Watch This Insane Video: A-10 Warthog in Action

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  • čas přidán 13. 03. 2019
  • Affectionately called the “Warthog” for its aggressive look and often painted with teeth on the nose cone, the A-10 Thunderbolt II is the U.S. Air Force’s primary low-altitude close air support aircraft. The A-10 is perhaps best known for its fearsome GAU-8 Avenger 30mm gatling gun mounted on the nose. The GAU-8 is designed to fire armor-piercing depleted uranium and high explosive incendiary rounds.
    The A-10 Thunderbolt II has excellent maneuverability at low air speeds and altitude, and is a highly accurate and survivable weapons-delivery platform. The aircraft can loiter near battle areas for extended periods of time and operate in low ceiling and visibility conditions.
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  • @0PEX_
    @0PEX_ Před 10 měsíci +76

    A very good quote about this aircraft. “If you hear it. You were not the target.”

  • @yellostarr
    @yellostarr Před 4 lety +1209

    "See that house over there?"
    "Yes sir"
    "I don't want too"
    "yes sir"

    • @BGabor-hw5eu
      @BGabor-hw5eu Před 4 lety +36

      Bruh comedy gold right here

    • @Flightstar
      @Flightstar Před 4 lety +7

      ok Ive googled this and its gone no where. What is this amusing little lines referencing?

    • @ecayeta
      @ecayeta Před 4 lety +15

      @@Flightstar and i think he made it himself

    • @yellostarr
      @yellostarr Před 4 lety +10

      @@ecayeta well yes but actually no, everything else i have ever said is made up by me, but this isn't one of them but yes its mine

    • @lapinebob
      @lapinebob Před 4 lety +17

      In other words the A-10 can make a house disappear as if by magic if that is what your commanding officer wants. And he always gets what he wants!

  • @moondog8072
    @moondog8072 Před 2 lety +463

    As an Abrams tanker in Desert Storm one thing for sure is that I'm glad they were on our side. Ridiculous amounts of destruction done by these flying tanks seen first hand.

    • @nicknixon6198
      @nicknixon6198 Před 2 lety +18

      I know ...
      They shooting bullets that wiegh 7 pounds of radioacticve destructkstion
      Glad I'm not a Tanker..

    • @Seadansr1
      @Seadansr1 Před 2 lety +7

      i was an Abrams driver

    • @c.c.1070
      @c.c.1070 Před rokem +9

      @@nicknixon6198 They’re a pound each and 11” long!

    • @c.c.1070
      @c.c.1070 Před rokem +14

      Thank you for your service and sacrifice for our country, and your family’s sacrifice as well!

    • @TheSaw410
      @TheSaw410 Před rokem +5

      @@c.c.1070 7 lbs

  • @Guy.1991
    @Guy.1991 Před 6 měsíci +21

    Bro i remember being in a fire fight as a gunner and watching this thing sweep. Insane how accurate the pilots are. Ill never forget this plane.

  • @aries171717
    @aries171717 Před 3 lety +93

    I am 61 years old, british, we done okay but the A-10 is my favourite of all time. Ground troops in trouble must love it and many went home to see their moms because of it.

  • @soapa4279
    @soapa4279 Před 4 lety +584

    The greatest gatling gun with a plane attached to it in history.

    • @MrvTv
      @MrvTv Před 4 lety +8

      Um the only

    • @soapa4279
      @soapa4279 Před 4 lety +17

      @@MrvTv And still the greatest

    • @Major_Tamre_Colby
      @Major_Tamre_Colby Před 3 lety +7

      You're exactly right. The bird was built around it's little friend. And the egg was born before the bird.
      Tamre'

    • @leonardospechtmartins4318
      @leonardospechtmartins4318 Před 3 lety +3

      Lol true. I forgot the plane was built around the gun

    • @harze434
      @harze434 Před 3 lety +2

      wait till turkey new generation fighter jet show up i want to see if turkey new gen fighter jet can beat that badass gun i love watching fighter jet guns

  • @matthewkuhl79
    @matthewkuhl79 Před 3 lety +150

    It's been my favorite military aircraft for over 30 years and it will probably always stay that way. Such a gnarly machine.

    • @deniscruz6112
      @deniscruz6112 Před rokem +2

      Dude mine too!!! Awesome piece of machinery!!!!

    • @timothythomas7241
      @timothythomas7241 Před rokem +2

      This paticular flying fortress is my favorite. It's so agile in the sky with a pair of kick ass boots on.

  • @commentsedited
    @commentsedited Před 6 měsíci +9

    Amazing thing is, you can actually feel the ground shake from a mile away. Gives meaning to ground pounder.

  • @bartuk8514
    @bartuk8514 Před 5 lety +2475

    People: We are going to raid Area 51, they can’t defeat us all.
    A-10: *Laughs in BRRRRRTTTT*

  • @mtallmen184
    @mtallmen184 Před 5 lety +3484

    "What if we made a flying minigun lmao" -A genius

    • @MrBurgerphone1014
      @MrBurgerphone1014 Před 5 lety +116

      That's a full on Gatling gun

    • @urban4957
      @urban4957 Před 5 lety +19

      Its still true though

    • @deaganwarheit4686
      @deaganwarheit4686 Před 5 lety +37

      Dr. Bananable Lector Not trying to sound smart but a Gatling gun in hand powered, what A-10s carry is a GAU 8

    • @MrBurgerphone1014
      @MrBurgerphone1014 Před 5 lety +71

      @@deaganwarheit4686 The GAU-8 is a hydraulically driven Gatling-style autocannon. Gatling doesn't mean hand powered, most of if not all modern day rotary action autocannons are referred to as Gatling guns except for smaller caliber ones like the M134 Minigun and the GAU-19.

