Do pilots like the A-10 Warthog?
Do pilots like the A-10 Warthog?
The Warthog can fight from austere locations, and it can even battle enemy aircraft if necessary. It is an awesome plane, especially with some of the upgrades in the A-10C, and it is loved by the pilots who fly it.
Can a a10 Warthog dogfight?
Everybody knows the A-10 can bring the pain to ground targets like few aircraft in history, but the aircraft’s tight turn radius and powerful gun can actually make it a force to be reckoned with in a dogfight too.
Has an A-10 ever shot down another aircraft?
April 8, 2003 – An A-10A Thunderbolt II (Serial Number : 78-0691) was shot down over downtown Baghdad by an Iraqi Roland surface-to-air missile.
When was the last military dog fight?
The last dogfights between piston-engine, propeller-driven airplanes weren’t fought in the skies over Germany in the 1940s or even Korea in the 1950s. They occurred in Central America in 1969, and all of the combatants were flying U.S.-built Corsairs and Mustangs.
How many 30mm rounds does an A-10 carry?
The gun’s 5-foot, 11.5-inch (1.816 m) ammunition drum can hold up to 1,350 rounds of 30 mm ammunition, but generally holds 1,174 rounds. To protect the GAU-8/A rounds from enemy fire, armor plates of differing thicknesses between the aircraft skin and the drum are designed to detonate incoming shells.
Which ww2 aircraft had the most kills?
Which Allied Fighter scored the most victories in World War Two? I believe I know the answer
| Aircraft type | Kills |
|---|---|
| North American P51 Mustang | 5,784 |
| Grumman F6F Hellcat | 5,223 |
| Hawker Hurricane | 4,850 |
| Republic P47 Thunderbolt | 3,786 |
How many G’s can an a10 Warthog pull?
The maximum G-loads for the A-10 with a weight around 30,000 pound is +7.33/-3.0 G symmetrical and +5.80/-1 G asymmetric. If the aircraft is close to its maximum gross weight, the maximum G-Load goes down to +5.0/-2.0 G symmetrical and +4.0/-1.0 G asymmetrical.
Why can’t jets go supersonic at airshows?
And at an airshow they’d fly much lower, so it would be louder! To be fair, it was explained that the wind and weather conditions were unfortunate, as they favoured the propagation of sound, but in any case a sonic boom is way too loud to be done for fun: it’s only allowed in case of emergencies.
Can an A-10 fly with one wing?
The aircraft is designed to be able to fly with one engine, half of the tail, one elevator, and half of a wing missing. The cockpit and parts of the flight-control systems are protected by 1,200 lb (540 kg) of titanium aircraft armor, referred to as a “bathtub”.
Has an American F 15 been shot down?
19/20 January 1991: F-15E-46-MC, 88‑1692, c/n 1101/E076, of the 336th FS, 4th TFW, USAF, was shot down by an Iraqi SA-2E missile during Operation Desert Storm.
Do pilots still dogfight?
American fighter pilots train to win fights of all sorts, but it does seem true that within fighter pilot culture, Aviator sunglasses are still in, but dogfights are clearly out.