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re: House votes to save A-10 fleet
Posted on 12/2/14 at 3:49 pm to son of arlo
Posted on 12/2/14 at 3:49 pm to son of arlo
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Like I said, the A-10s are worn out. If the powers that be want to keep it on like they did with the Phantom, then so be it. The big selling point for the warthog was a big gun and loiter time. If we can do that with rotary wing cheaper, let's go that way.
There's about 20 acres of shrink-wrapped A-10's sitting in the heart of Tucson right now.
This post was edited on 12/2/14 at 3:50 pm
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Posted on 12/2/14 at 3:54 pm to upgrayedd
The A-10 is probably THE close support aircraft of choice right now. The Army would cheerfully throw billions to acquire the aircraft and for good reason. It is the best airframe in the sky for the job it is asked to do.
Posted on 12/2/14 at 4:21 pm to upgrayedd
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There's about 20 acres of shrink-wrapped A-10's sitting in the heart of Tucson right now.
How many acres of shrink-wrapped Phantoms at DM? I wonder why we keep them. I'm sure we could put the titanium to better use. We'll never resurrect a F-4C and put F-100 engines in them. It's all a waste of tax payer money.
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