@@brucew7062 I know all across America, military bases and prisons are built in or near towns and cities to provide jobs and additional income to places that need financial boosting, but what you said definitely got hearty chuckles from me! 😜 😂
@@Billy-zv6gv many of our Marine Corps Bases and Air Stations are built in more isolated low population density areas strictly for training purposes. Most of the local towns absolutely rely on the base to keep the town viable. Some exceptions are Miramar (San Diego) CA and Hawaii (land is pretty scarce there anyways). We say the Marine Corps builds a base and later thinks about getting funding for recreational things whereas the Air Force does it the other way around. The Army does a good job of getting enough funding to build the base and the recreational things at the same time. The Navy can be hit or miss on land bases and ships are what they are as any recreational space is limited to maybe a gym, a library, and some small lounge areas within the berthing spaces.
@@brucew7062 Excellent details! A lot of Americans firmly believe we should relocate military bases all along the borders, starting with Mexico, with Navy bases farther South of San Diego and Houston, TX, with Army, Marines, and Air Force bases in between to increase National Security, but with so few and little towns on the borders, in practice versus theory, it wouldn't be possible financially.
@@brucew7062 Btw, I didn't mean to imply that every one of our military bases are in populated areas, because I know about training areas, especially 29 Palms USMC base out in Southern California deserts to train Marines in desert warfare for the Middle East, including retired shipping containers arranged to resemble Arabic housing and buildings for close urban combat training. Whilest the town of 29 Palms is just a near-hamlet.
To answer the question, the A-10 is not fast enough to catch up to its bullets, and also isn't able to break the sound barrier. However in 1956 a test pilot flying an F-11F put his plane in a dive shooting the cannon and ended up flying fast enough to catch up and fly into the bullets he shot moments earlier. The plane went down, but the pilot did survive.
Speaking as a U.S. Army vet I LOVE this plane. I feel that at this time we do not have a plane that has the same capabilities that the A-10 has. have seen it fly at basically tree top level and support us troops on the ground. I think it would be a gross miscarriage of justice to retire this plane when we have NOTHING else that can do the same job as well as the A-10.
Retired US Army here, I was stationed at Ft Sill, Oklahoma from 1991-1993. Each year there would be a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise ( CALFEX ) held to demonstrate and showcase anything and everything just short of nuclear weapons. When the A-10s did their runs, you could actually notice the planes slowing down because of the recoil of the GAU-8 Avenger Rotary Autocannon. A-10s need just enough altitude so that they can dive to gain back the speed that was lost.
You should check out the fat electrician video of "American KC 135 pilot trolls Russia" video about the plane that does the refueling in air. The video " 450 men vs. Imperial Japanese Navy". " A1 sky raider trolls enemy with toilet" and my favorite " infamous eager beavers and the custom B17 bomber called old 666". The old 666 story I think has his S.T.E.A.L. quote in it.
Strategically transfer equipment to another location is one thing i will never forget. and i quote from the old 666 crew the machine guns are always loaded.
The A-10 is not built for dogfighting, as it is not fast enough. It was designed and built to support troops on the ground. The flares that you saw dropped from the plane are actually "countermeasures " designed to attract missiles fired instead of hitting the plane.
Those were indeed flares you saw at the end of the video. The pilots set them off after refuling as a thank you to the airplane that refueled them. The A-10 bullets travel faster than the speed of sound. So you are correct. "If you hear the A-10 firing, it wasn't aiming at you."
When I was in the US Air Force the A-10 was the favorite of the ground fighter. When you heard it coming in for a strike you knew you were about to be saved. The cannon going off was the sound of freedom. The painting on the nose the teeth are those of a warthog as you can see by the large canine teeth.
Technology that isn't discussed is some of the fuel tanks on ground units are sacks of fuel that you can stick your hand in and it will form around your hand. Self healing technology. The fuel tank can take 14 rounds in the exact spot and only suffer a minor leak still being functional. The push was to move away from fuel tanks made of metal that can cause sparks. Someone that lives near factories that builds military equipment they have some cool equipment. They even make bombs that are similar to flash bangs but what it does is it can suck all the air out of an entire building leaving the enemy on the floor blacked out. You should check out the JLTV and MRAP vehicles that are new to replacing the old Humvees. They are crazy sick looking. I want to buy one so bad.
I live within the flight pattern of these absolutely unmistakable planes. LOVE THEM! If the pilots see me in time when I'm in my yard they will wing tip me. Cool as hell in my opinion.
A lot of airline pilots are former military pilots. They have many hours flying and the calm needed to deal with problems as they arise. My late friend served during Desert Storm and told us how when the troops saw a Warthog fly over they smiled and when they heard its guns they got a renewed vigor to fight.
