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U.S. Air Force Fires Up the A-10 Depot Line to Keep Warthogs Flying 'Indefinitely'
On paper, the Air Force plans to start mothballing the A-10 in 2018, with the last Warthogs sent to the boneyard by 2021. But last month Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James said that the retirement of the A-10 would likely have to be delayed further as the military continues to rely on the low-and-slow attack plane for close-air support (CAS) missions (www.popularmechanics.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Every 16 seconds the nose of an A-10 can be pointed at the same target. Name another fighter that can do that? What is not to love about the A-10?
So. is common sense actually breaking out in the USAF? The A-10 is the ONLY CAS aircraft in the inventory now or in the future. The war on terror will continue to require the mission only an A-10 can fly.
Yay!!
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...HOGs with ARMY markings...now that's a sexy thought!...
Actually a little appropriate artwork would turn the nose art from a shark to a hog with the gun as the snout...just think of the complaints from CAIR and all the other butt hurt PC types that this is Islamophobic. I would call it Psycops.
Warthog's direct ancestor was an Army plane. The OV-1 "Mohawk" Awesome, sneaky little devil it was. Sometimes you didn't know it was around until it had passed by your position.