Motley Fool on A-10 Retention
06-28-2014, 03:42 PM
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Motley Fool on A-10 Retention
A quick slideshow from Motley Fool on the costs of the A-10 versus other CAS alternatives:
Is the Air Force's A-10 Warthog the Best Plane Money Can Buy? (BA, LMT, NOC)
Is the Air Force's A-10 Warthog the Best Plane Money Can Buy? (BA, LMT, NOC)
06-28-2014, 04:23 PM
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I'll probably catch hell for this but here's an alternative that I would put forward-
Mothball 50% and let the other 50% go to the Army.
She's proved herself time and time again and sadly in this day and age it's not good enough.
Fred
Mothball 50% and let the other 50% go to the Army.
She's proved herself time and time again and sadly in this day and age it's not good enough.
Fred
06-28-2014, 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Packrat
The Army had proven repeatedly over the years they DON'T WANT fixed wing aircraft.
06-28-2014, 09:14 PM
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Army fixed-wing flying
Back in the late '60s, the Army's DHC Caribous were being transferred to the AF.
An old CA told me about getting checked out....
Army IP: "I'll demonstrate a short-field landing."
AF Student: "Where?"
IP: "That clearing just ahead."
Student: "What!? You're kidding!"
IP: "Naah, plenty of room."
Student: "Aieeeee!"
<whump..roar>
IP: "See? Piece of cake."
Student: "Wow! But how do we get out of here?"
IP: "Easy! Watch this!"
Student: "Aieeeee!"
An old CA told me about getting checked out....
Army IP: "I'll demonstrate a short-field landing."
AF Student: "Where?"
IP: "That clearing just ahead."
Student: "What!? You're kidding!"
IP: "Naah, plenty of room."
Student: "Aieeeee!"
<whump..roar>
IP: "See? Piece of cake."
Student: "Wow! But how do we get out of here?"
IP: "Easy! Watch this!"
Student: "Aieeeee!"
06-28-2014, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Packrat
The Army had proven repeatedly over the years they DON'T WANT fixed wing aircraft.
Respectfully disagree.
A certain Army general ignorantly said that fixed wing aviation was not a core competency during the C-27J debacle. He showed his rear-end.
He did that, quid pro quo, in order to get another brigade.
Do some research and you'll see quite a few fixed wing assets (not the white ones) in the U.S. Army inventory.
No, I don't think the A-10 belongs in the Army, but it definitely needs to stay.
06-28-2014, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Packrat
The Army had proven repeatedly over the years they DON'T WANT fixed wing aircraft.
Back in the late '60s, the Army's DHC Caribous were being transferred to the AF.
An old CA told me about getting checked out....
Army IP: "I'll demonstrate a short-field landing."
AF Student: "Where?"
IP: "That clearing just ahead."
Student: "What!? You're kidding!"
IP: "Naah, plenty of room."
Student: "Aieeeee!"
<whump..roar>
IP: "See? Piece of cake."
Student: "Wow! But how do we get out of here?"
IP: "Easy! Watch this!"
Student: "Aieeeee!"
An old CA told me about getting checked out....
Army IP: "I'll demonstrate a short-field landing."
AF Student: "Where?"
IP: "That clearing just ahead."
Student: "What!? You're kidding!"
IP: "Naah, plenty of room."
Student: "Aieeeee!"
<whump..roar>
IP: "See? Piece of cake."
Student: "Wow! But how do we get out of here?"
IP: "Easy! Watch this!"
Student: "Aieeeee!"
"No"
"Oh yee of little faith"
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