A-10 Thunderbolt

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The A-10 is literally built around its 30-mm GE GAU-8 Avenger seven barrel cannon, the most powerful gun ever fitted to an aircraft of this class. It was designed for high-survivability with a titanium cover surrounding both the cockpit, ammunition and fuel tank. Placement of the engines decreases the infrared signature lowering it's vulnerablity to heatseeking missiles and ground fire.

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  • You think you can turn up the Music?

    I can still hear the narrator somewhat. I know that he is trying to tell me the fine features of the "Warthog". But all I really want is to hear the music. You know what? Never mind. I can go to Itunes for that.

    Enjoy your One

    By SamGon 1169926076 Reply Spam [+16] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Good Vid BUT ...... .......

    Shame about the LOUD music :-(
    Can't hear the bloke speak ???

    By CMD 1169917990 Reply Spam [+11] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • A-10 Worthog

    This is a very tuff plane and supports the ground troops when needed. Also to all you Ragheads and Tree hugging Dems living in the U.S. One of the only reasons you can talk the way you have been is because of wars fought in the past. If this was left unapproched then yes it would have been at our doorstep. Yes there have been lives lost in this war, look at the lives lost in WW2, WW1, the death count in this war is not even 2% of Vietnam. Have a nice day.

    By American29 1173940874 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Bitch

    You fucking bitch, why did you you drown out the sound of the firing you little pansy ass asshole

    By fenrisulfur 1171542918 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • To Answer Your Question...

    The A-10 was built for taking out hard targets. An A-10 pilot was over Iraq during a mission and received over 200 direct hits and was still able to complete his/her mission and land safely back home.

    By ViperDude2000 1169974458 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • My toy...

    ...just show me the right buttons!

    By K^2 1197648655 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Lose the Tunes...

    The music ?!?!? WTF ?!??!

    Love the A10 though.

    Music... not so much :-(

    By timjohns 1176989160 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Training flights

    A few of these are based an hour or so from me. They do training flight flyby's here occasionally. It's gotten so I can pretty much KNOW when they (usually 2) are nearby from the engine sound.

    By TikiGik 1173834615 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Shame

    Shame that the US pilots who use these can't hit the right targets though and keep killing allied soldiers.

    By JAPT 1172180490 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • no no no

    I don`t like gons

    By neimportant 1171613272 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • A 10

    Great plane. Great gun. Shame some of the pilots can't tell friend from foe when they use it.

    By prodnose 1170886865 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • woahh

    it gots bigggg engines. its cool tho

    By ogLocz 1170824167 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Not a New Airplane

    The first Warthog was produced in 1972, 34 YEARS ago, and improvements have been minimal, mostly electronic. This airplane was so ahead of it's time is is believed it will still be in use in 2028. Seems like the best "Bang for the Buck" America has ever gotten.

    By FtLMale 1170182825 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Why

    Not just fire one bomb or missile??

    By SA Dude 1170158872 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Let's send it to

    Oh maybe Baghdad ?

    By pookey33 1170144991 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • cool

    :-)

    By taltalblog 1170066265 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • they dont do the gun justice

    I saw a clip where it takes off the entire side of a building! It was AWESOME! GOD bless america people!

    By commentallstar 1170047860 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • nice plane

      the A10 warthog is a very nice plane, due to its design it can fly at low speeds while maintaining good stability making it a perfect weapons platform for rockets and the Gatling gun, making it probably the best anti-ground plane, rivaled on by that of attack choppers.

      By moochkin 1174511151 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • wow

    thats pretty sweet, but it runs out so fast...

    By Action Sam 1170036585 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Disgusting waste of money

    .

    By Umana 1170007035 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • No its not

      As much as you'd like to pretend otherwise, miltary spending by the US is not only important but necessary. Not on for the US, but for the over 20 countries whose security relies on the US.

      The A-10 is designed to provide close air support for US troops in their missions, and it does it very well. Therefore its not a waste of money. I'm sure you might say "why not scrap it and give the money to poor people" because those poor people wouldn't even exist if the US military didn't have the preeminence in technology that it does today.

      Better to have poor people than dead people.

      By MetaPotent 1170061694 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • metapotent

      you have excelent points and clearly have your head on straight. War is reality. People really do want to see america fall. It really is the muslims. We really do need these planes to keep our homeland safe. Other nations really do rely on us.

      You are not a moron. Dont let these hippies get to you. Everyone who reads can see who the real morons are.

      When shit hits the fan, hayduke and generationx will be running to you and i and their abhorent government for protection, criticizing us for not spending the money to preemptively protect them.

      By rossimo159 1177467790 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • stupid

      U belive that?

      By Garonenur 1173364853 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Come again?

      Are you suggesting that the Pentagon has waged a defensive war (in your lifetime)?

      You're suggesting that poor people need trillion dollar pre-emptive wars to survive? How? Let me guess: the Canadians would storm south and turn our poor people into Soylent Green dog food. Your assertions are rediculous.