    • @razorfett147
      @razorfett147 Před 4 lety +18

      Funny part is thats exactly what they did: built an aircraft to carry that particular rotary cannon 😎

  • @derrickderrion4740
    @derrickderrion4740 Před 3 lety +227

    Love a-10 can shoot from any angle

    • @jserraalves7602
      @jserraalves7602 Před 2 lety +1

      Mais letal em pequenos alvos.a_10

    • @Goddamndan200
      @Goddamndan200 Před 2 lety

      well... It can't shoot from behind itself

    • @thisismyname9510
      @thisismyname9510 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Goddamndan200 Why would it need to?

    • @thisismyname9510
      @thisismyname9510 Před 2 lety +3

      Ist can just outmaneuver the Enemy from behind and then go brrrrrtttttt

    • @fillettru
      @fillettru Před 2 lety

      @@Goddamndan200 bcoz enemy might be chase from behind ?

  • @kevinlucas8437
    @kevinlucas8437 Před 2 lety +31

    Wow !!! Talent, bravery,firepower and maneuverability what more can you ask for. God bless all who fly them.

    • @USMilitaryPowerr
      @USMilitaryPowerr  Před 2 lety +1

      Yes, thank you

    • @murraychadwick9362
      @murraychadwick9362 Před měsícem

      Thank you for allowing us to hear the sound of freedom!

    • @andrewvelonis5940
      @andrewvelonis5940 Před měsícem

      What more can you ask for? Ground crews who are knowledgeable, dedicated and diligent. Obviously, we have that too. The pilots who fly these aircraft can depend on maintenance, repair and inspection, knowing that at all times their planes are in perfect operating condition.

  • @josiahknapp7198
    @josiahknapp7198 Před 4 lety +1898

    Why would this plane be deemed ugly. Thing looks badass to me

    • @theholderscock
      @theholderscock Před 4 lety +92

      Exactly, an absolute beauty

    • @xs-1b415
      @xs-1b415 Před 4 lety +123

      The hate against this airplane has always baffled me. It is gorgeous. It is functional. Damn any fool politician that wants to blow billions of dollars replacing this tried and tested platform with an overbudget and overly technical mess like the F-35.

    • @oregonpinasfun7577
      @oregonpinasfun7577 Před 4 lety +10

      Same

    • @s1lentwolf226
      @s1lentwolf226 Před 4 lety +108

      Bruh what do you mean. This thing looks horrendous!
      To the enemy.

    • @williamjenkinsiii70
      @williamjenkinsiii70 Před 4 lety +27

      When SHIT is going side ways and she shows up everything from that point on takes on a different view !🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @dougthethug7085
    @dougthethug7085 Před 5 lety +49

    I love the Warthog. Best close air support plane ever. Almost took out of service few years back. Ground troops raised hell.

  • @tonydauto822
    @tonydauto822 Před 3 lety +64

    I live near an Air Force base and the real scary thing about the A10s is that you didn’t even hear these warthogs coming until they were overhead not like the f15s which you can hear them coming miles away. So if ur the enemy if you can hear the a10 it’s way too late.

    • @sincitychris
      @sincitychris Před 2 lety

      Vegas ?

    • @SuperCyril2
      @SuperCyril2 Před 2 lety +4

      You are correct. If you are hearing the gun fire, you are not the planned target. The A-10 thunderbolt is the sky beast.

    • @GalathNox
      @GalathNox Před měsícem

      Yep. I grew up a few miles from Pope AFB (now Pope Field). Know exactly what you mean. Anytime they flew over my school during recess all the boys would immediately stop what they were doing and stare up into the sky until it was gone. A buddy of mine was hit in his head by a kickball because he looked up when he heard the A10. My neighbor's son-in-law was an A10 pilot and he'd occasionally fly over to say "hi".

  • @johnb1614
    @johnb1614 Před 3 lety +34

    I don't care what it cost to maintain this plane, it's needed especially in this out of control world.

    • @azurblueknights
      @azurblueknights Před 2 lety +5

      Thing is, the A-10 Thunderbolt is stupidly cheap (and easy) to maintain. They were designed to be so cost effective so that even a tiny little airfield can land one of these things, repair it, and send it on its way again in a matter of hours. By comparison, the F35 the Air Force wanted to replace the A-10 with are several magnitudes more expensive and to maintain, and they can't even take half of the beating an A-10 can.

    • @theawfultruth9136
      @theawfultruth9136 Před rokem

      Sadly Brandon is sending them to Ukraine as a gift

  • @eatcommies1375
    @eatcommies1375 Před 5 lety +429

    If you’re solider pinned down by enemy fire, A-10 is like an angel that comes from the sky:)

    • @mizizzy993
      @mizizzy993 Před 4 lety +9

      What a wild rush that must be for anyone in that situation! 😮😮😮

    • @t3dplaidmallerd548
      @t3dplaidmallerd548 Před 4 lety +7

      More like a valkyrie an angel of death for those on the reserving end

    • @TheSixStringGuy
      @TheSixStringGuy Před 3 lety +11

      There's a reason its also called "The Hand of God"

    • @pleasurebeachboy2661
      @pleasurebeachboy2661 Před 3 lety +6

      Not if ur an enemy soldier

    • @FcItsSpartan
      @FcItsSpartan Před 3 lety +6

      An angel of death

  • @NFG-Nero
    @NFG-Nero Před 3 lety +357

    Remember: when you hear A-10 shooting, it means that you're not the target.

    • @macaroniwithdachickenstrip8684
      @macaroniwithdachickenstrip8684 Před 2 lety +3

      What if u are wounded then hear the brrrt then die lol consider this

    • @benwatso
      @benwatso Před 2 lety +31

      It’s because the bullets travel faster than the speed of sound, so the bullets hit the target before you can hear it

    • @mrwiggly5696
      @mrwiggly5696 Před 2 lety +1

      @@macaroniwithdachickenstrip8684 still weren't target

    • @feonor26
      @feonor26 Před rokem +2

      @@macaroniwithdachickenstrip8684 That plane is shooting milk cartons. If you are "wounded" by one of those shots you will not live for long anyways. One of those rounds hits your leg your whole leg will be gone.

