sinker 0 #1 July 21, 2003 check out my cool new wallpaper... got it from airliners.net you can get a really good looking larger pic too. this is a wonderful site for aviation buffs. -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #2 July 21, 2003 nice I LOVE THE A-10 airframe! its a dream to work onMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #3 July 21, 2003 i knew we had more in common... people say it's ugly... they are SO wrong... -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andy2 0 #4 July 21, 2003 damn, what a machine. Let's go jump her! --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #5 July 21, 2003 I was stationed "as a dependant" at Myrtle Beach AFB.. Those planes are awesome!! Rhino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #6 July 21, 2003 every other month I have business in Shreveport LA, very near Barksdale AFB. Of course that place is famous for the 8th AF and it's huge # of B-52s, but it also has a little wing of A-10s also. After work I often go to this little out of the way road just off the end of the runway and watch the huge bombers and the A-10s come in... it's just awesome. -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobB 0 #7 July 21, 2003 Nice pic! I, too, enjoy watching A-10s fly (have some near here at Pope AFB. It's neat to see them crawl through the sky and listen to the whine of the engines when they throttle up. I think the aircraft is beautiful. It is a form-follows-function approach and it has proven itself. Maybe that's why I love the look of it. Nice view of the tip of the mean GAU-8 poking out from under the nose. Yes, I know it is snowing. No, we are not putting the top up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cuchulinn 0 #8 July 21, 2003 I just set it as my wallpaper! Awesome shot! SMA#18 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racer42 0 #9 July 21, 2003 Aside from this place I live on airliners.net. Last week my wallpaper was a nose shot...just the nose mind you of an Antonov AN225. Filled my entire screen. Airplanes is so coolL.A.S.T. #24 Co-Founder Biscuit Brothers Freefly Team Electric Toaster #3 Co-Founder Team Non Sequitor Co-Founder Team Happy Sock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #10 July 21, 2003 Quotei knew we had more in common... people say it's ugly... they are SO wrong... "UGLY"? why would anyone think the A-10 "WartHog" was Ugly? I heard their manuverablility was awsome._______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #11 July 21, 2003 cool! glad you did it, it's a great shot. I still am just sitting here staring at it. did you read the caption? dude took the shot while overflying it in a hot air baloon.... whoa. -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #12 July 21, 2003 oh man... me too.... I'm on airliners.net all the time!!!! Partially b/c I fly alot for my job and I am always seeing cool new color schemes or bizarre planes and I look them up on that site. They have some great stuff there. Even jump planes too. -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyAnt 0 #13 July 21, 2003 Is it true the A-10 has gone over to the US ARMY now? "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." Edmund Burke (1729-1797) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #14 July 21, 2003 Quotei knew we had more in common... people say it's ugly... they are SO wrong... well I wont lie....it is ugly as far as what most ppl think is FLYABLE. but damn its a sexy kinda ugly! ever hear em fire thier 3 second bursts? its like a dinosuar farting off in the distance! (FYI- when they shoot that 8mm gattlin gun it slows the plane down. if the kept firing it would STOP!!! and fall out of the sky!)My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #15 July 21, 2003 Quotei knew we had more in common... people say it's ugly... they are SO wrong... That plane was the reason I used to park my hummer nose in at Army TOCC's. Someone would inevitably get all pissed and yell at me for not parking "tactically." I would just reply...."Sir/Sgt Major...I'm Air Force. I can bring an A-10 in here in a few minutes. I don't have to run from shit." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #16 July 21, 2003 QuoteQuotei knew we had more in common... people say it's ugly... they are SO wrong... That plane was the reason I used to park my hummer nose in at Army TOCC's. Someone would inevitably get all pissed and yell at me for not parking "tactically." I would just reply...."Sir/Sgt Major...I'm Air Force. I can bring an A-10 in here in a few minutes. I don't have to run from shit." hehehe - funny one! "The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #17 July 21, 2003 dontcha mean 30 mm? my dad used to scoop up the spent rounds from the firing range when we lived at Edwards AFB. Those suckers were huge. I've never heard it in real life, but I remember hearing it does affect the airspeed... mighty impressive. -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #18 July 21, 2003 Quotedontcha mean 30 mm? my dad used to scoop up the spent rounds from the firing range when we lived at Edwards AFB. Those suckers were huge. I've never heard it in real life, but I remember hearing it does affect the airspeed... mighty impressive. doh ! yes I do they look like this. we got a few pracitce rounds and made some cool going away glasses for us! I never drank out of it but check er outMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #19 July 21, 2003 Quotedamn, what a machine. Let's go jump her! No no no... not nearly enough lift capacity. What you need is a Super Guppy http://www.spacepix.net/iss/super_guppy.htm Maybe Rantoul 2004? it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laurel 0 #20 July 21, 2003 Quoteevery other month I have business in Shreveport LA, very near Barksdale AFB. Of course that place is famous for the 8th AF and it's huge # of B-52s, but it also has a little wing of A-10s also. After work I often go to this little out of the way road just off the end of the runway and watch the huge bombers and the A-10s come in... it's just awesome. Shreveport's my hometown...................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #21 July 21, 2003 Shreveport's my hometown. *** so... how YOU doin? -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laurel 0 #22 July 21, 2003 QuoteShreveport's my hometown. *** so... how YOU doin? good. ..................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crapflinger2000 1 #23 July 21, 2003 I flew A10s in VietNam. I shot down like 6 or 7 Chinese choppers there... __________________________________________________ What would Vic Mackey do? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #24 July 22, 2003 QuoteIs it true the A-10 has gone over to the US ARMY now?\ nope. they are being decomissioned. The Army has no fixwinged attack assets any longer and very few collection birds... the F-22 will replace the A-10 which wasnt 'bang-wiz' enough for the modern Airforce.. it carries more total strike power, but doesnt have the turnaround or loiter time the A-10 does, and how long it takes to bring that cannon back around is REALLY important in a close air support role..____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #25 July 22, 2003 actually the f-22 is slotted to replce the 16's. the JSF is supposed to take the place of the A-10's havent heard much abou tit in about a year thoughMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
