The Aircraft That Doesn’t Eject Bullet Shells
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Published 2024-04-19
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0:00 What's the primary mission of A-10 Warthog?
0:42 4 attributes of a good CAS aircraft
1:32 What was the A-10 Warthog developed for?
2:28 The armament of the A-10 Warthog
3:11 Conflict of Nations (Ad)
4:02 The impressive mission rate of the A-10 Warthog
6:12 How quickly can the A-10 Warthog's gun be reloaded?
6:32 Why the A-10 Warthog doesn't eject its shell casings
7:24 Survivability measures built into the A-10 Warthog
9:32 Why the A-10 Warthog was designed to be maintained easily
10:02 Why is the A-10 nose landing gear off to the side?
10:49 Why is the A-10 Warthog obsolete?
12:24 What is replacing is the A-10 Warthog?
Why the. A-10 Warthog kept its engines running in between missions, why its gatling gun doesn’t eject the casings like normal guns do, why A-10 pilots have to sit inside the bathtub during flight, and why the enemy forces were relieved whenever they heard the sound of the A-10’s gun, is #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT
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Shangri-La - Basixx
Shadowed - John B. Lund
Displaced - Robert Ruth
Mortal Blow - Dream Cave
Head Games - Max Anson
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All Comments (21)
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i always forget that 50 year old planes are planes like the A10 and not the F86 or something
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I live a mile from the airport and back in the 90s, there were A10 Warthogs stationed there. As such, I had the privilege of being able to sit on my deck behind my house and watch them practice flying in formation and such as they practiced. It was an incredible free show. I was therefore disappointed when they moved to another airport around 20 years ago.
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This is what I keep telling to my wife “it’s not about the size of the gun but what’s inside it “
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My two favorite aircraft are the A10 and the SR71. Completely different, but both are masterpieces of engineering.
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I love how his voice deepened on the last sentence.
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Important to note the A10 has a new role as a SEAD asset, It can launch jet decoy drones that can mimic the radar cross section of any plane and fool a SAM operator
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It's an emotional support for grunts on the ground
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"brrrrrrrrtttttttttttt" Is a sound of relief for allies. And a Nightmare for enemies.
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The A-10 is basically the infantry in the sky. That's why I like it so much.
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The A-10 has always been my absolute favorite!! Started with the Warthog GI Joe toy I got as a kid. That 2-tone black one at the end though? That was DAMN SEXY!!!!!
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Never thought I would see such a scary Bullet in the A-10 video 😁 1:14 Great video as always, Sam!
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I love seeing these in the air all the time over Tucson. Such a unique aircraft!
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That Black A-10 is sexy AF
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The one thing that will not be replaced is the emotional uplift the soldiers on the ground feel when the A10 is supporting them.
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5:15. The equipment used to load the weapons that they’re using is called a jammer operated one while working on the F-15. It runs off diesel, and when the F15 shuts down, you have fuel that comes out of the engine when it shuts down and that jet fuel can be used in the jammer to operate it. It is just a high-grade diesel. Most other fighter planes also do not spit dispense the shells. I wish we had had an auto loader on the F-15. We had to load the rounds back in the F15 manually for the gun.
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I interviewed at the company that built the loader for the A10. The guy who designed the loader told me that the reason for not ejecting was that you lost control of the shell as soon as you tried to eject it. With the very high firing rate, that could lead to jams if a shell happened to linger in the ejection port longer than expected.
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The a-10 is a cool flying gun with 2 engines and a bathtub strapped to the gun and i really hope someone can buy a deactivated one 😢
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I still feel the A-10 will always have a place. No other aircraft can replace the A-10 for me and most of us.
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