Warthog: Flying the A-10 in the Gulf War by William L. Smallwood

Warthog: Flying the A-10 in the Gulf War



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Jun 13, 2013 - It was meant to replace huge numbers of currently operational aircraft: the Air Force's F-16 Fighting Falcon and A-10 Warthog, the Navy's F/A-18 Hornet, and the Marines' AV-8B Harrier. Sep 27, 2013 - Mark Welsh, the Air Force chief of staff, declared his affection for the A-10, which happens to be an aircraft he has 1,000 hours flying. Air cover and dominance from above the battle field. May 17, 2014 - The twin-engine A-10 can fly as slowly as 300 knots (345 miles per hour) without risk of stalling, compared with 450 knots for an F-16 or F-35, and that allows more time to identify and shoot at ground targets, said Colonel Douglas Nikolai, the Air The A-10 was used in combat for the first time during the Gulf War in 1991, destroying more than 900 Iraqi tanks, 2,000 other military vehicles and 1,200 artillery pieces, making it by far the most effective aircraft of the war. Apr 9, 2014 - Originally designed to resist landmines and IEDs, it sure seems like the MRAP will come in handy for the notorious war zone otherwise known as Washington County, Iowa. You are assuming that The limited capacity (two combat-ready in a C-5, one combat-ready tank in a C-17) caused serious logistical problems deploying the tanks for the first Persian Gulf War. He is coauthor (with Herbert London) of the new book The BDS War Against Israel. In a future that may see smaller, ever-more-deadly anti-aircraft weapons, flying at low altitude will pose ever greater risks. Dec 30, 2009 - The engine is a fuel efficient turbofan (the same type used to power the puddle jumpers (regional jets) you fly today) that allows the A-10 to loiter, or remain in the battlezone, for long periods of time. The story of the Sherman tank's The A10 Warthog is entirely dependent upon U.S. €�I love that old ugly thing,” Welsh said. The cockpit is sort of bug-eyed to allow the pilot to see [8] Even during the Second Gulf War and the war in Afghanistan, the newer variants, the Spooky, are heavily relied on precision strikes against the terrorist baddies. However, the chief of staff The A-10, developed by Fairchild-Republic in the 1970s, was credited with destroying more than 900 Iraqi tanks in the first Gulf War and has been a close air support mainstay in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. To Afghanistan This approach costs $400 a ton to move material to or from Afghanistan, versus three times that to truck it in from Pakistani ports, or $14,000 a ton to fly stuff in, or $10,000 a ton if you just fly material in from a friendly (Persian Gulf) port. For whatever reason, the A-10 has In the Gulf War, Iraqi fire quickly pushed the A-10 to medium altitudes, at which the differences in capabilities between the A-10 and the F-35 disappear. But no one knows The aircraft is also currently prohibited from flying close formation, aerobatics, and stalls, all of which would normally be in the familiarization phase of transition training…In a mature . Mar 30, 2014 - The main problem with the Sherman was that it was seriously under gunned due to Pentagon turf wars. Jan 30, 2012 - Nicknamed the Thunderbolt (though most salty service members call it a Warthog, since that nose cannon kind of looks like a snout), the A-10 was developed in the Cold War to fly low and slow and destroy Soviet tanks. Feb 8, 2012 - Army influence, Congressional pressure and popular enthusiasm for “the Warthog” repeatedly saved the fleet.





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