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Red October1984 09-15-13 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon (Post 2115021)
The A-10 isn't an aircraft

The A-10 is a gun with wings and a tail. :03:

*redneck*

Ain't nothin' wrong wit that...

A-10's are AWESOME! :)

Sailor Steve 09-15-13 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon (Post 2115021)
The A-10 isn't an aircraft

The A-10 is a gun with wings and a tail. :03:

And bombs. Lots of bombs. :yep:

Stealhead 09-15-13 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by soopaman2 (Post 2115000)



Giant farts?, sounds like victory and salvation to me.:D


Film does not do the sound justice in person it sounds like Zeus smiting some poor soul.Nothing like a fart at all but like a combination of a freight train going 120mph and the crack of very close lighting to be on the receiving end must be sheer terror of course they experience the impact before they hear the roar.In 1991 the Iraqis called the A-10 whispering death.

In modern day COIN operations the GAU-8 does not use the DU rounds instead using HEI(High Explosive Incendiary) rounds which are more effective against "soft" targets because they fragment.


The guys on the ground must be TACP Tactial Air Control Party Air Force special forces that go through US Army jump school and many go through Ranger school as well their job is basically to cordiante air assets so they talk to FACs and sometimes directly to CAS aircraft (the A-10 actually OA-10A/C can operate both as a CAS asset and an FAC at the same time).

Stealhead 09-15-13 07:17 PM

Nick nack paddy whack give a dog a bone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8gpQSgaG6c

Who says that being a Hustler is bad?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFPgur_cUmA

Red October1984 09-15-13 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve (Post 2115047)
And bombs. Lots of bombs. :yep:

Don't forget rocket pods and AGM's. :woot:

Sailor Steve 09-15-13 10:20 PM

For every winner there is usually at least one loser. When the USAAF was looking for a long-range heavy bomber the settled on Boeing's B-29 Superfortress. If the B-29 had for any reason failed in its mission Convair's B-32 Dominator might be a famous plane today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfH2Id83lY4

In 1952 the USAF was looking for a heavy jet bomber. The Boeing B-52 won the contracts and is today a legend. Convair designed an built a jet-powered successor to the B-36 in an attempt to wing the prize.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFWH8aaQkmk

America had the B-52. Britain had the 3 Vs - Valiant, Victor and Vulcan. The Russians also had a first-generation heavy jet bomber - The Myasishchev M-4 "Bison".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzDglHNqYU0

And lastly one of my all-time favorites: The North American B-45 Tornado, jet replacement for the B-25.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kBBndppQIQ

Stealhead 09-15-13 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve (Post 2115088)
In 1952 the USAF was looking for a heavy jet bomber. The Boeing B-52 won the contracts and is today a legend. Convair designed an built a jet-powered successor to the B-36 in an attempt to wing the prize.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFWH8aaQkmk


I think one factor that hurt the YB-60 was that the USAF was never fully satisfied with the B-36.Boeing on the other hand had already learned much with the B-47 design and the B-52 was a natural progression from that design.Of course as with the B-32 the B-60 was a back up to the B-52 program should it have failed to produce.Also as with the B-32 the Yb-60 was a back up in case the B-52 failed to pan out or (crossed fingers) congress allowed the USAF to have both aircraft.

Since the B-52 was a success and no extra money was going to come down the line the YB-60 faded away.this is a good thing as reading a book about the B-36 they actually took B-36 airframes and converted them and they swept the wings buy cutting them out and adding in some new sections which sounds to me like they wold not have had long term strength not enough to last as long as it has turned out for the BUFF.

The B-32 was built by Consolidated not Convair. Convair came into operation in 1943 when Consolidated and Vultee joined together but they used the name Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft.Technically the B-32 was a Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft desgin not a Convair splitting hairs I know.To split hairs even more the B-32 had its first flight in 1942 before the merger.

The B-32s did actually get to fly on a few missions aginst Japan in the last weeks of the war.

Jimbuna 09-16-13 05:48 AM

Top 10 Fighter Jets Flyby Low Pass (debatable IMHO).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_8rAgOeVxc

Sailor Steve 09-16-13 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Stealhead (Post 2115100)
The B-32 was built by Consolidated not Convair.

True. I knew that but didn't think to mention it. Now that you have I'll say that I don't think it's splitting hairs and the correction is welcome.

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The B-32s did actually get to fly on a few missions aginst Japan in the last weeks of the war.
As I said, if the B-29 had failed the Dominator would be a legend today. I really do like the way it looked.

Herr-Berbunch 09-16-13 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Stealhead (Post 2115058)
Nick nack paddy whack give a dog a bone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8gpQSgaG6c

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, the B-1B is without a doubt the loudest aircraft I've heard (and I've heard a few!). Particularly at 0620 every day en route to bomb the heck out of Tora Bora (USAF obviously obvlivious to the notion that 'routine kills').

Jimbuna 09-16-13 09:11 AM

F4 Phantom Fighter Jet flying 5 Feet low

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Yso73uIG4

Sailor Steve 09-16-13 09:22 AM

But...but...but...there's no sound! Well, there's Ozzy, but he's not an airplane.

You want low-level flybys, try these.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZHqWJDu3eA

This collection has some cool shots as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7WPEL5aXww

Jimbuna 09-16-13 09:25 AM

Low Flying Lightning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUY0ut6gOxY

BUCCANEER Take off and fast low run

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHk2E5kPJ4U

Kptlt. Neuerburg 09-16-13 09:30 AM

16 Spits http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6c3v9iihgw
Assorted Flybys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PsRqJrFiSM
Grumman FM-2 Wildcat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qslBc...03742711701B28

Sailor Steve 09-16-13 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Kptlt. Hellmut Neuerburg (Post 2115250)
Grumman FM-2 Wildcat

Technically not Grumman. The original Grumman version is F4F. The FM series was license-built by Martin. This is also the difference between the TBF Avenger and the "Grumman" TBM, which was also built by Martin.

Not your fault, but that of the guy who posted the video.


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