A-10

[Joecooool]

Customer just asked if I had a machine big enough to wash his cannon.

He sent me this picture.

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs45/f/2009/136/b/e/Gau_8_Avenger_by_Leviathan187.jpg

[NEVRL8T]

Nice!

[NEVRL8T]

Do you deal primarily in washers?

[cmb396]

You should buy one with the profits from your order yesterday!!

[onedef92]

Damn. That mofo's got a serious cannon. Sure puts the Warthog's primary weapon into perspective. Damn thing's essentially a flying, titanium-encased, gun.

[Meeko87]

http://files.turbosquid.com/Preview/Content_2009_07_14__04_33_27/Airplanes_A10_Gun.jpgbe4d6fb4-e6da-45c4-a2fc-873bbb853119Larger.jpg

[NeedSpeed]

Nice little hunting rifle.

[simpleman68]

Holy shiite that's a cannon :eek:

Do you guys have connections to a fab mechanic that could help me mount that mofo on my F350?
Never know when that impending zompocalypse is coming. :yesnod:
Scott

[onedef92]

http://files.turbosquid.com/Preview/Content_2009_07_14__04_33_27/Airplanes_A10_Gun.jpgbe4d6fb4-e6da-45c4-a2fc-873bbb853119Larger.jpg

If I was the pilot, I'd brush the words, "Hakuna matata, Mofo!" on the side of the joker. :rofl:

[simpleman68]

Or get the slow azz driver out of the left hand lane. :leaving:

That rig would come in handy for CT highways. Those left lane bandit mofos are about the worst on the East Coast. :issues:
Scott

[dwjz06]

Damn. That mofo's got a serious cannon. Sure puts the Warthog's primary weapon into perspective. Damn thing's essentially a flying, titanium-encased, gun.
Pretty much. You should hear and see how it chews up armor on the ground. Only thing cooler then that is Spooky/Spectre firing 105 shells down from above. Now that's a light show.:D:cert:

[onedef92]

Pretty much. You should here and see how it chews up armor on the ground. Only thing cooler then that is Spooky/Spectre firing 105 shells down from above. Now that's a light show.:D:cert:

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i275/grid14/ciws_3.jpg

That there Phalanx (Close-In Weapon System) puts on a good show, too. I had the chance to peep ol' R2-D2 in action during a live fire demo when I worked at CACI, Inc. as a tech writer.

[MrPeabody]

I had one but I got rid of it because Walmart no longer carries the depleted uranium ammo for it.

[VITE1]

Damn. That mofo's got a serious cannon. Sure puts the Warthog's primary weapon into perspective. Damn thing's essentially a flying, titanium-encased, gun.

Thats exactly what how they based the deign. My FIL working on that program at Fairchild. Wonderful machine.

[Burro (He/Haw)]

What you need to do is turn the cannon into a pressure washer. Win/Win/Rinse.

[G8rDMD]

Thats exactly what how they based the deign. My FIL working on that program at Fairchild. Wonderful machine.

I thought I had read that somewhere :cert: They basically designed an airplane around the gun :cool: That is sofa king cool :yesnod::yesnod:

[Superstreet]

http://files.turbosquid.com/Preview/Content_2009_07_14__04_33_27/Airplanes_A10_Gun.jpgbe4d6fb4-e6da-45c4-a2fc-873bbb853119Larger.jpg

:smash: :smash:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/Superstreet/A10_gun.jpg

[Mike Mercury]

"what does A-10 stand for ?"

"hell unleashed"

[Vette Jockey]

It is great watching movies of them shooting that cannon, it actually slows the plane down! :stickemup:

[Stangkiller]

It is great watching movies of them shooting that cannon, it actually slows the plane down! :stickemup:

They have minimum air speed to fire the cannon if i'm not mistaken, as it can slow them down THAT much.

[onedef92]

:smash: :smash:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/Superstreet/A10_gun.jpg

Damn. That main hub assembly bolt's gotta' serious cotter's pin around it.

[Hoog]

Whoa...

A-10 gun fire. - YouTube

[onedef92]

Whoa...

A-10 gun fire. - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iDwBiN6ua0)


You definitely don't wanna' be downwind of that mofo! :leaving:

[Poog]

I thought I had read that somewhere :cert: They basically designed an airplane around the gun :cool: That is sofa king cool :yesnod::yesnod:

It is great watching movies of them shooting that cannon, it actually slows the plane down! :stickemup:

They have minimum air speed to fire the cannon if i'm not mistaken, as it can slow them down THAT much.