There is another video called “Grunts in the sky | A-10 Warthog leaked footage” that I really recommend that is all about the A-10 and how it contributes to the battle field.
even tinting on a glass, can still be a rainbow.. It is an amazing plane!! I am surprised this video did not mention how one engine can be blown off/ not work and it still can fly.
Love seeing your family in videos. Just makes it all the better when everyone enjoys doing this together! The A-10 has always been my favorite plane made in my lifetime (I turn 56 this year. 😲How did that happen?) just because it was so very different and had a mission profile that made me think of the WWII aircraft I loved learning about: no matter the situation, they're capable of mixing in the mess. 😀
Back in 2005 the Air Force announced that they were going to retire the A-10 and the General in charge of that decision received a phone call from the Comandant of the United States Marine Corp who said that if he were to go ahead with the plan to retire the Warthog, the Marine General would get into a Marine FA-18 and firebomb the Air Force General's family home. The Air Force announced that they would be keeping the Warthog around for a few more years. The Air Force has since started a several billion dollar upgrade program to replace the wings and extend the service life of the aircraft into the late 2030s.
They use special lifts to hoist the bombs into position underneath the aircraft then airmen secure them into place. Each bomb weights from 500 lbs (226.79 kg) to 2,000 lbs (907.184 kg)
Geneva Convention rules of war. You are not permitted to shoot at or harm pilots who have parachuted out of a plane. It would be considered a war crime.
4:01 Mark! Howdy! 🤠 Those with estrogen rather than testosterone have proven that they can do it too, no scrotum needed! My guess is that "balls" expression was a subconscious inhibitor for some who didn't think women could! (Dad being such a person to think that, by the way.) 😁🤔😉
Great vid you guys! Greetings from Northern California! Unsure if you guys have done a deep dive with the SR-71 yet......but one vid you should include is called "The L.A. Speed Story". It's a story about training in an SR-71 as told by the pilot. Funny story as well. Looking forward to your next upload!
The jets drop either flairs or chaff begind them. Flares are a countermeasure for heat seeking missles, and chaff is dropped for radar guided missles. Chaff is a few million tiny particles of aluminum and other fine plasrics and metals in canisters that can disrupt radar,,allowing the incoming missle to basically be confused about what its supposed to do. Flares are pretty self explanatory.
Time stamp 10 mins 52 secs, see the letters MD on the tail. This means this plane belongs to the Maryland Air National Guard. US military aircraft with flags on the tails, mean they are assigned to a State Air Militia Unit or Air National Guard.
I used to work doing quality engineering for the company that makes all of the lightweight materials for these and other military aircraft. The honeycomb material is amazing and makes them stronger but lighter and more versatile. The men and women who fly these amazing machines are awesome and fearless. God bless the USA!
I was in the U S Army in the 1980's in a field artillery unit. These A10 Warthogs practiced on our unit when we would be in field training. It sounds like a giant burping loudly and when pointed near you it's a violent sudden sound. The brass from the bullets of A10 would rain down. There's no escape, no hiding, flying death. Each bullet is long as a mans forearm
The A-10 doesn't eject it's shells to avoid damage to the airframe/components and, more importantly, to keep the center of gravity equal in the aircraft so the pilot can still fly it straight. That issue was resolved in the developmental stages of the aircraft, so, I'm not really sure where you're coming from with the brass raining down on you...
They're actually was one plane that was firing his gun while he was super sonic and managed to damage his own engines and his own fuselage essentially he shot himself
I love the A-10 because it looks badazz. Straight on I think the F-4 Phantom, the F-14 Tomcat and the A-10 all look like they really mean business. Just my humble opinion (of course I am biased as I love the F-14 and the F-4 as those were my birds, the A-10 I've seen on occasion as it is not a Navy airframe, but it is badazz. I like it much more than the hornet (F/A-18).
They didn't give a great comparison on the size of that gun. I'm sure many comments will say this same thing. That gun is the size of a Volkswagen beetle. Everything about this plane is about that gun. The engine placement is to lessen the exhaust from the gun going into the engines.. a special film to keep that same exhaust from gunking up the windshield. This plane is what started my fascination with the Air force.. like the M1A1 did with the army and the battleship did for the Navy. Everything about the Marines fascinated me.. probably their willingness to be first in, last out.. their comraderie.. but this is about the A10.. so I'll shut up now :)
The bullets fly out of the front of the jet faster than the speed of sound, my uncle who used to be a US Army Ranger told me as a kid in the 80s that if you heard the A-10s gun firing, it meant it wasn't aimed at you. Basically he was saying that if the A-10 fired it's gun at you that you would be dead before the sound of the gun reached your ears.
