The Warthog LIVES!!!

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LongBlade

#75
March 23, 2015, 09:03:42 PM
As some of you may know, Chuck Norris is an Air Force vet. He has now published an op/ed in support of the Warthog. Much more info at the link, but of note is Chuck's t-shirt:

QuoteTo further bring attention to and save the A-10, Norris is producing and selling a T-shirt with the words "Save the A-10" on the front, and on the back, "Chuck Norris' First Born Son was a Warthog. He cried tears of 'BRRRRRRRRRRRTTTTT."

more at the link: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/03/23/chuck-norris-writes-to-save-10-warthog-from-retirement/
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mirth

#76
March 23, 2015, 09:16:55 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on March 08, 2015, 12:32:52 AM
Im still waiting Mirtha.

I stand corrected. I've been reviewing your posts about how much the F-35 sucks and should be abandoned:

http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?action=search2

Quoteif it was up to me Id slowly phase out F-15s and F-16s and ramp up F-22 production.  Id also restart A-10 production after giving the design a few modern tweeks here and there but I would not want it to  become an electric/glass cockpit plane.  its awesome because its simple.  all tankers would be replaced with the 767 platform and would AWACS/JSTARS types.  the Navy and Marines would phase out F-18s and replace them with Super Hornets.  they get to suck it until UAVs replace almost all Naval Aviation.  scrap the F-35 and use its lessons in new F-22s.  ya want vertical take off, call a friking V-22 or helo.


So we agree, scrap the F-35. Excelsior!
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LongBlade

#77
April 10, 2015, 12:09:17 PM
Video interview with an F-35 pilot. Comments on the A-10 and others.

https://vimeo.com/124520672

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Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

besilarius

#78
May 05, 2015, 06:37:53 AM
"Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out until too late that he's been playing with two queens all along".  Terry Pratchett.

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mirth

#79
May 09, 2015, 06:21:10 PM
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

JasonPratt

#80
May 12, 2015, 03:03:34 PM
Man, I couldn't continue watching that with the sound on...  :P

Should have been Ramin Whateverhisname's music from Iron Man and/or Pacific Rim.  :smitten:
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mirth

#81
May 12, 2015, 03:09:28 PM
That guy is great. The Pacific Rim score was awesome.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramin_Djawadi
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

BanzaiCat

#82
May 12, 2015, 07:34:12 PM
Quote from: mirth on May 09, 2015, 06:21:10 PM
Awesome video. Lousy soundtrack.




http://theaviationist.com/2015/05/09/go-pro-a-10c-video-25fs/

I fixed it and added better music...but YouTube's being a little bitch and is muting all the sound on it. F7ckers.

LongBlade

#83
June 26, 2015, 12:06:06 PM
QuoteOne of the chief justifications given by Air Force officials for retiring the A-10 fleet is $4.2 billion dollars in savings over the course of five years.

But a Thursday report from the Government Accountability Office found that the Air Force has no way of confidently making the savings claim because of incomplete estimates that "may overstate or understate the actual figure." In fact, the Air Force didn't take into account that removing the A-10 Warthog would place extra burdens on other aircraft tasked with completing the close-air support mission. Alternatively, the estimate did not include costs associated with A-10 software upgrades, were the service to keep the Warthog in play, making the $4.2 billion figure suspect. It could be higher, and it could also be lower.

Additionally, retiring the A-10 would produce a significant capability gap, especially since the F-35 won't be able to duplicate A-10 close-air support efforts for at least a few years, though Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh has insisted that a combination of the B-1, F-16 and F-15 can compensate in the interim.

source: http://dailycaller.com/2015/06/26/report-finds-that-the-air-force-might-be-exaggerating-savings-from-a-10-retirement/
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BanzaiCat

#84
September 16, 2015, 09:58:11 AM

mirth

#85
September 16, 2015, 10:13:43 AM
Watched that the other day  O0
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

bob48

#86
September 16, 2015, 10:24:48 AM
Good film.
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LongBlade

#87
September 16, 2015, 10:38:55 AM
Awesome, BC. Thanks.
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The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

GDS_Starfury

#88
September 22, 2015, 09:41:40 PM
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LongBlade

#89
September 23, 2015, 12:22:12 AM
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
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