    • @macaroniwithdachickenstrip8684
      @macaroniwithdachickenstrip8684 Před rokem +3

      @@feonor26 made that comment a year ago, I was stupid and didn’t realize how massive the 30mm was at the time lol

  • @kevinbuja4373
    @kevinbuja4373 Před 3 lety +23

    Always respect your ground crew. It’s their plane and their job to keep it in the air.

  • @mikeelek9713
    @mikeelek9713 Před 3 lety +34

    The A-10 was and is a tremendous plane. I believe that ground troops have a great degree of admiration for the A-10, because they knew that when it came in, it could change the tide of the battle in their favor.

  • @CheekyMonkey1776
    @CheekyMonkey1776 Před 5 lety +158

    I love how you hear the explosive rounds impact the target THEN hear the sound of the canon firing. Very cool. The footage of the damaged equipment was a nice addition.

    • @Mate-vg2ft
      @Mate-vg2ft Před 4 lety +4

      Cheeky Monkees they made it that way so you could make sure you weren't Swiss cheese after one strafe.

    • @fsograal836
      @fsograal836 Před 4 lety +4

      Trent Forbes faster than that i think

    • @kyleeddinger3040
      @kyleeddinger3040 Před 4 lety +8

      @Trent Forbes The round being fired is super sonic meaning that it goes faster than the speed of sound. Almost all bullets are super sonic with a few exceptions of bullets specially made to be subsonic

  • @bye2117
    @bye2117 Před 5 lety +521

    400k people: "Storm Area 51"
    A-10 Warthog: _you dare oppose me mortal_

    • @dmer7635
      @dmer7635 Před 4 lety +2

      Stupid

    • @frowning4580
      @frowning4580 Před 4 lety +8

      Gonna be great seeing peoples body explode in seconds :D

    • @bye2117
      @bye2117 Před 4 lety +2

      @@frowning4580 Hell yea

    • @StratOnFire
      @StratOnFire Před 4 lety +2

      400k people: "Storm Area 51"
      A-10 Warthog: *BRRRRRRRRRRRRT*

    • @jrpineda9647
      @jrpineda9647 Před 4 lety +1

      They summoned the A-10 warthog

  • @arch3088
    @arch3088 Před 2 lety +35

    Awesome plane, and an awesome fighting platform. Let's not forget the dedicated crews that keep these old birds flying!

  • @TheLc904
    @TheLc904 Před 3 lety +6

    Worked on these 4 years in Germany. Insane aircraft. They talk about retirement for them I always ask why??? Shout out to 81st FS

    • @temper.temper
      @temper.temper Před měsícem

      The hilarious part is thy are having a hard time finding a replacement

  • @jmr0411
    @jmr0411 Před 5 lety +3961

    If you hear the BRRRRRTT you are still alive

    • @briancle3921
      @briancle3921 Před 5 lety +31

      Not if it's raining down on you.. DUMBASS🤣

    • @jmr0411
      @jmr0411 Před 5 lety +505

      Brian Cle bullets travel faster than sound DUMBASS 🤣

    • @nelli2830
      @nelli2830 Před 5 lety +195

      @@jmr0411 so you'll be dead before you even hear the bullets right

    • @jmr0411
      @jmr0411 Před 5 lety +208

      Nelli Vids yup that’s why I said if you hear it you are still alive

    • @rondohunter8966
      @rondohunter8966 Před 5 lety +13

      @@jmr0411 Feel like Nelson on The Simpsons: "Ha! Ha!"

  • @SpudEater
    @SpudEater Před 4 lety +130

    This aircraft still has a place, it is easily the best close air support aircraft to ever exist .

    • @braydentoth8442
      @braydentoth8442 Před 8 měsíci

      Any aircraft with a pilot flying in it, that flies this close to its targets in a modern battlefield, is going to get those pilots killed. Drones, stealth aircraft, missiles, and guided bombs may not always be the cheapest option, but they’re the most survivable

    • @Lions-7539
      @Lions-7539 Před 6 měsíci

      Anything it can do the F-35 can do better

  • @che5536
    @che5536 Před 3 lety +18

    I respect the US because they respect our troops in Australia 🇦🇺❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ glad these jets can save the boys lives amen

  • @1381greg
    @1381greg Před 2 lety +5

    Always loved seeing A10's in the sky. The best air support for the guys on the ground.

  • @jeffvader811
    @jeffvader811 Před 5 lety +1428

    *when your machine gun produces more thrust than your jet engine*

    • @scruffyboi5897
      @scruffyboi5897 Před 5 lety +30

      Jeff Vader I know it’s a joke but I do like to point out(better ready up the wooosh now) if the jet engines went faster then the bullets that means if you shoot you take your self out

    • @jeffvader811
      @jeffvader811 Před 5 lety +129

      @@scruffyboi5897
      I'm not sure if I've been wooshed, but that wouldn't happen because the bullets would have the velocity of the plane added to their velocity. The A-10 has a top speed of about 196m/s, the muzzle velocity of the GAU-8 Avenger is about 1010m/s. So at top speed the bullets will be travelling at 1206m/s relative to the ground, which would give each round about 43% more kinetic energy.

    • @smashtech8528
      @smashtech8528 Před 5 lety +40

      @@jeffvader811 I just learned something from you. Thanks

    • @jeffvader811
      @jeffvader811 Před 5 lety +9

      @@smashtech8528
      No problem.

