The exercise featured several firsts including the first time a US Air Force aircraft had weapons loaded on a public… Read More
The USAF will swap the A-10 Warthog mission computer with a new one from Raytheon Intelligence & Space. The US… Read More
Boeing’s previous experience with the A-10 includes delivering 173 enhanced A-10 wing assemblies under a separate contract. Boeing, in partnership… Read More
Fighter pilots are not allowed to carry music players with them. However, many fighter pilots break that rule. They just… Read More
‘AT-ATs have a lot in common with tanks,’ Lynn Taylor, former A-10 Warthog pilot. The All Terrain Armored Transport, or… Read More
How does the CCIP gun/rockets mode on the A-10 Warthog calculate range and impact point without a radar? A Constantly… Read More
Something almost no one knows about the A-10 Warthog’s GAU-8/A Avenger is that the initial Gun design was too precise,… Read More
In 2014, when the USAF announced that they wanted to retire the A-10 Warthog CAS jets, a company did propose… Read More
‘The rumors are true! We often boresight the missile while in the air, usually on a wingman,’ Lynn Taylor, former… Read More
The USAF will be permitted to retire all the aircraft it proposed to divest except the A-10 in its FY22… Read More
The USAF aims for mission capable rates between 75 percent and 80 percent on most aircraft, but none stood at… Read More
During a training mission over Michigan’s Grayling Air Gunnery Range on Jul. 20, 2017, Capt. Brett DeVries flew 80-0264 back… Read More
Designed specifically for the anti-tank role, the General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger is 20 ft long and delivers very powerful rounds… Read More
‘When the Hawg loses hydraulics, it goes into fly-by-wire mode. Of course, this isn’t the new-fangled electronic “fly-by-wire” like you… Read More
‘Neither my wingman nor I had ever heard of anyone overspeeding in the Hawg. It was more of a theoretical… Read More
‘In many ways, it is your first solo. You see, they only ever made one two-seat A-10, and that one… Read More
This had been the first time in history that the USAF has purposely landed modern aircraft on a civilian roadway… Read More
