US New A-10 Warthog After Upgrade SHOCKED The World!
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- Опубликовано: 17 апр 2024
- Dubbed the “A-10 Warthog” for its aggressive look and often painted with teeth on the nose cone, the A-10 Thunderbolt II is the U.S. Air Force’s go-to low-altitude close air support aircraft. The A-10 is maybe most famous for its fearsome GAU-8 Avenger 30 mm Gatling gun mounted on the nose and had been a workhorse for the US Army for decades. Let’s have a look at what else makes it so special.
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Some aircraft are born perfect. And then, we upgrade them. This is one of them.
And! I don't care who disagrees...
This is a beautiful aircraft.
Absolutely beautiful..!
I joined the USAF in '73.
The A10 has been with me for my entire adult life.
It's been a proud pleasure to share my life with this Angel. She's saved the lives of countless Brothers in Arms.
Always welcomed: Angel of Mercy.
And, to those who must FAFO:
She's an Avenging Angel of Death.
"Brrrrrrrrrrrrtttttt" -- When she speaks? Everyone listens.
I seen these things in action, they are amazing
Thank you for your service. Thank you all who have served. 🇺🇸
When you see the smoke but don't hear the sound... You're about to have a very bad day.
Watch "Kickstart My Heart A-10 Warthog "
The insurgents wouldn't even come outside with these boys going!!
Trying to retire the A10 is a perfect example of government creating a problem that doesn't exist so they can come up with a "solution" and spend more money. Simply put, as long as there are soldiers on the ground, I want Warthogs in the sky in close proximity.
Like when some wise arsed govt. worker changed the spec's on the propellant for the M16.
Soldiers were dying because the weapons continually 'plugged' with some kind of shit from the combustion of the same. Pictures of them were found with their weapon(s) partly dismantled and were killed.
The parents finally got a commission to hear their anger etc.
Govt. workers are worth two knobs of goat turds.
Absolutely
You may be right. But I would love to see what the A-14 “Wild Wolf” can do. Assuming, of course, the Air Force is allowed to build prototypes……
I agree, just like the B-52 , they should be around for 100 years
well, how would the "industrial complex" make money?
Love the A-10! Saved my squad a couple of times when deployed in Iraq. It's literally a flying tank!
...tanks, talk to the Russians. : )))))))
@@timbushell8640 Ha, the Russians are hardly relevant.
What made me fall in love with the warthog were the countless stories of how it saved many lives by enduring significant damage while coming to the rescue of numerous soldiers.
@@2tigereone of the coolest things about the A-10 is how it's specifically designed to sustain immense amounts of damage without going down. It has a self repairing fuel tank and it can fly with 1 engine
A (B.F.G.) with wings. :)
My husband (RIP) was a crew chief on the A-10 at Myrtle Beach AFB back in the early 80's. He said the aircraft was sweet and easy to work on. I recently got to watch an A-10 demo at an Air Show at the AFB that I now live nearby and it was a thrill to watch it in action again forty years later. This stuff never gets old.
Ditto my father, who lead the repair and maintenance squardrons in the same time frame. Very good chance your husband worked with my dad.
I was camping on the beach in 87 during Easter seen a squadron fly overhead of A-10's. Shook our motor home as each one went past.
I have a friend who was a pilot and flight safety officer for the MB a10 fleet all through the 80s. Perhaps your husband had worked with him. He was known as Doc. Thanks to all who served, God bless those gave their lives. Today is Memorial Day 2024
A close air support aircraft is essential. And the A10 could not be more perfectly designed for the task.
Except that it will never get there. It's extremely slow and a huge target. In war games it was estimated that the entire fleet wouldn't last the first day if deployed.
You'd want Apaches in that role, the A10 no longer has a role which is why it's not included in anything anymore.
@@michaelmay5453 cry harder
@@lordraydens Hes not. Its factual statements he's just provided you with.
It was designed from the experience of the Vietnam war to handle an environment where it was intended to support ground troops. That means that slow and maneuverable was important design factors and the armament and redundancies of this plane were put in place for it to withstand ground attacks from lighter types of weapons.
This is a plane that you send into a boxing ring - expect it to get hit, but also deliver hard punches and change objectives on the way.
