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A-10 vs. YA-9: The Fight for the Perfect Close-Air Support Plane
The Air Force’s decision to award the contract to Fairchild Republic—which went on to build the A-10 Warthog—proved to be one of the greatest decisions Pentagon acquisitions experts have ever made.
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How The A-10's Avenger Cannon Went From Terrible To Terrifying
Early on it wasn't all roses for the Warthog's iconic big gun ... s wings and into the A-10’s high-set T-F-34 turbofan engines, threatening to suffocate them — not a good thing to have ...
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The A-10 Warthog Could Fly from Aircraft Carriers
The A-10 Warthog is one of the greatest warplanes ... It has been suggested that the engines could be upgraded to allow for ...
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The PZL-230 Skorpion was the Soviet Response to the A-10 Warthog
Indeed, the A-10 Warthog was devised to fight World War III ... This initial version—derived from the PZL-130 Orlik (“Eaglet”) single-engine prop trainer aircraft—was envisioned as ...
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The Ultimate BRRRT Simulator: Fully Featured A-10 Warthog Cockpit
The Fairchild Republic A-10 “Warthog” with its 30 mm rotary cannon has captured the imagination of friendly soldiers and military aviation enthusiasts on the ground for as long as it’s been ...