This is a must see. However, you should watch it first to determine if is is suitable viewing for your children. This story is told by the A-10 pilot who lived it. The pilot, Kim Campbell tells why she chose the A-10. She also talks about her fears during this incident. "A-10 Pilot Takes Over 100 Anti-Aircraft Hits Over Baghdad" th-cam.com/video/BMAkD2x1uZE/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
As a former U.S. Marine Infantryman, I can tell you that ground troops absolutely LOVE the A-10's and their pilots. Their job is to keep us "ground pounders" safe and we (almost always) treat them with great respect. Also, if you like this video about the A-10, look at the video The Fat Electrician did about it. He gives you some of the history about it and does it in a very humorous way. However, watch it before your kids as he sometimes uses some 'colorful' language (haha!). It is very funny, though.
Yes, she is my Nephews wife, both were A-10 pilots, now retired. Colonel Scott "Soup" Campbell and Colonel Kim "Killer Chick" Campbell. Thanks for suggesting these folks check out her story.
@@CarlD70 ... She's super nice. I think it was on Ward Carrols channel (he was an F-14 RIO in the Navy) where he did an interview with her. I asked a question in the comments and she was nice enough to answer my question. That's kind of rare on youtube. She was a cool professional.
In 1978 I was hired by Fairchild Republic to build the A-10. When the company showed me the film of what this aircraft could do, they hooked me, being only 18 YOA. I was amazed that I could work on this legendary aircraft. My job was to put the aft hydraulic system in and the right and left troughs hydraulic system. The work I did on this aircraft with all other workers made me very proud to help our Country and its Military.
If you look carefully, you'll see the red streamers hanging off the bombs. Each of those is a pin holding a safety device in place until the bomb is loaded on the plane. Until the pins are removed, the bomb isn't armed.
I love the Warthog for that very reason. I find things that are built to perform regardless of how they look beautiful. No the Warthog doesn't look sexy but its beauty is in its function.
To those of us on the ground that it was protecting, it looked more beautiful than the Homecoming Queen on prom night. Truly a beautiful sight if the SHTF in a combat action.
As a former forward observer, I had the honor of calling these guys in on a target. 2 second pass. Nothing but churned earth and scrap metal. And they want to get rid of it. It's a flying tank. High survival rate in close quarters combat.
The brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt from that gun is just the most beautiful or horrific sound you'll hear(depending on which side you're on) there's a quote that goes: if you hear the brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt from that gun, it wasn't meant for you"
You wanna know what it's like being on the wrong end of this devastating gun? Your in luck! Type in "A10 Close call" it's about 45 second vid, when our A10 pilot shot a little close to our British allies which had helmet mounted go pros. You can see and hear the rounds on impact and only after hear the fierce ROAR of this beast! Warning... strong language for the kiddos. Love the vids, keep them coming.
They were for ground support. They weren't designed to fly fast but to attack and defend the boots-on-the-ground. One of the most famous pilots of the A-10 was a female pilot dubbed, "KC" for Killer Chick. She did a lot of damage during Operation Iraqi Freedom. She was able to bring her battle damaged A-10 back and her without a scratch.
I served in the United States Air Force for 30 years. I was not an aviator but an engineer, nonetheless, I had numerous opportunities to fly, from hot air balloons to sailplanes, light aircraft, air refuelers, cargo aircraft and jet trainers. I don't think it's possible to explain to people who haven't been exposed to what it's like for pilots, and in particular, pilots of high performance aircraft have to endure. They are as close to being superhuman as it gets. I have the greatest respect for all pilots, and fighter pilots above all. Who of us can imagine strapping themselves into multiple tons of steel and fuel design to kill them--and only through skill and determination they are able to control the aircraft, and even perform their missions. The Air Force hymn is appropriately titled "Lord Guide and Guard the Men Who Fly," and I pray for them every day.
The shark mouth was passed down from the American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers) of China. But some others carry new mouth designs on some of them. I believe the shark mouth out with the 23rd Wing located at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. The Wing also has other multiple other Aircraft included with them from F-15s, B-52s, F-16s , and a tanker force with them.
