The Insane Engineering of the A-10 Warthog

We just released a new video about the A-10's grand papi, the P-47 Thunderbolt. 👴🏻 If you enjoyed this video, you will love this one: https://youtu.be/IwqTN5fhMR8

A-10's passive ability: Buffs morale of nearby ground troops.

The a-10 is my favourite gun for the simple reason it has a plane as an attachment!

I knew an A10 pilot. They’re noticeably a touch crazier than other pilots.

I remember back in the early-80's we were hiking at some national park, probably in the Mojave desert or maybe Nevada, and we're at the exit of a mountain canyon with a great sprawling view of the desert below, when this A-10 suddenly comes screaming by, through the canyon, turned sideways, barely off the ground -- scared the hell out of the group we were in, then as it continued on towards the open desert, it waggled its wings, and a lot of us cheered. The ranger or whoever was leading the hike (so long ago I can't remember the context anymore) explained to us that further down the canyon, all by itself, is a small cabin where a retired military vet lived, and the A-10 pilots loved to pay him a visit by thundering by his house at eye-level.

MIG 21: here's an engine, make it fly A-10: here's a 30 mm gatling gun, make it fly

Normal countries: “Let’s build a plane and design a gun for it.” America: “Let’s build a gun and design a plane for it.”

As an ex A-10 pilot, I will say this. The gratitude of ground forces always made my day. It reminds you that while you killed enemies, you saved your own. The number of times I was doing a flyby at low speeds or coming in for a landing and could hear allied cheering over my own engines is immeasurable. To my allies, thank you. To my enemies, brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtttt.

The gun is actually offset, the 9 o’clock barrel is the firing barrel and is also in line with the centerline and pilot.

other planes: designed, then fitted with weapons this plane: basically "here is a gun; make it so that it can fly"

07:45 The gun is mounted slightly off-centre. It's the chamber which rounds are fired from (9 o'clock) which runs along the centre line.

2:30 THANK YOU for mentioning this. My father was one of the designers of this plane and pilot survival was a main design key. A lot of other reviews of this plane simply do not touch on one of the most important key designs. The reason why they come back to the bases like this is because THEY WERE DESIGNED TO DO THIS. They knew this plane would face stiff fire and they designed it to fly without a wing and an engine. They created the titanium "bathtub" cockpit to try to help protect the pilot.

ground troops: we’re surrounded, we’re gonna die! a-10: fear not misses mostly but boosts moral by 400%

engeneer: so we made this 30mm gatling gun general: make it fly

As an Army veteran, I can tell you that when I was in Afghanistan, there was nothing more beautiful than the sight of a Hog flying overhead.

My dad was the project manager for the development of the rounds for the Gau-8. We're getting ready for an estate sale at his house, and I very recently found (and brought home) a box full of Gau-8 projectiles, cartridge cases and penetrators. Luckily, there's no DU in the box! Also, I had a friend at work who was in the Marines in the Gulf War and he said they were always very happy to see the A-10's coming. Very proud of my dad and his accomplishments.

Something the A-10 reminds us: "Thunder comes after the lightning"

P-47: Are ya winning son? A-10: Yes dad, I am.

"Yo we got all this Uranium laying around, what do we do to dispose of it?" "What if... >hits bong< ...we shot it at terrorists?"

I will never forget hiking thru a canyon in AZ and hearing a faint wine and looked down the canyon seeing a A10 flying 100 feet off the ground gliding thru the canyon. Very impressive jet I was surprised how quiet it was.