The alternative would be missiles sent from far away to targets designated by spotters on the ground.
If you look at what's going on in Ukraine then there are cases where it isn't suitable, but there are also cases where it could be very useful - like taking out artillery positions and vehicle convoys.
War is a risky business - expect losses if you go in.
@@willz0452 The war games scenario is bullshit
Retired infantry vet here. The A-10 is an excellent weapon. All the upgrades will effectively beat the competition. I hope the U.S. Army will have this type of support always.
can drones hit it?
I hope so to
It is in the US Army? I thought it was in the US Air Force. The US Air Force hates the A-10. They want warplanes that penetrate deep into enemy territory. The A-10 is slow and was made to support the troops along the battleline.
@@michaelskok5135it’s a ground support air craft, infantry from all branches of the military love this plane
It's a great and beautifull plane. If US doesn't want them anymore why not sending 30 of the old ones to Ukrain? Don't you think it would be usefull against russian tanks? Or it would be dificult in such plain territory?
Keep this aircraft in service.
It’s the best for the troops 😢😢😢
Give them all to Ukraine.
Rule #1, keep this aircraft in service.
Rule #2, refer to Rule #1😎🤠
They took it off the decommission list 3 times that I know of. :)
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
As an infantryman on the frontlines during the 70's and 80's, there is no better feeling when calling in air support, than seeing (and hearing) the tell tale sound of the A-10. When we heard the distinctive whine of its twin engines and the unique noise that its GAU-8 cannon makes when it engages, we knew that the bad guys were about to have a very close encounter...with a cattle prod!
BRRRRRT!
If you heard the brrrt your bad guys had already met the 30mm
@@whitesteve4383 True. 😃
I worked for GE on some of the engine parts for the A10 and we had pictures of them with damage that would have been fstal for any other aircraft. We also had letters from the pilots praising the toughness of the TF 34 engines,we had one picture of an engine cowl that looked like swiss chese, and it still got the pilot home. In a nutshell the A10 is a tank with wings.
This aircraft has saved my butt on countless occasions. This aircraft must stay in service. No other airplane can do what this aircraft can do.
i always thought the A10 was a plane mounted on a gun, not the other way around. it is one of the US army's best asset and in my opinion, irreplaceable and indespensable as its one purpose, a CAS that saves lives.
Amen. And thank you for your service.
If you hear the BBRRRRRTTTT, you weren’t the target…
I hear fucking bbrrrrrrrrrttt so many times on kosovo. Frezzing noise
BEST COMMENT EVER!!
Lmao, so true
If the Navy had a carrier fleet of these there wouldn't be any Houti rebels attacking ships in or around the Suez Canal .
TRUTH! Also gulf pirates would be soiling their shorts if these showed up to foil a piracy attempt.
instead of getting rid of the A10 they should make a more modern version of it that can also land on Carriers
😂 Such knowledge 😂
@@chrisbarr959 YES
Then we could all drink Miller Lites and crochet purple baby socks out of used dental floss, life would be a dream
As an old Marine I have a deep abiding respect for the A-10 and the pilots who fly her 👏💪
There is NOTHING that can compare to this Awesome work horse.
I would say it's the most overestimated aircraft ever. I don't really know what role it could fill today since it would be shot down before getting in range of anything. It's loud, paints a massive target and it is REALLY slow. I guess if you establish air superiority first and take out all AA measures some might be able to get through.
Which is probably why it's never deployed anywhere and not counted in any role anymore.
@@michaelmay5453 cry harder
@@michaelmay5453You obviously have no idea why this plane was built.
@@michaelmay5453 It's not a dog-fighter or a stealth bomber. It's not the tip of the spear during an initial invasion to knock out radar arrays and AD batteries. It's not a transport plane or a medi-vac platform. It's not the stereotypical "air force" plane that people think of.
It's essentially an infantry weapon that flies. Its reason for existence is to be the guardian angel when Marine/Army infantry, SOF/SF teams, etc are pinned-down and need CLOSE support from someone that can actually see what's going on (ie not some drone dropping laser/gps guided 500lb bombs from 50,000ft) 8 dozen troops ambush your squad with MG positions, mortar teams dropping IDF, 25mm AA gun and a couple tanks? A-10 to the rescue, and they can get there twice as fast as a helicopter gunship, while being able to operate at higher altitudes and carry a far higher payload. They can maneuver extremely well at low elevations, almost as well as something like an AH-64, meaning they can be incredibly accurate with that cannon.