A plane actually CAN outfly it's bullets and run into them, and it HAS happened, although it's very rare. Bullets slow down and the plane doesn't, so given enough time it can catch up to them. The most famous example was a Grumman F-11 Tiger in the late 1950s. The pilot took it up for a test flight after it had had extensive work done on it. He climbed to 30,000ft over the sea then started his tests. One test point was "guns", so he fired a quck burst. The next test point was "dive speed", so he put the nose down and dived, without changing course. A few seconds later he heard "chock, chock , chock" sounds and felt impacts on the plane. His cannon shells had followed an arcing path through the sky as their speed dropped off, and by diving and accelerating, he'd "cut the corner", caught up with them and flown through them. Had the shells been the explosive ones used in wartime, he'd have been dead instantly. However, because this was a peactime test flight, the shells were solid practice rounds, so they "only" punched half a dozen 20mm holes in his plane. The TIger was still flyable, so he tried to get it back to base and _nearly_ made it. However it was leaking fuel badly from several of the holes and it finally ran out just before he got to the runway, so he had to eject and the plane crashed. He was unhurt, although he had to spend the rest of his career dealing with the teasing that came from being "the fighter pilot who shot himself down"...😁😈
Fun fact. The 30mm GAU-8/A Avenger cannon actually produces enough recoil force that it will slow down the A-10 a few MPH in level flight when it's fired. The recoil force is actually greater (10,000 pounds/force or 45kN) than the thrust of one of the A-10's TF34 engines (9,065pounds/force or 40.3kN).
I remember seeing a demonstration of the new planes of the Maryland National Guard at Martin State when I was around 12 around 1977. They were awesome planes then and are still awesome..probably the best purpose built tank killing and close ground support aircraft ever imo.
It is ugly. But it's called the Warthog because when your looking at it from the front the rear ailerons look a little like the horns of a warthog sticking up and the engines look like the nostrils.
My nephew is a Air Force pilot he has a friend that flys the warthog. He was one of many pilots who signed a petition to keep the warthog how many more years it has is unknown but the planes are tough and a pilots survivability remains high in this jet
They once tried to arm the Sr 71 with a machine gun. The plane flew through the bullets and tore up the nose. No one ever tried to arm it again after that.
The 30mm GAU-8 dual-hydraulic (fed & led) Gatling gun was manufactured first, and then the US Air Force said: "Can you make it fly?!"
That’s how the Air Force builds their bases. They build the golf course first and then ask for additional funding to build the base. 😂😂😂
@@brucew7062 I know all across America, military bases and prisons are built in or near towns and cities to provide jobs and additional income to places that need financial boosting, but what you said definitely got hearty chuckles from me! 😜 😂
@@Billy-zv6gv many of our Marine Corps Bases and Air Stations are built in more isolated low population density areas strictly for training purposes. Most of the local towns absolutely rely on the base to keep the town viable. Some exceptions are Miramar (San Diego) CA and Hawaii (land is pretty scarce there anyways). We say the Marine Corps builds a base and later thinks about getting funding for recreational things whereas the Air Force does it the other way around. The Army does a good job of getting enough funding to build the base and the recreational things at the same time. The Navy can be hit or miss on land bases and ships are what they are as any recreational space is limited to maybe a gym, a library, and some small lounge areas within the berthing spaces.
@@brucew7062 Excellent details! A lot of Americans firmly believe we should relocate military bases all along the borders, starting with Mexico, with Navy bases farther South of San Diego and Houston, TX, with Army, Marines, and Air Force bases in between to increase National Security, but with so few and little towns on the borders, in practice versus theory, it wouldn't be possible financially.
@@brucew7062 Btw, I didn't mean to imply that every one of our military bases are in populated areas, because I know about training areas, especially 29 Palms USMC base out in Southern California deserts to train Marines in desert warfare for the Middle East, including retired shipping containers arranged to resemble Arabic housing and buildings for close urban combat training. Whilest the town of 29 Palms is just a near-hamlet.
LOL 😂 I like how he homes in on the writing Deez nuts. We like writing messages on our bombs we drop.
hone in on
The A-10 has saved so many lives on the ground, I agree it is one of the most awesome aircraft of all time.
To answer the question, the A-10 is not fast enough to catch up to its bullets, and also isn't able to break the sound barrier. However in 1956 a test pilot flying an F-11F put his plane in a dive shooting the cannon and ended up flying fast enough to catch up and fly into the bullets he shot moments earlier. The plane went down, but the pilot did survive.
It has been said.... If you HEAR the A-10's gatling gun fire , you were NOT the target.
My three Marine nephews said: "When we finally heard the thrum of the Warthogs and/or the thumps of the Apaches, we knew we were gonna be all right!"
You knew the 10 was overhead when. You caught the whine of it's engine. It's amazing how fast the people shooting at you wanted to stop and hide 🤣
Speaking as a U.S. Army vet I LOVE this plane. I feel that at this time we do not have a plane that has the same capabilities that the A-10 has. have seen it fly at basically tree top level and support us troops on the ground. I think it would be a gross miscarriage of justice to retire this plane when we have NOTHING else that can do the same job as well as the A-10.