      I'm guessing you probably think that the Pentagon defends your freedoms, too. Have you ever tried to connect the dots on that assumption? NEVER LET YOUR GOVERNMENT TELL YOU WHO YOUR ENEMY IS. They are always wrong. They always lie. They are never not wrong. But you don't care, do you? The lie feels good, doesn't it? I mean, you get to wave pretty flags. It feels good to have enemies. And war is a terrific distraction. Lord knows it's worked great for the last 4 years.

      But deep down, you know you were used. It's OK. You weren't the only one. But you were used.

      By Hayduke 1170117724 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • who is the FOOL (come again

      The only enemie is you.What have you done for the U.S. but tear it down. We all know who the FOOL is and it is you. Thank GOD for all the planes and tanks and the REAL man that will fight.

      By Cav11th 1170136264 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • hey Cav...suc a coc

      ...

      By GenerationX1X 1170502701 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • i agree with the suc a coc comment. what...

      see above

      By jjcobob 1171073803 Reply Spam [-2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • I'm the enemy...

      ...if Dick Cheney says I am, right?

      Do you let your government tell you who your enemy is? Do you fear who they tell you to fear? Kill who they tell you to kill? Hate who they tell you to hate?

      Who is the fool, Cav? Who takes orders from Pentagon brass? Not me. Who supports disastrous foreign policy? Not me.

      Who fights to defend freedoms and the bill of Rights from neocon tyranny. I do. You don't. You take orders from neocons. "Tear down" you say. I'm too busy trying to save what little is left. Punk.

      By Hayduke 1170194424 Reply Spam [-2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Amen fellow patriot!

      Government is not the friend of the citizen. The Constitution was created to limit government powers. Our forefathers were AGAINST a standing army, because those in power my divert it to uses other than defense. Lo and behold! they were right. This administration is about abuse of power, those that disagree are the fools.

      By ReligionIsEvil 1170801394 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Yep

      Your definitly right!

      By Garonenur 1173364878 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • The A-10 is relatively cheap

      The A-10 is cheap compared to most other fighter aircraft the US uses. It's one weapon that's definitely not a waste of money.

      By tron81 1170113917 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • A HA

    The famous allied Killer

    By oddneck 1172270206 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • name of the music

    who knows the name of this song? can someone tell please??

    By bucetoide 1171501316 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Did You Know

    This beutiful aircraft is actually a A-10 Warthog not a A-10 Thunderbolt but apart from that, descent music and video!

    By Oxlade1 1170086618 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Ummm

    Music and narrator quality is terrible.
    But I have a question, why making this plane to blow a tank or a building, when you already have a bunch of other planes that do the same thing???? and use less ammunition too...???

    By Jarisberg 1169955376 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • another "here's why"

      its cheap. Its realiable. Its incredibly good at killing things on the ground. Most of the fighters are incredibly good at killing things in the air, while ground kills are secondary. The A-10 is designed purely for ground support, and preforms excelently.

      By rossimo159 1177468073 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Why this plane? Here's why:

      Because it really doesn't use MORE ammunition, when you consider the resource-per-kill ratios. How much do you think a couple-hundred rounds cost in comparison to a single Hellfire missile? Additionally, this plane has existed for YEARS. It was originally intended for the scrap heap until the 91 Gulf War, which redeemed it quite a bit in the eyes of Pentagon and Congressional cost-cutters.

      By Psssycho 1170553539 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • not to mention

      The US rarely uses it anymore, theyve sold it to all their allies, who don't have all these other planes to do the job. Australia is one of the main purchasers of these planes and has a bad ass airforce made up of the warthogs

      By chamrajinar 1170625285 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • INCORRECT

      We have NOT purchased the A-10, and you, sir/maam, have been moderated accordingly.

      By CaptainP 1170920241 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • NOT AUSTRALIA.

      It was stated in previous comment that Australia operates the A-10. Whilst we are and have always been a strong ally of the US (I think we are the only country to have fought alongside the US in every conflict since WW1) we do not operate the A10. Currently we fly the F18 and F111 as our fighter and attack aircraft. Both are due for retirement soon, with the F111 going in a couple of years. Both are to be replaced by the still to be produced F35 (big mistake, should have opted for the F22).

      By doogal33 1170682004 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • you cant have the f-22

      its our baby. We paid for the damn thing. We get to dominate.

      By rossimo159 1177467974 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • ..

      because other planes are either easyer to shoot down or not as manuverable .. or .. already being used on other tasks

      By kaboodle 1170044561 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • PAID FOR BY?

    HERE IS OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK.THEY DON'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH EACH SHELL COST OR HOW MUCH EACH TEST FLIGHT COST.WE PAY FOR THE OUT OF OUR TAXS AND THEY GO OUT AND FUN WITH OUR MONEY.

    By X1/9 1174404388 Reply Spam [-2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
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