    • @FAMINE_R1
      @FAMINE_R1 Před 5 lety +15

      Physics and stuff. Always appreciate someone knowing what they're talking about 👌👍

  • @-.-.---.......-.c1986
    @-.-.---.......-.c1986 Před 4 lety +248

    When it’s the pilots birthday:
    Happy Brrrrtday to you...

    • @kaintudigit1599
      @kaintudigit1599 Před 3 lety +2

      I wonder if pilot had to develop a flight plan? Talk about work!

    • @PpAirO5
      @PpAirO5 Před 2 lety +1

      That deserves more likes 😄

  • @Altavilla22Mike
    @Altavilla22Mike Před rokem +32

    My dad is a Vietnam vet and told me many stories of being in the jungle and calling in air support and hearing it roaring into visual range in the distance and absolutely wrecking the targets. He said it would provide a few mins of relief of war and a huge boost to morale. His battalion would then march through after and see bodies shot into pieces everywhere.

    • @simoneaux15
      @simoneaux15 Před rokem +3

      The A-10 has been in service since 1976. Vietnam ended in ‘75.

    • @mrthanos2404
      @mrthanos2404 Před 11 měsíci +2

      @@simoneaux15He said air support, not necessarily the A-10

    • @simoneaux15
      @simoneaux15 Před 11 měsíci

      @@mrthanos2404 he was talking about the A-10 lol

    • @will5214
      @will5214 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Maybe just a marine and that was a f4 phantom dropping napalm

    • @commentsedited
      @commentsedited Před 6 měsíci

      In Nam? 😂 naw son. Old man's bs you. Or you us 😂

  • @GatCat
    @GatCat Před 2 lety +3

    My Dad took me to air shows when I was younger. That was a great part of my life.

  • @6tony1gray4
    @6tony1gray4 Před 5 lety +679

    Dad had a buddy named ernie that flew these. he was known as Brrrt and Ernie

  • @notoriouspinatas8114
    @notoriouspinatas8114 Před 5 lety +841

    People: We're going to raid Area 51!
    U.S. Army: *Observe*

    • @eldom20
      @eldom20 Před 5 lety +60

      U.S.Air Force*

    • @MrMlbfan6
      @MrMlbfan6 Před 5 lety

      They missed almost the whole time 😂😂😂

    • @camerongriffin8058
      @camerongriffin8058 Před 5 lety +7

      @@MrMlbfan6 Literally designed to hit everything it aims at and everything around it with 70 bullets per second

    • @Gammon1912
      @Gammon1912 Před 5 lety +7

      carlos ortiz It will hit a target. Imagine it as raining bullets.

    • @whosthis2581
      @whosthis2581 Před 5 lety +7

      **Laughs in brrrrrrrrt**

  • @seang1948
    @seang1948 Před 3 lety +18

    Pretty agile for a gun with wings !
    Beautiful aircraft !

  • @skittlebrain2529
    @skittlebrain2529 Před 3 lety +6

    Finally got to see one of these IRL today at our annual air show. Went alone last minute just for the A-10. Crossed it off the bucket list.

  • @LCOfficerUNIT097
    @LCOfficerUNIT097 Před 4 lety +382

    The pilots that get to fly these beasts are lucky af.

    • @beratozdemir2856
      @beratozdemir2856 Před 3 lety +14

      until they get shot down

    • @razs3652
      @razs3652 Před 3 lety

      @@beratozdemir2856 LOOOOL

    • @davidkrouse9902
      @davidkrouse9902 Před 3 lety +39

      @@beratozdemir2856 Yeah because losing 7 out of all 716 ever built are high odds of being shot down

    • @beratozdemir2856
      @beratozdemir2856 Před 3 lety +4

      @@davidkrouse9902 I guess those 7 weren't lucky af

    • @1500Chevy
      @1500Chevy Před 3 lety +10

      ASDSAS DSASDASD but the people survived who were in them so

  • @marshallodham7181
    @marshallodham7181 Před 4 lety +30

    It was such a moral booster on the ground knowing these are supporting our mission!

  • @davidjhitztaler-mrrocklight

    U.S.A.F. and proud to have served the United States of America. 1972-1978

  • @martiniman9430
    @martiniman9430 Před rokem +4

    Could you imagine something like this back in WW2? Instant victory

  • @randybarentine5762
    @randybarentine5762 Před 5 lety +138

    Best years of my military life were those with the A-10 from 2007-2014. It’s a beast especially in war. Thanks for the years....

    • @allandavis7992
      @allandavis7992 Před 5 lety +2

      I saw a flyover of a Warthog formation after 9-11. What a thrill . When the cannon goes off, it reminds me of Grim Reaper belching.

    • @jackmehoff2312
      @jackmehoff2312 Před 5 lety +1

      Randy Barentine Lucky man👍
      I only get to drive pitiful fire trucks.
      The Hawg has ANY fire truck beat, hands down.

    • @allengrant
      @allengrant Před 5 lety +4

      Thank You, Hog Driver !! You are the only thing every 11B wishes for!! You have saved countless American lives. You're OUR heroes.

    • @0Hillbilly
      @0Hillbilly Před 5 lety +1

      @@allengrant Damn Skippy!

    • @bhec7715
      @bhec7715 Před 5 lety

      Did you play the Top Gun song though?

  • @marcuspennington7778
    @marcuspennington7778 Před 4 lety +15

    Flying an A-10 has got to be the most fun you can have with your clothes on! How could you not love a plane that was designed around the weapons, features an armored cockpit, and can linger over the target until it the threat is gone.

  • @ccstean7544
    @ccstean7544 Před 3 lety +8

    As a future USAF Pilot, I can't decide! A-10 or F-16? They're both amazing!!

  • @briantodd2376
    @briantodd2376 Před 2 lety +1

    I don't see this Beautiful beast ever getting replaced on the battlefield!