Retired US Army here, I was stationed at Ft Sill, Oklahoma from 1991-1993. Each year there would be a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise ( CALFEX ) held to demonstrate and showcase anything and everything just short of nuclear weapons. When the A-10s did their runs, you could actually notice the planes slowing down because of the recoil of the GAU-8 Avenger Rotary Autocannon. A-10s need just enough altitude so that they can dive to gain back the speed that was lost.
i think it's cute how the pilots of those planes paint them. it's like a man polishing his car. each pilot loves their craft
"Put a nickel on the grass". Can fly with half a wing or an engine missing, sounds like a blow dryer, runs ammo through a tank. f'ing awesome.
Drove past a static display A-10 twice a day at work ;-) takes 4 years and 5 million dollars to train a military pilot.
You should check out the fat electrician video of "American KC 135 pilot trolls Russia" video about the plane that does the refueling in air. The video " 450 men vs. Imperial Japanese Navy". " A1 sky raider trolls enemy with toilet" and my favorite " infamous eager beavers and the custom B17 bomber called old 666". The old 666 story I think has his S.T.E.A.L. quote in it.
Strategically transfer equipment to another location is one thing i will never forget. and i quote from the old 666 crew the machine guns are always loaded.
An A-10 pilot told me the gun was made to land a bullet every inch to cut a tank in half.
The A-10 is not built for dogfighting, as it is not fast enough. It was designed and built to support troops on the ground. The flares that you saw dropped from the plane are actually "countermeasures " designed to attract missiles fired instead of hitting the plane.
I cant believe our military tried to elimenate this. Our ground troops love them.
Those were indeed flares you saw at the end of the video. The pilots set them off after refuling as a thank you to the airplane that refueled them.
The A-10 bullets travel faster than the speed of sound. So you are correct. "If you hear the A-10 firing, it wasn't aiming at you."
When I was in the US Air Force the A-10 was the favorite of the ground fighter. When you heard it coming in for a strike you knew you were about to be saved. The cannon going off was the sound of freedom. The painting on the nose the teeth are those of a warthog as you can see by the large canine teeth.
You guys have a great channel. Thats why I subbed. Keep up with the great work. Love the family
Technology that isn't discussed is some of the fuel tanks on ground units are sacks of fuel that you can stick your hand in and it will form around your hand. Self healing technology. The fuel tank can take 14 rounds in the exact spot and only suffer a minor leak still being functional. The push was to move away from fuel tanks made of metal that can cause sparks. Someone that lives near factories that builds military equipment they have some cool equipment. They even make bombs that are similar to flash bangs but what it does is it can suck all the air out of an entire building leaving the enemy on the floor blacked out. You should check out the JLTV and MRAP vehicles that are new to replacing the old Humvees. They are crazy sick looking. I want to buy one so bad.
I've heard a lot about MRAP vehicles, but the rest of what you said is new to me, and hella brilliant, so I thank you for the info!
I knew about MRAP vehicles, but the rest of what you said is new to me, and hella brilliant, so I thank you for all the info!
14:08 no, that is the F-35, tho they can use it to know what bombs and missles to use and choose with the helmet. The helmet also has night vision.
I live within the flight pattern of these absolutely unmistakable planes. LOVE THEM! If the pilots see me in time when I'm in my yard they will wing tip me. Cool as hell in my opinion.
The sound it makes when shooting the gun they say sound like a warthog grunting
A lot of airline pilots are former military pilots. They have many hours flying and the calm needed to deal with problems as they arise.
My late friend served during Desert Storm and told us how when the troops saw a Warthog fly over they smiled and when they heard its guns they got a renewed vigor to fight.
I can confirm that information. She was a truly beautiful sight to behold.
I want the BBBBRRRRRAAPPPP as a ring tone!!!!
There is another video called “Grunts in the sky | A-10 Warthog leaked footage” that I really recommend that is all about the A-10 and how it contributes to the battle field.
even tinting on a glass, can still be a rainbow.. It is an amazing plane!! I am surprised this video did not mention how one engine can be blown off/ not work and it still can fly.
if you ever see the A-10s with the snake painted on the nose, those are the Black Snakes Squadron from my home state of Indiana, up in Fort Wayne.
Love seeing your family in videos. Just makes it all the better when everyone enjoys doing this together!
The A-10 has always been my favorite plane made in my lifetime (I turn 56 this year. 😲How did that happen?) just because it was so very different and had a mission profile that made me think of the WWII aircraft I loved learning about: no matter the situation, they're capable of mixing in the mess. 😀
Back in 2005 the Air Force announced that they were going to retire the A-10 and the General in charge of that decision received a phone call from the Comandant of the United States Marine Corp who said that if he were to go ahead with the plan to retire the Warthog, the Marine General would get into a Marine FA-18 and firebomb the Air Force General's family home. The Air Force announced that they would be keeping the Warthog around for a few more years. The Air Force has since started a several billion dollar upgrade program to replace the wings and extend the service life of the aircraft into the late 2030s.
the rounds fired from the GAU 8 fly faster that the speed of sound. So the enemy gets hit, then you'll hear the BRRRRRRRT!
