The A 10 Warthog Thunderbolt II
Learn more about airplane commonly called the Warthog or Hog. The airplane is called the A-10 Thunderbolt II and its airplane you don’t want to mess with. The A-10 Warthog was designed to do one thing and one thing alone, and that is to destroy anything and everything in its path. The A-10 Warthog is nothing more that a super powerful and super aerodynamic flying tank buster gun. Officially the airplane was designed for close air support. Meaning, it will attack and totally destroy tanks, heavily armored vehicles and buildings. The A-10 Warthog started rolling out in 1977 as an attempt to be used towards thwarting the increased number of ground attacks on airplanes during the Vietnam War. However, the original concept of the airplanes was released for pre production to multiple aircraft manufacturing companies in 1967. The goal was to produce an affordable, simple and effective attack aircraft. And ten years later, production of the 9.8 Million dollar airplane started. A total of 715 were built. That may sound like a lot of money, but 9.8 million dollars is nothing compared to the prices of Boeing Jets.
So what’s all the hype about this Flying Gun?
What’s the big deal.. its just an airplane with a gun… right?
WRONG! This airplane is equipped with a 30 mm GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling gun. This sucker shoots off 4200 rounds per minute! This gun and the massive shells being fired are so powerful it can destroy a heavily armored tank. Within seconds, the tank that was there is no longer… it only takes just a few direct hits but the A-10 makes absolutely sure and can fire off 50 rounds in one second and 70 rounds per second there after. As mentioned above… the A-10 Warthog is not an airplane you want to mess with!
Here is a Video of the A-10 Warthog
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The A-10 Warthog is one of my favorite airplanes. If you want to learn even more about the A-10 Warthog, I would suggest reading the article written on Wikipedia, the article on FAS (Military Analysis Network) and be sure to Google it. The A-10 Warthog is a very impressive airplane. Drop me a comment and tell me what is one of your favorite airplanes.