  • @edwardgormley2657
    @edwardgormley2657 Před 3 lety +8

    There is nothing cooler than to watch an a-10 fly a tight circle around you 100 ft up and have the pilot salute you back

  • @energeticenterprizes4974
    @energeticenterprizes4974 Před 5 lety +157

    The A-10 is the finest ground attack platform ever fielded. Superbly designed, engineered, produced and flown by the world's best.

    • @energeticenterprizes4974
      @energeticenterprizes4974 Před 5 lety +21

      @Bobby Brady That is absolutely false. It was designed to survive in a very hostile SAM/AAA environment. It's main job was to fly multiple daily sorties over Soviet tactical airspace. In Iraq, it flew in dense AAA areas and excelled...became legendary. So where does your deduction come from? It sounds like an opinion based on guesses, or personal taste...not an data or factual analysis. The fact is...other than stealth, one simply cannot build a more survivable CAS platform...within reason.

    • @jonathanphillips9366
      @jonathanphillips9366 Před 5 lety

      Second best,.

    • @jackmehoff2312
      @jackmehoff2312 Před 5 lety +1

      Jonathan Phillips After what?

    • @jackmehoff2312
      @jackmehoff2312 Před 5 lety +6

      Bobby Brady You are seriously misinformed if that's your "opinion".
      It has done exactly what you claim it wasn't designed for.
      It is in fact a highly survivable aircraft in virtually any environment. It's only real Achilles heal, if you can broadly call it that, it that it's not particularly fast. If comparing it to the Russian Frogfoot, which is Mach 1+ capable, that is the Hawg only real vulnerability. This has however, in actual combat, not proven to be the case on a regular basis.
      What, pray-tell, is your alternative for a cost effective and robust CAS platform?
      If you say the F35 Lightening... I'll slap your stupid face off your head.

    • @energeticenterprizes4974
      @energeticenterprizes4974 Před 5 lety +4

      @@jonathanphillips9366 In stomp the trolls.Let me guess...the garbage Frogfoot? No One would ever choose that s$#tbox over the A10. Only a propagandist...

  • @swapnade4347
    @swapnade4347 Před 3 lety +3

    "you see that house there"
    No suckers nobody can, just appreciate how great A-10 is.

  • @sunking2001
    @sunking2001 Před 2 lety +7

    This masterpiece of a war plane can never be replaced! Rock and roll can never die!

  • @petermcdougall1152
    @petermcdougall1152 Před 4 lety +28

    Man when I was kid, I had a die-cast metal toy of a A10. I thought it was the coolest toy I had. Little did I know how valuable and impressive it is in combat! Never retire this valuable tool we have protecting our troops! USA!!!!

  • @phildeeds8238
    @phildeeds8238 Před 5 lety +542

    Why would anyone consider replacing the A10? It has to be the greatest ground support plane in the history of aviation!

    • @12345sc1
      @12345sc1 Před 5 lety +46

      It's been out of production for about 40yrs. Sooner or later you have to get a new one.

    • @Tall-Cool-Drink
      @Tall-Cool-Drink Před 5 lety +3

      Do they have a replacement.

    • @yourdrummer2034
      @yourdrummer2034 Před 5 lety +37

      Almost every other plane can and has filled the ground attack role. But there's no other close air support aircraft doing it better than the A-10's. Ask the guys they support on the ground.

    • @diaphanoux
      @diaphanoux Před 5 lety +15

      @@Spock369 Because we've spent almost the entire budget into the FREAKIN35!!! LOL

    • @crabbycreates2943
      @crabbycreates2943 Před 5 lety +7

      Well, if a politician on a key committee takes money from a firm that makes competitive aircraft...
      We see these A-10s most days here in Tucson, AZ. Hope they keep them in action.

  • @kyoto1326
    @kyoto1326 Před rokem +2

    My dad maintenanced this plane in the air force. He’s always been so proud of that

  • @CafPhine
    @CafPhine Před 2 lety +33

    The engineering that went into this plane is incredible.

    • @kadereynolds9454
      @kadereynolds9454 Před rokem +2

      Not really, couple dudes got drunk and said “see that gun over there? Wouldn’t it be cool if we built a plane around it?”

  • @bobriedel3277
    @bobriedel3277 Před 5 lety +43

    My son was stationed at Davis-Monthan in Tucson, Arizona, which is home to the A-10. In the shop where he helped to maintain these brutes, I got to see the Gattling gun removed from the plane. The gun was as long as a 1962 Cadillac and the rounds that it launched were just stunningly huge. A VERY impressive piece of genius !! Keep this plane in our inventory. NOTHING can replace it ! The Army, Navy and Marines may give the Air Force some good natured shit, as all branches do to each other, but when you and your brothers are pinned down in some God forsaken area of Afghanistan and here comes a pair of Warthogs, well,......God bless the United States Air Force !!!!!!!

    • @kenpatton8761
      @kenpatton8761 Před rokem +3

      Yea…I was stationed at Moody AFB, GA which also has A-10’s. Those rounds are throwing 16oz of metal at the targets. Why those holes are so big! Awesome plane! Hope the AF keeps it in inventory. Cheers

  • @stevenpoe640
    @stevenpoe640 Před 3 lety +46

    How cool is it that you hear the sound of the sound of the target being hit, then a few seconds later you hear the sound of those projectiles as they left the plane?