Before you say "why not use the Apache, etc" it's because the A-10's are tougher, can carry more weapons, and their auto cannon dwarfs the AH-64's: A-10: 30mm cannon (30x173mm) is in a different league than the 30mm on the AH-64 (30x113mm) while also being fired from a much longer series of gatling barrels. So it has better range (4000m effective vs ~1700m effective), higher velocity/energy, 5x higher fire rate, and flatter trajectory. All very important for keeping that danger-close support accurate to prevent a blue-on-blue. Think of it being the difference between an SBR 10" .300 black vs a 20" .308win or .30-06. Both firing the same 150gr .308in pill, but the .300 black is pushing that bullet at ~1825fps at the muzzle, while the .308 (especially 06) is pushing it at 2800fps+. It's a clear step-up in terms of energy on target & the same is true with these two systems cannon. More velocity means armor that might be a bit too thick for the apache to deal with may get punched by the A-10. And that's just the cannon. A-10 has bombs, sidewinders for air-to-air, etc.
To top it off, the A-10 can shrug-off hits that would down the AH-64 or similar craft. They can take a hit from a modern MANPAD (let alone old Soviet RPG's) and stay in the air. The chopper may be able to, unless it hits the rotor blades, then it's game over. That AA gun (not missile system) in the hypothetical, they can just engage it with one of their guided missiles from a few miles out so that they can move in, eliminate the armor, and then shred anything/anyone stupid enough to pop their head up with the auto cannon. All the while attention shifts to the A-10, so that platoon on the ground can maneuver.
The reason you hear so much about it is because every infantryman that's ever had one save the day (or know it's on stand-by should they need it) think it's the best invention since crayons, lol. It gets 100x the respect when it was getting shot at with a .50cal for 5min, having part of the wing blown off by a Stinger, and it still takes out everything giving the boys trouble while being able to limp back to base. Which since it can take off from a short dirt runway, they can be ran out of remote outposts or in a situation like Ukraine, 15min behind the front. I guarantee you if Ukraine had air parity in terms of fighters/multi-roll jets, the A-10 would be the kind of system that could swing the upper hand in their favor. It is a tank hunter, after all... There's a reason the US keeps it around; if it was a delicate little flower they'd have dropped it decades ago... And I don't know why you think they don't use it: it was used in Afghanistan all the time. We haven't really been in a conflict where this type of support would be needed since.
@@williampollock1274 Good god, I had no idea that post was THAT long until I saw it in the side-bar, lol.
A-10 is one of many American made greatest planes.
No plane is ideal for every situation, but the A-10 gets closer to that than anything else. Also, it is the most iconic plane ever built.
yea its certainly iconic, I might be dating myself in this comment, but is it more of an icon than the boeing B17 thats a pretty close call i would think. Status aside, its probably the most useful aircraft ever contracted by the US military.
BEAUTIFUL BEAST
The A10 has proven itself so many times over and over again done its job and survived, if the AF and govt. are smart they will keep this weapons platform in
use as long as its serviceable and effective, I know the troops on the ground love
to see it coming for close ground support.
I think the Army and Marine ground troops had to convince the AF that this was the best air support craft they had as they tried so hard to end this program.
No, no it has not. It's just a costly but popular target aircraft. It has no role to play at all because when air superiority has been established and AA has been taken out you have Apaches to play that role and before that it would just get shot down.
@@RedBud315 No, they don't care for it at all. Which is the right way to look at it. It's always been useless but against todays AA it's just flying a giant target around.
@@michaelmay5453 cry harder
@@michaelmay5453 sure bud, that's what an enemy ground target would say.
Pop's here. If you ask the grunts on the ground, you will never retire this weapons system. There is not reason to fixe what's not broken. Politics, and manufacturing greed shouldn't carry the on this.
Agree totally. The real reason was the graft.
Unfortunately, greed and politics will be it's downfall.
