And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
In the design of the A-10s they looked at Thunderchiefs (Republic being part of Fairchild by then). They found many Thunderchiefs had returned to base despite horrific damage, but in other cases, Thunderchiefs were brought down by small arms fire. In examining the Thindercheif's design, they found that in parts of the aircraft, the main and back-up hydraulic lines were an inch apart. With that knowledge, the A-10 was designed to avoid those kinds of issues.
There's a nice example at the air museum at Dallas Love Field, and there is also one at the Fort Worth Aviation Museum (a nice museum with a FAC section that's worth looking at, as well as the only mock-up of the A-12 Avenger Advanced Tactical Aircraft)
Nice. The workhorse of Viet-Nam. Beautiful flyer, and built by Republic. A flying tank.
ReplyDeleteAnd too many planes and flyers were thrown away by that bastard LBJ and his butt-buddies.
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ReplyDeleteLooks more like the travel pod on centerline but Juvat can clarify that for us. regards, Alemaster
DeleteFuzzy from the angle of the photo, but my bet would be SUU-20 practice bomb dispensers...
DeleteMy thoughts exactly. Range mission somewhere.
DeleteGotta love the Thud!
ReplyDeleteIn the design of the A-10s they looked at Thunderchiefs (Republic being part of Fairchild by then). They found many Thunderchiefs had returned to base despite horrific damage, but in other cases, Thunderchiefs were brought down by small arms fire. In examining the Thindercheif's design, they found that in parts of the aircraft, the main and back-up hydraulic lines were an inch apart. With that knowledge, the A-10 was designed to avoid those kinds of issues.
There's a nice example at the air museum at Dallas Love Field, and there is also one at the Fort Worth Aviation Museum (a nice museum with a FAC section that's worth looking at, as well as the only mock-up of the A-12 Avenger Advanced Tactical Aircraft)
ReplyDeleteSAM bait, soon to become lawn darts........
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