Fairchild A-10A 'Warthog Thunderbolt II'
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 12:09 pmI saw an article in todays newspaper which described this plane as the ugliest in the USAFs artillery...personally, I was shocked! 
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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 12:09 pmRe: Fairchild A-10A 'Warthog Thunderbolt II'
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 1:25 pm[quote]I love this plane!
Re: Fairchild A-10A 'Warthog Thunderbolt II'
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 1:27 pmLove it. I think its like a mongrel dog, its so ugly that its beautiful. And boy does it pack a punch!
Ozzy
Ozzy
Re: Fairchild A-10A 'Warthog Thunderbolt II'
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 1:53 pmI like this plane and wouldn't mind flying it for a while, but in an airforce with F-15s and F-16s I don't think I'd be happy to plod along at 450kts for very long. Still it's got a GAU-8 Avenger, one HELL of a gun 
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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 2:03 pmNice shots.
It may not be the 'prettiest' aircraft, but it's still kinda cool looking
It may not be the 'prettiest' aircraft, but it's still kinda cool looking
Re: Fairchild A-10A 'Warthog Thunderbolt II'
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 2:50 pmI am a huge fan of a/c with unique configurations, such as the V-22 and Gee Bee, and the Warthog is probably one of my favorite military planes.
Re: Fairchild A-10A 'Warthog Thunderbolt II'
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 3:36 pmya i am wondering the same thing as Ender_Baron. Also the A-10 (along with most figters) was desinged for functionality not looks. If it looks good then maybe a flight demo team will use it but when one of those damn Iraqis or something is shotting at you they arent gona give a s*** about weather the thing looks great or not, they are gona like it more when it is a flaming reck. And the A-10 given it flys at slow speeds need to be able to take one h*** of a beating, which it can. With this aircraft flying at mach 1 isnt something that would help it. close support= speed not nessisary= Puch a must. so the A-10 from a Opperational stantpoint is a buttie. so really the poll should be more specific because looking at it, well lets just say it isnt the hottest girl on the tarmack but then one everyone likes.
Re: Fairchild A-10A 'Warthog Thunderbolt II'
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 4:41 pmits design is not ugly,it's interesting(engines, rudders,and so on...).
Re: Fairchild A-10A 'Warthog Thunderbolt II'
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 6:02 pmIt has an unusual design but it still a good-looking aircraft 
Re: Fairchild A-10A 'Warthog Thunderbolt II'
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 6:17 pmIt's ugly, not in a 'that girl isn't very pretty' ugly way, more like, a 'hey that dog is about tear me apart' ugly.
Re: Fairchild A-10A 'Warthog Thunderbolt II'
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 7:05 pmI'm going to agree with BloodWolf on this.
Re: Fairchild A-10A 'Warthog Thunderbolt II'
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 7:54 pmSHE IS A BEAUT!!!! i love it!!! great pix!!! awesome planes, ealy good scenery!!!
the perfect combo!
the perfect combo!
Re: Fairchild A-10A 'Warthog Thunderbolt II'
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 8:10 pmIt's ugly, not in a 'that girl isn't very pretty' ugly way, more look, a 'hey that dog is about tear me apart' ugly.
It's not as ugly as your face!!!!!!
lol j/k
the A10 is not ugly at all, i dunno why they say that...
Re: Fairchild A-10A 'Warthog Thunderbolt II'
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2003 9:05 pmWell, I don't think there is such a thing as an ugly aircraft... ;) But I guess it would be the closest thing to ugly that they have in the USAF. Great shots. ;D
Re: Fairchild A-10A 'Warthog Thunderbolt II'
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 11:16 amI got it here at SimV...look under FS2000 Military...yes, it is a FS2000 model, but it still kicks butt...