The best close air support aircraft ever. The Air Farce has been trying to get rid of it for years, preferring their fast & very expensive jets. But there's no plane in the inventory of any military that can take the pounding this jet can & stay airborn. They should build brand new ones until they can actually make a tank fly.
Last time they 2ere really pushing it out, the Army said, "Sweet, we'll add our first fixed wing since the Air Corp left!" And the Air Force back-pedaled real quick... 😅
What is weird to me is that they invested in the Air Tractor now, which is a total reversal of their standoff attack tactics from before
@@wheelerthree I haven't heard anything about that. Thanks, I'll keep an eye out for it.
@@billotto602 it's pretty neat. Fat Electrician did a video on it. Air Tractors have been used for all sorts of commercial applications. Carries 3629kg of ordinance on a prop plane for the military variant. quick search of AT-802U Sky Warden will get you some fun stuff on it.
Probably the most underestimated aircraft ever!
I would say it's the most overestimated aircraft ever. I don't really know what role it could fill today since it would be shot down before getting in range of anything. It's loud, paints a massive target and it is REALLY slow. I guess if you establish air superiority first and take out all AA measures some might be able to get through.
Which is probably why it's never deployed anywhere and not counted in any role anymore.
@@michaelmay5453 They operate them from aircraft carriers.
@@michaelmay5453 cry harder
Bullshit
"underestimated" is the most overestimated word in the history of estimation
I want one
5/17/2024. All right you want one. Me I want seven, one for each day. Sigh.
These A10's saved mu butt many time and those pilots are the best around and these birds must be kept alive for years to come.
Knowing we have that plane on our side makes me feel a hell of a lot safer
I'm not into planes, but the warthog is AWESOME, I have seen them at work while on a field exercise.
USAF needs to stop trying to fix what is not broke, may not be their "speed" but gets the job done, ask the grunts.
It was ahead of it's time and is still doing the job it was designed to do!
Give the Warthogs to the Army and Marines. They both already have helicopters so one more flying weapon is not too shocking.
Ur right n all the USA services members American soldiers love this aircraft a10 warthog should stay in services as long as its keeping getting the job done by bringing All USA soldiers home and the pilots
I asked the grunts but they just grunted
A few Brits probably don’t like it too well…. but it does go BRRRRR!
I find it hard to believe that this aircraft isn't being produced. The A-10 should be a serious part of every ground assault in the militaries future.
As an old ground pounder, the A-10 is blessing when things turn sour..
Ah, that ripping cloth sound...
I love the A-10 almost as much as the F-15! Both started in the 70s and both remarkable aircraft in their own field! ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻
Difference is that the F-15 is actually a good aircraft while the A10 never was and is completely useless today. Everyone likes that gun but that's just a giant target that can be taken down (and will be taken down) long before it enters the battlefield.
@@michaelmay5453 Says the guy who's never needed her to save his azz.
I'll bet you drink Butt-Lite, right?
... and both built by the corrupt and technically challenged Boeing company, and doors fall off recently? : )))))))))
@@michaelmay5453
You don't know WTF you're talking about. The A-10 has always been a good aircraft. It's actually one of the most reliable and durable planes ever made. And it's not completely useless today, what are you even talking about about? The reason the Thunderbolt II is still active today is because nothing comes close to it in close air support. Where do you even get your info from, because it's not from the Air Force who has the squadrons of them, and I guarantee it's not from the thousands of pinned down troops the A-10 has saved.
@@89ludeawakening1 for real I don't know what this guy is talking about. Just like he doesn't know what he's talking about. All US and allied forces love the A-10 and all enemies fear it. If you need to take out tanks, artillery pieces, armored convoys, supply lines, fortified strongholds or pretty much anything else on the ground, you send in the A-10. It is unmatched at what it does. It's the most heavily armed and armored plane in history. It has a less than 1% loss rate out of over 10,000 missions flown. They can even hold their own in air-to-air combat because of their targeting systems and missile deterrents.
I always loved the twin engine pusher style from the rear mid and the way she just slides into her banks and rolls out of them with ease! Fairchild made a 1 of a kind with this gem, she's like 65 yrs old and you can't get better Ground support and cover with more effective just turn and burn, seek and destroy coverage ... she's the 3rd and 4th gen flying tank ! Takes a lick'n 😊 and keeps on tick'n
Don’t decommission them, give them to the Army and Marines.