    • @isouser3455
      @isouser3455 Před 2 lety

      I can only Imagine as I am a Gunney Sgt. An you're a Marine protecting his Troops
      Well done Marine

    • @louisrobitaille5810
      @louisrobitaille5810 Před 2 lety

      That's physics for ya

  • @Tigerbythetoe
    @Tigerbythetoe Před 3 lety +11

    I just love this plane, it’s toughness, weapons and overall it’s just intimidating! When our guys are in a bad situation, this plane shows up like the badass big brother in the sky and the enemy knows it’s in big trouble! There’s been talk for a while about retiring it, that it’s CAS role is done better by other aircraft like the Bone, F-16, F-22 and others. That may be true, I’ve never served and I only know what I’ve watched and read. But there’s no denying that this platform does it’s job in style, takes a beating and keeps on hitting. I hope that they keep it as long as it’s able to keep our guys safe, instead of putting in the heap just because something newer and cooler needs to get some of the glory. This plane has inspired so many, that imagine swooping in and raining hellfire on the bad guys, so our soldiers can do their job. Love this plane.

  • @bnab7834
    @bnab7834 Před 3 lety +5

    I met the team and saw the A-10 at Rochester NY in august of 2019, will never forget seeing it, such a cool experience! please do more airshows in ny!

  • @ShevillMathers
    @ShevillMathers Před 4 lety +5

    One hell of a machine- that brrrrt sound is music to some ears, some never hear it !!! If you get my drift. An Air Force mate of mine spent some time with these guy’s and their A-10’a, could not wipe the smile off his face for weeks. 😁😁👍👍🇦🇺

  • @alexkarthik1064
    @alexkarthik1064 Před 4 lety +12

    A10 Warthogs have been around for more than 20 years and yet it still does the job as the tank killer

    • @nssherlock4547
      @nssherlock4547 Před 3 lety +2

      40 odd yrs since about 1979, few updates, but yeah ,still looks for their age.

  • @spinning_ice1487
    @spinning_ice1487 Před 3 lety +4

    Pilots wearing that helmet is kinda badass

  • @Christique09
    @Christique09 Před 3 lety +2

    Nobody:
    Military: lets make a flying minigun

  • @Dr.K.Wette_BE
    @Dr.K.Wette_BE Před 4 lety +57

    So simple, yet impossible to replace since 1972.

  • @sfxan
    @sfxan Před 4 lety +78

    “Where are the targets?”
    A-10: *Gone, Reduced to atoms.*

    • @PpAirO5
      @PpAirO5 Před 2 lety +1

      😄 "What targets ?"

    • @davidliles87
      @davidliles87 Před 2 lety

      He can’t see them obviously he’s not hitting them lol , get him back to the Girl Scouts where he belongs

  • @jackc70
    @jackc70 Před 2 lety +2

    What a beast. These guys are so efficient, there is no ammo wasted.

  • @unclerudy9797
    @unclerudy9797 Před rokem +1

    My Father In Law worked on these on the line at Fairchild Republic which is just down the road from where I live. He worked on nose cannon install technology. We were invited to and attended Family Day at Fairchild Republic Aviation in Farmingdale, N.Y. when the last A-10 came off the line and flew off. ... Great stuff !

  • @kevinsheridan2324
    @kevinsheridan2324 Před 4 lety +43

    The A10 is one of the few aircraft that never became obsolete

  • @michaelmcallister4813
    @michaelmcallister4813 Před 5 lety +586

    To remove the A-10 from service is not fair to the men on the ground. Keep it flying

    • @johndough7160
      @johndough7160 Před 5 lety +27

      Politicians are so quick to snap the beads on their abbicas's because no matter who they were before they became a suit, they are now a part of a fraternity that will own them until they leave office. They don't care if the A10 is worth its weight in gold. I also don't agree the plane is ugly like others suggest. I could totally utilize this machine for collecting on Accounts Hopefully Recievable. ...lol...

    • @user-fr4cg2xj2w
      @user-fr4cg2xj2w Před 5 lety +4

      John Dough was that an accounting joke at the bottom lol

    • @johndough7160
      @johndough7160 Před 5 lety +8

      @@user-fr4cg2xj2w It's not a joke. I really would love to use this plane to destroy everybody that owes me money. Especially the ones that claim to be broke but apparently have enough money to buy new wheels and tires for their rig, etc.etc.....lol......

    • @gregorypoltrack8903
      @gregorypoltrack8903 Před 5 lety +10

      @@johndough7160 My favorite plane. Its gorgeous. I love seeing and hearing them. I live near Martin Marietta where they fly all the time. LOVE Them!!

    • @fernandoguerrero5244
      @fernandoguerrero5244 Před 5 lety

      John Dough you want a warthog A-10 to come by and deal with the people who owe you money? I could guarantee you’re a white American considering you can’t take care of your own business yourself. Sounds like you got played for being stupid asf... go deal with your own problems American.

  • @krkhns
    @krkhns Před rokem +1

    So, a funny story about the hawg. In the 80s, I was a 45B in the US Army. Basically, an Army gunsmith. When I was stationed in Italy, we would sometimes have to go to Aviano Air Force Base to fix something if they didn't have anyone that could. One time, me and the other small arms repairman got asked to go out because a flight of A-10s was coming in and one had a bad Avenger. The thought process being - you work on the 25mm Bushmaster chain gun, you can work on the 30mm Avenger. They are two totally different beasts using two totally different principles. So, the first thing we do is grab the technical manual. In the US military, if you can read at a 6th grade level, you can fix anything if you have the manual. Go through the procedure of removing the cowlings, getting a hydraulic lift cart for the assembly to rest on, and removing the restraints. No sooner do we remove the last restraint and the whole aircraft goes nose-up until its resting on its now crushed vertical stabilizers. No one informed us there was a totally separate bulletin on preparing the aircraft to have the Avenger removed. The majority of the aircraft's forward weight is in the Avenger. It balances the rearward weight of the engines. We were apparently supposed to put a special support under the tail section to keep it from doing exactly what it did. Oops.