There's just no getting away from F=ma.

[VITE1]

I thought I had read that somewhere :cert: They basically designed an airplane around the gun :cool: That is sofa king cool :yesnod::yesnod:

Another little tidbit.

After the First gulf war Grumman ( which ha the contract to maintain the A-10 after Fairchild folded) did an after action review along with the government and realized that it took one round to kill a tank. The original estimates were that it would take a minimum of ten rounds.

After weeks of digging they realized the initial design, all done with slide rules and such, had a decimal place off on the effective of the 30MM round.

[GentleBen]

And it is still the grunts on the ground favorite airplane. . . regardless of what the Air Force thinks.

[Vette Jockey]

Another little tidbit.

After the First gulf war Grumman ( which ha the contract to maintain the A-10 after Fairchild folded) did an after action review along with the government and realized that it took one round to kill a tank. The original estimates were that it would take a minimum of ten rounds.

After weeks of digging they realized the initial design, all done with slide rules and such, had a decimal place off on the effective of the 30MM round.

:rofl: I hated slipsticks, because I always screwed up the decimal place, too!

[boracayjohnny]

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i275/grid14/ciws_3.jpg

That there Phalanx (Close-In Weapon System) puts on a good show, too. I had the chance to peep ol' R2-D2 in action during a live fire demo when I worked at CACI, Inc. as a tech writer.

Baghdad flightline:

Mortar Attack - YouTube

I thought I had read that somewhere :cert: They basically designed an airplane around the gun :cool: That is sofa king cool :yesnod::yesnod:

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp141/boracayjohnny/funny%201/Strappingplanetogun.jpg

[MrPeabody]

And it is still the grunts on the ground favorite airplane. . . regardless of what the Air Force thinks.

I hear some fighter pilots say the A-10 air speed indicator is a calendar.:lol:

[C5SilverBullet]

Customer just asked if I had a machine big enough to wash his cannon.

He sent me this picture.

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs45/f/2009/136/b/e/Gau_8_Avenger_by_Leviathan187.jpg

:thehandle:

[GS Ragtop]

Man, that bug puts the cannon in perspective. I had NO IDEA it was so fricking HUGE. :seasix:

[G8rDMD]

Another little tidbit.

After the First gulf war Grumman ( which ha the contract to maintain the A-10 after Fairchild folded) did an after action review along with the government and realized that it took one round to kill a tank. The original estimates were that it would take a minimum of ten rounds.

After weeks of digging they realized the initial design, all done with slide rules and such, had a decimal place off on the effective of the 30MM round.

:cool:

[xXBUDXx]

I carried one for self defense, but I sold it to buy something bigger.

[78SA]

:eek: :willy: :seasix: http://i39.tinypic.com/347k495.gif

[Rotorhead]

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i275/grid14/ciws_3.jpg

That there Phalanx (Close-In Weapon System) puts on a good show, too. I had the chance to peep ol' R2-D2 in action during a live fire demo when I worked at CACI, Inc. as a tech writer.

Try walking on the flight deck of a carrier, 4 hours sleep because you worked 20 the day before, and they fire that coc*sucker off without you knowing. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! That was a bad week!:barnbabe:

[Rotorhead]

You definitely don't wanna' be downwind of that mofo! :leaving:

My dad lived ten miles from the Avon Park bombing range the Macdill A-10s frequented. It was an amazing sound from that far away.

[jaxgator]

Damn. That mofo's got a serious cannon. Sure puts the Warthog's primary weapon into perspective. Damn thing's essentially a flying, titanium-encased, gun.

http://files.turbosquid.com/Preview/Content_2009_07_14__04_33_27/Airplanes_A10_Gun.jpgbe4d6fb4-e6da-45c4-a2fc-873bbb853119Larger.jpg

They built the gun. Then they built a plane around it. :yesnod:

A-10 Warthog aka Tank Killer. A Grunt's best friend. :seasix: :patriot:

[Fastguy]

A-10 Warthog - Shoot to thrill - YouTube

A10 Run on Taliban Resistance - YouTube


Holy Shit.........First run warmed them up, second run, just ....damn.


A-10 Warthog Gun Run - YouTube


The sound of it is f'ng scary.


A-10 Warthog in combat - YouTube

[Bucwheat]

Warthog