I thought you were gonna say they outfitted them with DEW and they flew in the pacific
And let the pilots and crews service transfer to the Army/Marines without penalty.
I'm not a pilot, or former military. Just an aerospace geek. The Warthog is my favorite plane, by far.
same here and the SR-71 . I saw the SR-71 up close that thing is sleek and sexy.
@@michaelarrington988 : They're both such unique aircraft.
I want the UK 🇬🇧 to get this, I just love this plane, it is the beast of the air.
Dream on. We are lucky they haven’t retired the Typhoon yet. 😢
"Hogwart" as UK version as in of Witchcraft and Wizardry 🤔
As a someone who served in Iraq and Afghanistan with the 5 scots reg, I certainly don't. Their out dated optics caused many blue on blue incidents with our troops
@@RochefortTrappist I've seen the footage, and it was more like inept trigger happy pilots that was to blame, pilots who weren't flying anywhere near nap of the earth as this video shows. They were way up in the clouds somewhere looking for targets that they could hardly identify. They were also apparently under the impression that if they weren't American vehicles then they had to be Iraqi, as if no other allied country was involved.
The Grunts on the ground love it when the A10s are in the air they know they can put the brakes on an attack on them from the enemy
Great Tank attack plane! Keep it flying!
What a beautiful aircraft…..
Not only is it violently lethal, but one look or even hearing it’s sound,
instills fear into the enemy. They cower… as they should.
The Warthog is a flying tank.
Keep it going for as long as possible.
If it ain’t broke …… She is a standard setter and a rock of foundation swat. A real keeper.
I love seeing my Air Force always having the BEST toys! I retired from the Air Force some 27 years ago, after having served from 1977 thru 1997. The A-10 went into service at about the time I was a Freshman in High School. Glad to see the AF having re-committed itself to this stolid warhorse.
Congress is to be credited, not the USAF, which wanted it abandoned.
The A-10 is the foremost perfect air to ground killing machine .
When the enemy sees the Warthog they know they are already dead !
I suspect any enemy ground troops that have been lucky enough to survive seeing this thing work at close range, has fear struck in their heart from the experience❗️💪🇺🇸
Considering the number of blue on blue incidents involving A10s ALL troops should be afraid.
All I know as a former Marine is that the Warthog was one of my closest friends!
This AC is now MORE AWSOME than it ever was and as such should be upgraded as needed!!! I believe that it is the most feared AC ever designed.
I liked the contract requirements, interoperability decisions, and decision-making that went into this weapon system.
The Warthog is my favorite military aircraft. Glad to see it is being upgraded and kept in service.
I Love the A10, they were stationed in my hometown and I used to watch them every day. You could hear them from miles away and I would wait to see their formation of 2 or more. Then a Senator decided he didn't want them there anymore and lobbied to move them, wish they would come back.
Long Live the Blacksnakes.
worst enemies of weapons are rust and politicians
A Godsend
In Afghanistan this plane saved many many lives.
The brave A10 pilots realy reached out into hellish circumstances to protect extended patrols & were always there when circumstance turned bad
Thanks just aren't enough...👌👍
I was an Air Force weapons mechanic in Nam, loading whatever the F4 Phantom could carry. That said, the Warthog is by far my favorite aircraft. Keepem flying.
One of the top aircraft.
Some in the us wanted to get rid of it then best plane so they ,could have back handers to get a different plane but we’re over rule 😢😢😢😢😢
I knew they would end up keeping the warthog. I have been keeping up with the disagreements and arguments of both sides about keeping it or retiring it, military brass saying it's time is done, and others praising it. It is too good of plane to decommission. It has been in the arsenal for 50 maybe even 60 some odd years and is effective. It may not compare to the new F35 but it's capabilities are worth keeping around because it does enhance the total fire power of the military planes currently being used. When doing mock battles in Germany in the 1980's and 1990's , it was a sight to behold, the power of that gatlin gun, seeing the targets destroyed before you even heard the rat tat tat tat of that gun. It is still a force to be reckoned with and glad the military chose to keep it. Yeah there will come a day it will have to be retired, but that day is farrrrrrrr off in the future.