They use special lifts to hoist the bombs into position underneath the aircraft then airmen secure them into place. Each bomb weights from 500 lbs (226.79 kg) to 2,000 lbs (907.184 kg)
A-10 crew chief here... just want to say i love this video lol
Youre right. Is the slowest plane ever. Thats why its so heavily armored
Great video. Thank you. You should show them a video of the Blue Angels air shows.
The warthog is a low speed ground support aircraft that is built to absorb damage and keep flying. Its basicaly a plane built around a cannon
Geneva Convention rules of war. You are not permitted to shoot at or harm pilots who have parachuted out of a plane. It would be considered a war crime.
+ when I was stationed at ft Indian town gap they had a gunnery range for them and the AC 130 gunships and we were able to watch them firing
What an iconic plane. If only there was enough time to train some pilots from "Eastern Europe," I think the Warthog might come in handy. 😅
4:01 Mark! Howdy! 🤠 Those with estrogen rather than testosterone have proven that they can do it too, no scrotum needed! My guess is that "balls" expression was a subconscious inhibitor for some who didn't think women could! (Dad being such a person to think that, by the way.) 😁🤔😉
Your wife said is the bullet faster , and the lookup video ,the jet that could soot it self down was a F 11 from the 1950's
Great vid you guys! Greetings from Northern California!
Unsure if you guys have done a deep dive with the SR-71 yet......but one vid you should include is called "The L.A. Speed Story". It's a story about training in an SR-71 as told by the pilot. Funny story as well.
Looking forward to your next upload!
The jets drop either flairs or chaff begind them. Flares are a countermeasure for heat seeking missles, and chaff is dropped for radar guided missles. Chaff is a few million tiny particles of aluminum and other fine plasrics and metals in canisters that can disrupt radar,,allowing the incoming missle to basically be confused about what its supposed to do. Flares are pretty self explanatory.
Time stamp 10 mins 52 secs, see the letters MD on the tail. This means this plane belongs to the Maryland Air National Guard. US military aircraft with flags on the tails, mean they are assigned to a State Air Militia Unit or Air National Guard.
Pretty sure the a-10 usually hand f-15’s, f-18’s, and possibly f-22 near by for air support.
I used to work doing quality engineering for the company that makes all of the lightweight materials for these and other military aircraft. The honeycomb material is amazing and makes them stronger but lighter and more versatile. The men and women who fly these amazing machines are awesome and fearless. God bless the USA!
I was in the U S Army in the 1980's in a field artillery unit. These A10 Warthogs practiced on our unit when we would be in field training. It sounds like a giant burping loudly and when pointed near you it's a violent sudden sound. The brass from the bullets of A10 would rain down. There's no escape, no hiding, flying death. Each bullet is long as a mans forearm
The A-10 doesn't eject it's shells to avoid damage to the airframe/components and, more importantly, to keep the center of gravity equal in the aircraft so the pilot can still fly it straight. That issue was resolved in the developmental stages of the aircraft, so, I'm not really sure where you're coming from with the brass raining down on you...
Thanks for sharing.
Best plane, Congress just voted to phase it out 😢😢😢
no worries...DoD will find congress members the keep her alive
Check out “Grunts in the sky” it’s a short documentary on here. A-10 baby 💪
The target might still be there but it's got a lot of holes in actually it's more like a tea bag now
There is a female pilot who flew her airplane 150 miles back to base with over 200 bullet holes in it.
They're actually was one plane that was firing his gun while he was super sonic and managed to damage his own engines and his own fuselage essentially he shot himself
You guys are a good family. I have stumbled upon you because I watched the New Zealand family. You guys are pretty cool.❤❤❤
They literally built a plane around the gun...
I love the A-10 because it looks badazz. Straight on I think the F-4 Phantom, the F-14 Tomcat and the A-10 all look like they really mean business. Just my humble opinion (of course I am biased as I love the F-14 and the F-4 as those were my birds, the A-10 I've seen on occasion as it is not a Navy airframe, but it is badazz. I like it much more than the hornet (F/A-18).
I love the Warthog but if you like the sound of it, you should listen to the F16 strafe.
