tip ailerons. You don't even hear them as they first dive in. They should be effective for decades to come once F-35's take down air defenses. Its not just the plane, the Airforce is also loosing the skill and focus on ground support and rescue that these A-10 pilots have and nobody else in the USAF trains nearly as much for. A critical skill loss USAF and sadly USA will sorely miss.
1! The Lancer is amazeballs!
I got chills
There are some great videos of combat footage from troops on the ground too.
Dude, the A-10 is close air support plane. The F-22 is air superiority. The A-10 wouldn’t even know the F-22 is there. Wouldn’t even be a fight.
Especially since the A-10 does not have RADAR, though it will be getting an AESA RADAR pod with the new upgrades
The F22 and the A 10 do a specific job. A 10 is for ground support, and F 22 is for air definse.
“Holy sweet potato”
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"Sorry, we are pausing one million times", my friend, I am pausing one billion times when the glorious Warthog appears on my screen!
Buddy of mine was in Iraq and said that the sound of the A-10 gun was one of things that made the infantry a little less scared.
We played with this toy airplane I the early 1980s. GI Joe toy. The bad guys "Cobra" had the "Rattler" an A 10 painted black.
You need to check out the AT 802 Sky Warden. It’s a tactical crop duster that is an improvement over the A10
The A-10 is for ground support, not air to air combat. It would lose quick in a dogfight with almost any fighter jet on the planet. But for the job it's intended for, there is nothing better.
This plane still flies near my home
The A10 is a fine aircraft. However despite what was claimed, the gun on it is not the largest gun on an aircraft. The AC-130 has a 105mm howitzer on it, as well as the 30mm GAU-23.
The A-10 is amazing for close air support, but any fighter jet can fly circles around it. If there are enemy fighters around, we'd send in the fighter/multirole jets like the F-22 and F-35 first.
19:34 GAU-8 bullet get trhu at 500 meters range 100 mm armor aand 1000 meter range 50 meter armor no taalk about usual car or truck frame 25 mm = 2000 meter range
The A10 is the scariest thing in the skies❤️🤘
I always give a thumbs up and I watch until the end 🇱🇷