Simviation Forum - Fairchild A-10A 'Warthog Thunderbolt II'

Mar 24^th, 2003 at 12:09pm

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I saw an article in todays newspaper which described this plane as the ugliest in the USAFs artillery...personally, I was shocked! Shocked

I love this plane! If I was American, this is what I'd want to fly! 8)

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I hope I'm not the only one to see what a beauty this plane is! Grin

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Reply #1 - Mar 24^th, 2003 at 1:25pm

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I love this plane! If I was American, this is what I'd want to fly! 8)

very true, it is not ugly at all, but come to think of it, everything else in the USAF's fleet looks better. still one hell of a plane

p.s. great shots

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Reply #2 - Mar 24^th, 2003 at 1:27pm

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Love it. I think its like a mongrel dog, its so ugly that its beautiful. And boy does it pack a punch!

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Reply #3 - Mar 24^th, 2003 at 1:53pm

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I like this plane and wouldn't mind flying it for a while, but in an airforce with F-15s and F-16s I don't think I'd be happy to plod along at 450kts for very long. Still it's got a GAU-8 Avenger, one HELL of a gun Grin

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Reply #4 - Mar 24^th, 2003 at 2:03pm

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Nice shots.

It may not be the 'prettiest' aircraft, but it's still kinda cool looking Wink

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Reply #5 - Mar 24^th, 2003 at 2:50pm

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I am a huge fan of a/c with unique configurations, such as the V-22 and Gee Bee, and the Warthog is probably one of my favorite military planes. I've never understood what the problem is with cruising along at under Mach 1, but some people just need the speed. Wink

This is by far one of the most Shocked

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models of the A-10 that I have yet seen. Where did you get this beautiful bird?

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Reply #6 - Mar 24^th, 2003 at 3:36pm

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ya i am wondering the same thing as Ender_Baron. Also the A-10 (along with most figters) was desinged for functionality not looks. If it looks good then maybe a flight demo team will use it but when one of those damn Iraqis or something is shotting at you they arent gona give a s*** about weather the thing looks great or not, they are gona like it more when it is a flaming reck. And the A-10 given it flys at slow speeds need to be able to take one h*** of a beating, which it can. With this aircraft flying at mach 1 isnt something that would help it. close support= speed not nessisary= Puch a must. so the A-10 from a Opperational stantpoint is a buttie. so really the poll should be more specific because looking at it, well lets just say it isnt the hottest girl on the tarmack but then one everyone likes.

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Reply #7 - Mar 24^th, 2003 at 4:41pm