Warthog because of sound gun makes
Look up The Blue Angels and what the top fighter pilots are capable of. Another scarey machine is the AH64 Apache ehlicopter or the AC 130 gunship
It seems like you guys like military and sports stuff so,can you do a reaction of ............The Flyover: America's Greatest Pregame Tradition
Loving your reactions with all your family, could you do 10 Biggest Freaks in the NFL. Fan from the UK. 🇬🇧
They didn't give a great comparison on the size of that gun. I'm sure many comments will say this same thing. That gun is the size of a Volkswagen beetle. Everything about this plane is about that gun. The engine placement is to lessen the exhaust from the gun going into the engines.. a special film to keep that same exhaust from gunking up the windshield. This plane is what started my fascination with the Air force.. like the M1A1 did with the army and the battleship did for the Navy. Everything about the Marines fascinated me.. probably their willingness to be first in, last out.. their comraderie.. but this is about the A10.. so I'll shut up now :)
It’s funny. But in the 50s or 60s there was a plane that went so fast that it the bullets were slower and shot itself down.
08:21 yes they haave catapult -rocket seat what fly ca 1500 feet / 500 meters and land with parachute
The bullets fly out of the front of the jet faster than the speed of sound, my uncle who used to be a US Army Ranger told me as a kid in the 80s that if you heard the A-10s gun firing, it meant it wasn't aimed at you. Basically he was saying that if the A-10 fired it's gun at you that you would be dead before the sound of the gun reached your ears.
I haven’t touched in a 10 warthog. In scene inside the car. In the same with the F 15
Depleted uranium 1 inch in diameter rounds.
Y'all need to read tto.Marine drill instructor to Army drill sergeant
Have you ever done a video of the Israeli pilot flying the F-15 with one wing?
Yeah! 😂
Watch grunts in the sky. Sorry I don't have a link for it
The brrrrt is the greatest sound in the world
A10´s have ejection seats.
Want a cool military weapon do a reaction video on the US AH64 Apache longbow
This is a must see. However, you should watch it first to determine if is is suitable viewing for your children. This story is told by the A-10 pilot who lived it. The pilot, Kim Campbell tells why she chose the A-10. She also talks about her fears during this incident. "A-10 Pilot Takes Over 100 Anti-Aircraft Hits Over Baghdad" th-cam.com/video/BMAkD2x1uZE/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
Can you react to the music video creeping in my soul by cryoshell
remember, Ukraine is using 70s and 80s us technology against russia, they have not seen the current technology the us has at the moment.
As a former U.S. Marine Infantryman, I can tell you that ground troops absolutely LOVE the A-10's and their pilots. Their job is to keep us "ground pounders" safe and we (almost always) treat them with great respect. Also, if you like this video about the A-10, look at the video The Fat Electrician did about it. He gives you some of the history about it and does it in a very humorous way. However, watch it before your kids as he sometimes uses some 'colorful' language (haha!). It is very funny, though.
look up a-10 pilot "killer chick" , the pilot who flew the battle damaged a-10 back from Bagdad
Yes, she is my Nephews wife, both were A-10 pilots, now retired. Colonel Scott "Soup" Campbell and Colonel Kim "Killer Chick" Campbell. Thanks for suggesting these folks check out her story.
@@CarlD70 ... She's super nice. I think it was on Ward Carrols channel (he was an F-14 RIO in the Navy) where he did an interview with her. I asked a question in the comments and she was nice enough to answer my question. That's kind of rare on youtube. She was a cool professional.
Black Rifle Coffee Company did an interview and video about her.
The A-10 Thunderbolt ll (Worthog) & F-14 Tomcat are absolutely awesome machines💪🤘
My 2 fav planes growing up as well!
WOW. You actually called it the A10 thunderbolt 2. Do you know why? It's called the thunder bolt 2.? William s
@@williamshepherd1531 Because of the p47 thunderbolt surely
In 1978 I was hired by Fairchild Republic to build the A-10. When the company showed me the film of what this aircraft could do, they hooked me, being only 18 YOA. I was amazed that I could work on this legendary aircraft. My job was to put the aft hydraulic system in and the right and left troughs hydraulic system. The work I did on this aircraft with all other workers made me very proud to help our Country and its Military.
If you look carefully, you'll see the red streamers hanging off the bombs. Each of those is a pin holding a safety device in place until the bomb is loaded on the plane. Until the pins are removed, the bomb isn't armed.
I love the Warthog for that very reason.
I find things that are built to perform regardless of how they look beautiful.
No the Warthog doesn't look sexy but its beauty is in its function.
To those of us on the ground that it was protecting, it looked more beautiful than the Homecoming Queen on prom night. Truly a beautiful sight if the SHTF in a combat action.
As a former forward observer, I had the honor of calling these guys in on a target. 2 second pass. Nothing but churned earth and scrap metal. And they want to get rid of it. It's a flying tank. High survival rate in close quarters combat.
The brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt from that gun is just the most beautiful or horrific sound you'll hear(depending on which side you're on) there's a quote that goes: if you hear the brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt from that gun, it wasn't meant for you"
You wanna know what it's like being on the wrong end of this devastating gun? Your in luck! Type in "A10 Close call" it's about 45 second vid, when our A10 pilot shot a little close to our British allies which had helmet mounted go pros. You can see and hear the rounds on impact and only after hear the fierce ROAR of this beast! Warning... strong language for the kiddos. Love the vids, keep them coming.
can i ask... what's your story. from so Africa... moved to England... and now in eastern Europe? How did all that happen?
They were for ground support. They weren't designed to fly fast but to attack and defend the boots-on-the-ground. One of the most famous pilots of the A-10 was a female pilot dubbed, "KC" for Killer Chick. She did a lot of damage during Operation Iraqi Freedom. She was able to bring her battle damaged A-10 back and her without a scratch.
Kim Campbell.
Kim Campbell's A10 is now at Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro North Carolina on display
That gun sounds like me after Taco Bell, or anything spicy..lol
😆
The A-10 has probably saved more ground troops than any other plane in history.
I served in the United States Air Force for 30 years. I was not an aviator but an engineer, nonetheless, I had numerous opportunities to fly, from hot air balloons to sailplanes, light aircraft, air refuelers, cargo aircraft and jet trainers. I don't think it's possible to explain to people who haven't been exposed to what it's like for pilots, and in particular, pilots of high performance aircraft have to endure. They are as close to being superhuman as it gets. I have the greatest respect for all pilots, and fighter pilots above all. Who of us can imagine strapping themselves into multiple tons of steel and fuel design to kill them--and only through skill and determination they are able to control the aircraft, and even perform their missions. The Air Force hymn is appropriately titled "Lord Guide and Guard the Men Who Fly," and I pray for them every day.
The shark mouth was passed down from the American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers) of China. But some others carry new mouth designs on some of them. I believe the shark mouth out with the 23rd Wing located at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. The Wing also has other multiple other Aircraft included with them from F-15s, B-52s, F-16s , and a tanker force with them.
A plane actually CAN outfly it's bullets and run into them, and it HAS happened, although it's very rare. Bullets slow down and the plane doesn't, so given enough time it can catch up to them.
The most famous example was a Grumman F-11 Tiger in the late 1950s. The pilot took it up for a test flight after it had had extensive work done on it. He climbed to 30,000ft over the sea then started his tests. One test point was "guns", so he fired a quck burst. The next test point was "dive speed", so he put the nose down and dived, without changing course. A few seconds later he heard "chock, chock , chock" sounds and felt impacts on the plane. His cannon shells had followed an arcing path through the sky as their speed dropped off, and by diving and accelerating, he'd "cut the corner", caught up with them and flown through them. Had the shells been the explosive ones used in wartime, he'd have been dead instantly. However, because this was a peactime test flight, the shells were solid practice rounds, so they "only" punched half a dozen 20mm holes in his plane.
The TIger was still flyable, so he tried to get it back to base and _nearly_ made it. However it was leaking fuel badly from several of the holes and it finally ran out just before he got to the runway, so he had to eject and the plane crashed. He was unhurt, although he had to spend the rest of his career dealing with the teasing that came from being "the fighter pilot who shot himself down"...😁😈
Fun fact. The 30mm GAU-8/A Avenger cannon actually produces enough recoil force that it will slow down the A-10 a few MPH in level flight when it's fired. The recoil force is actually greater (10,000 pounds/force or 45kN) than the thrust of one of the A-10's TF34 engines (9,065pounds/force or 40.3kN).
I remember seeing a demonstration of the new planes of the Maryland National Guard at Martin State when I was around 12 around 1977. They were awesome planes then and are still awesome..probably the best purpose built tank killing and close ground support aircraft ever imo.
It is ugly. But it's called the Warthog because when your looking at it from the front the rear ailerons look a little like the horns of a warthog sticking up and the engines look like the nostrils.
My nephew is a Air Force pilot he has a friend that flys the warthog. He was one of many pilots who signed a petition to keep the warthog how many more years it has is unknown but the planes are tough and a pilots survivability remains high in this jet
They once tried to arm the Sr 71 with a machine gun. The plane flew through the bullets and tore up the nose. No one ever tried to arm it again after that.
If this is your. Favorite Plane. Then maybe you should learn. The name of it. NO. Offense. WILLIAM S
That picture of the face. Of the thunderbolt 2. Ben.on every one of my smartphone wallpaper. Even this 1. William s
Mom has a great point! Some fighters CAN outfly their gun's projectiles. But not the A10. No worries!
With their AK-47's they are all "pew pew". So I was like, "B-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-T"