  • @donaldmcmillan5529
    @donaldmcmillan5529 Před rokem +3

    I was never in the Air Force but we have a base not too far from our house. Every once in a while I would hear the distinctive sound of the engines as it flew nearby and we would all run out to watch it. Behind our house is a rather large swamp and they would practice maneuvers over the swamp land. Like I said, none of the other jets sounded anything like it so it was great to hear them and watch the tight turns they could pull with it. Great video!

  • @pdionne03901
    @pdionne03901 Před 3 lety +34

    I was stationed at Hurlburt Fld., FL when the A10 was being tested. Because of my clearance, I was aware of most of the newer aircraft that were being tested on the range, but when the A10 started shooting the mini-gun I thought I was being buzzed by bumblebees. What a kick-butt plane!

    • @srh0822sh
      @srh0822sh Před 7 měsíci

      It's not an M-134, It's a Gau-8 Gattling Gun

    • @paul8575
      @paul8575 Před 7 měsíci

      I didn't say it was an m134, did I? Read b4 you breed

  • @Xeno1001
    @Xeno1001 Před 5 lety +26

    One time I was at my house doing my normal business when suddenly the whole house starts shaking and then I hear a loud zoom over the house and I quickly opened the door to the back yard when I see FOUR A-10 Warthogs in formation flying off, it was one of the coolest things that ever happened to me.

    • @GP9railfan
      @GP9railfan Před 5 lety +2

      That was the sound of freedom that you heard

    • @brainiac8067
      @brainiac8067 Před 5 lety +2

      I miss the days of seeing them flying over from Willow Grove!

  • @Flush75
    @Flush75 Před 2 lety +13

    Used to go outside with my German friends and watch these things fly maneuvers near my house in Germany. My dad was American ARMY stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany. The A-10 was awe-inspiring to witness in-person. They seemed to be flying in slow-motion - - quite a sight to behold.

  • @PpAirO5
    @PpAirO5 Před 2 lety +4

    An A-10 flies into a bakery:
    A-10: "I'd like a brrrrt."

    • @Chu3505
      @Chu3505 Před 2 lety

      These A-10 Warthog jet fighters are uses for tanks and infantries buster in the Cold War era are dying in a slow death as no more spare parts are being made for them.Only spare parts left for these A-10 Warthog jet fighters are in many of the U.S. militaries jet fighters boneyard only..

  • @nja3224
    @nja3224 Před 4 lety +12

    I love this war bird. Might not be the sexiest or fastest, but it's lethal ground troop support is a God send for our soldiers on the ground. These pilots do a hall of a job.

  • @DadJeff-jo7pm
    @DadJeff-jo7pm Před 3 lety +13

    I was in the Army and they showed us a film of this beautiful warthog in action cutting a tank in half lengthwise, front to back it was AMAZING!

    • @davidliles87
      @davidliles87 Před 2 lety

      Oh G I was in the Cub Scouts , that makes me President

    • @davidliles87
      @davidliles87 Před 2 lety

      I once ate a brownie

  • @urgdaddy
    @urgdaddy Před 2 lety +1

    Badass, One of the most feared aircraft in the Middle-East. Tank-busters and targeted ground support.

  • @ronwiley3444
    @ronwiley3444 Před 6 měsíci +1

    When warthogs come out to play,somebody's not going to have a good day❤

  • @dandroid98
    @dandroid98 Před 5 lety +16

    "Overkill is underrated" comes to mind whenever I see the beautiful carnage of the A-10

    • @vindicari
      @vindicari Před 5 lety +1

      beautiful carnage? you need help. America is the biggest warmonger on the planet. you all think you are fukkin John wayne. shithole country depending on war for its economy. no war going on? create one.

    • @mvasquez1990123
      @mvasquez1990123 Před 5 lety

      @@vindicari love to talk like a tough guy. keep that same energy when it's crunch time. Brrrrt

    • @yewwtooob
      @yewwtooob Před 4 lety

      @@vindicari do yourself a favor asshole, and stay in whatever shithile you are from.

  • @cibbykrell1616
    @cibbykrell1616 Před 5 lety +93

    A Gatling gun with a plane strapped to it - beautiful! Glad to be USAF vet.

    • @TheBlackaurora44
      @TheBlackaurora44 Před 5 lety

      Same!

    • @Orion_280
      @Orion_280 Před 4 lety

      How many kills do you have?

    • @MrvTv
      @MrvTv Před 4 lety

      Super Whisper88 disrespectful

    • @wolfeaglet1
      @wolfeaglet1 Před 4 lety

      @@Orion_280 Only a moronic civilian asks dumbass questions like that. Go whisper in your boyfriends ear.

    • @wolfeaglet1
      @wolfeaglet1 Před 4 lety

      Thank you for your service. Army VET! Hooah!

  • @Diesel257
    @Diesel257 Před 3 lety +1

    This and the SR71 are the only aircraft/vehicles that GI Joe didn't have to change to make an awesome toy.

  • @lethal_kazma4491
    @lethal_kazma4491 Před 3 lety +3

    other countries: *gun on plane*
    USA: *plane on gun*

  • @EditorMusket
    @EditorMusket Před 5 lety +131

    Good luck storming Area 51 with this bad boy on the loose

    • @Callsign-Phoenix
      @Callsign-Phoenix Před 4 lety +4

      The Iron Musket and you just can’t forget about the AC 130 gunship the spectre gunship

    • @J0hnHenrySNEEDen
      @J0hnHenrySNEEDen Před 4 lety +1

      And all of the land mines

    • @frowning4580
      @frowning4580 Před 4 lety

      I hope they are gonna invite us to see this exiting show

    • @the125er6
      @the125er6 Před 4 lety

      These*

    • @guillaumearnould7836
      @guillaumearnould7836 Před 4 lety

      @XAVIER It will be bad if you get in a fight with AC-10 and the A- 10

  • @comcastjohn
    @comcastjohn Před 4 lety +4

    This is my favorite aircraft of all time, since I was a kid. We got to play hide and seek when we played war games in Germany. 1986-1990. You will never forget the sound of the engines on this bird once she flies overhead.