When the sad day finally comes, I hope a big bunch of them are meted out to museums and collectors. ( one UGLY, badass,).
It's not a plane with a gun, the GAU-8 is a gun with a plane
I'm pretty sure it's a giant pair of testicles with a helmet that has a plane and GAU-8 strapped to it.
What a beast ! ! ! These pilots must have a great day at work every time they fly these
One bad ass I would not want to see coming my way I know about destroying tanks with all the upgrades some mean machine The USA should never let this airplane go away
The Stuka had the horns of Jericho. The A-10 has its "BRAAAAAP."
This bad ass needs to stay in service. The best close in support we have IMO next to a couple of rotor aircraft. I have always thought, nothing compares to this bird. Always love visiting the still displays and it flying at airshows. This needs to stay in service. Thanks for the video.
The A10 Thunderbolt passed low over my military vehicle in Hornsfelt, Germany during a training excercise and it scared me so bad I almost crashed. You cannot hear the plane until it has passed you which is too late if you are the enemy. I am retired military with 28 yrs of service.
I'm not a pilot or an aircraft engineer, but I believe this is one of the most combat survivable and effective platforms for it's assigned mission set. Very cool all around. I'll bet there are a few grunts and ground-pounders out there who are thankful it was on their side!
The gattling gun IS the A10.... a huge gun, with an aircraft built around it.
If the Air Force doesn’t want it, the army should definitely take them over
There are so many features you have not listed, like self sealing fuel tanks, rigid frames under the skin able to support the wing with severe damage, or the fact that the engines being placed high with the front of the engine over the main wing was also to reduce the risk of sucking in sand or debris when operating in field deployments. It also has the tail around the exhaust to help mask it from IR sensors some.
While the plane is tough it is fighting in a very dangerous environment. This results is still having a high loss rate. That is why they argue to replace it. They think something like the F-35 in more of a stand off role using glide bombs and missiles rather than a big gun will work more. The only problem is the Warthog also provide a huge psychological impact on both our troops and the enemy troops. They fear the sight or even the sound of the A-10 and our troops think it is a god-send when it shows up to give them close air support.
I would love to see it redesigned from the ground up with more efficient engines, maybe a bit of a sweep on the wing so it can go closer to Mach 1. Understand that that low to the ground most aircraft struggle to exceed Mach 1 at all and that is under full afterburners. They could update the controls, electronic, and fire control systems a lot as well as laser and radar systems. Maybe it could handle more Gs and some heavier ordinance.
I also think AI targeting assist would be great. The A-10 can carry laser gilded versions of the Hydra-70 rocket pods as well as Mavericks and Small Diameter Bombs (GPS guided glide bombs). This is a lot of fire power and in an intense situation the pilot would struggle to pick out targets and launch these systems, but with proper AI they could target the amount of input the pilot would need to give would be greatly reduced.
I absolutely think the Warthog is an essential part of the Air Forces arsenal and should NOT be abandoned under any circumstances. Wish the were around when my dad was piloting B-17's over Germany. He luckily came back safely but the Warthog might have helped so many who didn't.
This is one weapon I hope the Pentagon keeps around. There is no better sound, to a pinned down group of soldiers, than the Warthog coming to their rescue. And to be so ugly, it sure is a beautiful aircraft.
The Air Force is nuts to get rid of this aircraft. Like the rest of the Air Force if it isn't new or fancy it's no longer needed. I think they will regret scraping this aircraft.
Not being scrapped, this is the upgraded version, the next generation. Better than ever.
Ur right
Upgrades are important but redesigning isn't always the thing to do. You constantly hear how ground troops love the type of support the A-10 gives them and pilots love to fly them, how they can get up close and personal with the enemy due to the built-in armor that keeps them safer than other aircraft!! If it ain't broke don't fix it!!
It said last until 2030 as of now with more upgrades he was talking about the new engines
My son served in Iraq and Afghanistan. I know the guys on the ground love the A10.
One of the best planes built and used
Fairchild-made Warthog make me rock.
Dating myself our ALO was an A-10 pilot we gave him hell but he was truly part of the team
Had the pleasure seeing the Warthog in action while stationed at Ft. Sill, OK. Was doing commo for our gun bunnies and the A-10's were flying right over us. Awesome sight and sound!!
I've never cracked up just from hearing a plane's capabilities, until now.
The A10 sounds like a flying dumptruck that can unload Hell on a target. Amazing design.
They're more impress in person. Was in Afghanistan, the sound of the gatling gun is... just wow to hear.
@@rettbull9100 Yeah, the gun sounds like the sky ripping open, and that's just on my crummy phone. Must sound like Hell exploding in person.
@@rettbull9100 Airplane go: BBBBBBRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTT
Built them in the 70's at the Fairchild plant on LI for 3 years. Love the plane.
A-10 needs a Weapons Officer along with the pilot.. to operate a 360 degree LASER TURRET...
making the A-10 not a mere shark but a DRAGON... in addition to all the other weapons the A-10 can handle..
then it can shoot down anything flies, floats, drives or hides lie an Avenging Angel...
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Thanks, good “ ideas”…..! Interestingly, we assume THAT ( etc.,other capabilities) are examined…..
Just ask any Marine (I’m one), whether we need A-10s!! Grumman, with our A-6’s, has also saved many of us!!!👍👍👏👏😎🇺🇸
In January '98 I was flying our Mooney M20C to Ajo, Arizona for a business meeting. Going north of Tucson to Ajo I encountered two A-10s returning from their practice range near Ajo. I saw them about 20 mile2 ahead and they then went directly toward me, making a practice run on me. The turned off when about 3,000 feet from me. Pretty exciting for me.
I can never understand why the US Marines never adopted the A-10. I lived near a Vi-et Nam War Marine Vet who piloted a Douglas A1 Skyraider, earlier on the war.
Please do not use clickbait titles….it is very unprofessional 😮😮😮
I know, right? I was expecting them to fit an ice-cream machine in the cockpit.
@@Hedington If they let Musk and SpaceX borrow one for a weekend, I bet they could integrate a touch screen to get rid of some of those pesky buttons and toggles. They they could have an ice-cream machine AND a humidor in the cockpit...
@@jeffnewcomb601not to mention a 22 speaker Burmeister audio set, with speakers on the outside of the plane. Just for entertainment 😂
Seriously. these trashy AI thumbnails are really starting to piss me off...
A great aircraft, when I was deployed to Afghanistan, an A-10 flew over my position, one night when my vehicle was pulling radio observation point. The A-10 flew over popped off a flare and the whole underneath this plane was nothing but heavy ordinates felt great that we had an eye in the sky watching over us.
The Army should have their own A10s and AC130s.
Like all servicemen will tell you, I don't need to ask them. Keep the A-10 do not sell it or mothball it. It's one of the best aircraft around. THe gun itself scares the hell out of the enemy. If it's not broken don't fix it.
It's allways been my favorite
And H. U. Rudel (stuka-ace) was a consultant during development
Beautiful plane
I'm not an aviator nor have I served in the military but I have been a fan of the A10 for years because of the countless American and Allied ground forces' lives that have been saved by the A10 and their drivers and support crews . Plus,I think the A10 is just cool. Imagine my thrill to have 2 of them fly right over me in my yard on their way to do a low flyover of the nearby UGa football stadium,pre-game. Thanks for this video .
Great plane!
One of America’s most amazing and beloved aircraft.
I´m pretty sure the UA could use those properly against trespassers
the new a-10 warthog with upgrade are the plane that i like verry much its a cool plane
So AWESOME ☠️
So bad ass!!!!! What a fantastic kick ass plane!!! So much love, especially for a lesser cost weapon. It has proven so valuable in supporting our ground people, so much love!!❤
As a former US Army infantry commander I will tell you that there is no other aircraft in the US inventory that I would rater have at my back on the battlefield! The Warthogs ground force killing power is unreal. The men and women who fly this machine are in my opinion the best pilots the military has !
I was in the Cavalry. They were our heroes
give it an additional name for the future "The DRONE DELETER"
The most amazing craft in our arsenal.
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The thumbnail had amazing graphics
Keep this airplane in service. There is no replacement for its unique abilities.
in other shocking news: unsubscribed due to shocking video titles.
Real sick of clickbait titles
Well! REAL "shocking news": As far as claiming that putting the word "shocking" in a title makes it automatic Clickbait...WTF have YOU been lately???