  • @aedanhenderson
    @aedanhenderson Před 3 lety +2

    this thing is nightmare fuel. the noise, the gun, the missiles, holy

    • @aedanhenderson
      @aedanhenderson Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks for the like, hope you know I still love the aircraft, even though it’s a terrifying beast...

  • @garygulliver4015
    @garygulliver4015 Před 3 lety +2

    These guys and gals sure know how to fly these birds I enjoy watching them practice while I'm deer hunting 👍

  • @jamessummerlin9516
    @jamessummerlin9516 Před 5 lety +8

    Since I was a kid building models of these when they first came out, I’ve always loved them and never thought of them as ugly.
    They are a thing of pure functional beauty and Pound for Pound the Badest flying war machine ever made.

  • @michaelmendillo4614
    @michaelmendillo4614 Před 4 lety +11

    Hard to imagine what it feels like to be the pilot , spinning in the air at such speeds ! Only a few will ever know ! The motivated, the driven, the men with the true passion for it ! Great video ! TY,,, 😁✌🇺🇸💪🕇💕

  • @jamesrhodes7115
    @jamesrhodes7115 Před 2 lety +1

    The turning radius on these is incredible. I’ve owned cars that took wider turns. Wow.
    I’d be lying if I said that the “BRRRRRRTT” sound didn’t make me giggle every time. The A-10 is the military version of The Hulk. It’s can take a ridiculous beating and deal out so much destruction it’s just crazy. I hope they just keep updating it and making it better and better.

  • @solngv8
    @solngv8 Před 3 lety +8

    2:00 When you're such a badass you even have an F-22 kill

  • @rusvaryag6172
    @rusvaryag6172 Před 5 lety +248

    She ain't stealthy, she ain't supersonic, she ain't sleek, she ain't pretty but THAT 30MM canon is ALL BUSINESS!!! Designed for SOCIAL WORK!!!

    • @gabbyhayes1568
      @gabbyhayes1568 Před 5 lety +20

      You're dead before you even hear the sound of that 30mm buzzing.

    • @911_did_bush2
      @911_did_bush2 Před 5 lety +3

      Gabby Hayes BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT

    • @jessenoren414
      @jessenoren414 Před 5 lety

      20mm canon

    • @bestamerica
      @bestamerica Před 5 lety

      '
      hi R V...
      who is a word - she -...
      what her name and where she live

    • @911_did_bush2
      @911_did_bush2 Před 5 lety +7

      @@bestamerica SPEECH 100

  • @ameliamorgan2402
    @ameliamorgan2402 Před 5 lety +70

    Long live the A-10 Warthog!

  • @mattwirsing6800
    @mattwirsing6800 Před 2 lety +1

    Davis-Monthan AFB I lived in Tucson AZ for many years and used to sit at our pool on the east side and watch these amazing pilots. Also worked right next to the base, it was a block company with a pretty high cement tower. These pilots seem so close to the tower, it was freaking so cool.

  • @angelo7646
    @angelo7646 Před 4 lety +41

    If you hear BRRRRRTTT,
    You were not the target

    • @ninjavlad9721
      @ninjavlad9721 Před 4 lety +2

      How original

    • @f100dsupersabre6
      @f100dsupersabre6 Před 3 lety +1

      @Ninja Vlad it’s CZcams and it’s a video about the a10. Does it even matter

  • @ronnormson
    @ronnormson Před 3 lety +6

    Proud of our Soldiers! Grateful for their commitment to our country. Watch over them and protect them as they protect us.

  • @neothaka
    @neothaka Před rokem +1

    Imagine looking up and seeing that thing break through the clouds coming right at you. Absolutely terrifying.

  • @eribertoacedo9505
    @eribertoacedo9505 Před 3 lety +3

    That warthog is one tough bird that thing is so awesome that opens the gates of hell on the enemy big-time proud of all all military personnel contractors that work for them and thank God for the United States of America a fellow citizen and proud of our military thank you and God bless you!✝️🇺🇸

  • @charlespierce8412
    @charlespierce8412 Před 3 lety +8

    I look forward to observing the A10 as it occasionally flies through the Big Blue River bottomlands here in East Central Indiana. It is a great savior for our ground troops, it's a warrior too.

  • @andrewstrongman305
    @andrewstrongman305 Před 4 lety +6

    If I was stuck on the ground, under fire, I could not imagine better air-support than an A-10

  • @svanteforsberg5212
    @svanteforsberg5212 Před 3 lety +2

    An interesting fact that I just found out about the A-10 is that it only tops out at 704 km/h (at least the Warthog) which isn’t even close to mach 1, and it only has a range of 400 km before it goes out of fuel. If you compare that too at JAS39 Griffin, it’s really bad stats. The Griffin tops out at 2150 km/h which is over mach 2 and has a range of 1500-3000 km. Still tho, you can’t really compare these to planes, since the A-10 is a turret with wings, but it’s still interesting

  • @markfromct2
    @markfromct2 Před 3 lety +1

    I have never been in the military...but if I were, I would be a grunt communicator talking to an A-10 pilot protecting my friends on the ground

  • @ljprep6250
    @ljprep6250 Před 3 lety +9

    Brrrrrrrrrrrrrt! and I will always be bestest of friends. I'd never seen one and fell head over heels for one at Miramar NAS. Everyone else at the air show was looking at the super fighters and I saw this sitting alone on the tarmac, so I got a good, long look at it. After hearing it in the air on videos, my heart was gone. I had just passed a Vulcan system on a palette when I eyed the big bore of the GAU-8 the A-10 had. Yowza, that's purty.