Ya gotta do something to get more eyeballs on your content when you are faced with the competition that's usually an overwhelming motley horde of incredibly poorly produced GARBAGE that's either narrated by someone who:
a) Can't read
b) Can't write/tell a story
c) Doesn't speak any recognizable language (see above🤪)
d) Uses REALLY BAD AI to read random English words in run-on sentences utterly devoid of particles or any other known rules of Grammar
e) An entire video composed of nothing more than an endless loop of the same 3 second stock video clips that either barely or not at all have anything to do with the words being spastically uttered by a near-total illiterate or his AI run-on sentences equivalent
e) All of the above 🤡🤗🦃
And if you're stupid enough (or just 🥱/🤣🤣🤣...) to stick with it to the end, you find out that the "HORRIFYING!" title that "PUTIN IS PISSING HIS PANTS SCARED AND NOW CRYING OUT FOR HIS MOMMY!🙀" (which he is, but we knew that already...😴) or whatever the 🐂💩 Video headline was, is just pure Rick Rollin' 🕺 Clickbait 🪳🚽🦨🕳️.
Not the least because nothing claimed in the title of the video is even mentioned during the entire thing; or if even the smallest itty bitty bit of it was, it was all A TOTAL LIE!
So what do we have here then, guys?
A real person, reading a well-prepared & well-written script in flawless English and with an excellent speaking voice.
With quality footage, ALL of which pertains directly to the story being told, & told very well.
Who knew that all these updates & upgrades have been done to the "obsolete" A-10 so recently? I didn't!
Never mind knew that it was built by Fairchild & that all the engineering has been handed over to & made the responsibility of Northrup Grumman, makers of that silly F-35 thing!
And that their engineers have clearly adopted this old baby as one of their own, & have been breathing new life into the dead for the last 20+ years!
Shocking? I think so!
This video makes a strong case & demonstrates with pretty potent evidence that we haven't exactly seen the last of the A-10 flying the friendly skies over a country fighting for its chance to be a democracy in a land on a planet near you; hopefully the few hundred remaining examples might even be of some use to the Ukrainians in providing desperately needed close air support, taking out everything from Mi-24's to FAB-1500's to TOS-1's to groups of infantry clinging atop a BMP-1, lighting 'em up with everything from cluster munitions to JDAM's, to shredding 'em to bit with that cute lil' GAU-8 thing...🤗
Angel to some demon to others
Reminds me of Scotty Kilmer's titles. 🤮
Why, I am SHOCKED!
I loved the Warthog, even though I was working on the F-16 program at the time. Hearing the sound of that Gatling gun on the range gave me goosebumps!
We watched A10s drop cluster munitions during a CEPX on Ft Bragg back in the 80s. Our reaction was stated best by one of the privates. He asked, Sgt "why do we dig in?"
I would love to see Ukraine get a couple of these; they need them. CAS is important to ground troops, and nothing is as scarry as seeing one of these flying around, similar as the Cobra. You don't hear the A 10 until it's gone by, so it would make someone think twice. This aircraft may not be the prettiest, but it makes up for it in its ability to do the job very well.
If Ukraine got a squadron these these it would turn the direction of the war, imho. Otoh, those drones they are using is something else too. But not against larger troop deployments that an A-10 could deal with much more effectively.
" Not the prettiest " ?
Why , it is so ugly , it kills opponents just by seeing the damn thing. Hell. I almost passed out just watching the video !
#1 thing they need to gain Ukraine is air superiority. then F16s can go wild weasle the radar and missile sites. THEN, it's safer for the CAS crews to work.
Send them to Ukraine as soon as possible
My father was the lead engineer in the Control Sytems dept at Fairchild. This joystick design was his pride and joy. Having redundant redundant controls and keeping the integrity of the titanium bathtub meant pilots would make it home. He went on to work on the B2 since they needed the old engineers to program the joystick in that aircraft to not feel like a video game. Another feather in the old mans cap. I will tout my dad's accomplishments and talk about this engineer to all who'll listen. He was the original MacGuyver!!!
sweet sweet airplane. I've talked to Iraq war vets who say that hearing the sound of the 30 mm providing close air support was like hearing the bells of angels.
Send them to Ukraine as they could really use them.