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Watch: Flying the A-10 Thunderbolt II! Rare Video Footage

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FighterSweep Staff 3 Comments Air Force, Military Aviation, Photos, Video

Great video showing you what it looks like from inside the A-10 cockpit!

The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin turbofan engine, straight wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF). Commonly referred to by the nicknames “Warthog” or “Hog”, its official name comes from the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, a World War II fighter that was effective at attacking ground targets. – Wikipedia

The A-10 first entered service in 1977 and is used primarily for the close air support (CAS) mission. The Air Force purchased over 700 total aircraft at a price of approximately $19 million each.

The Thunderbolt II has a maximum speed of 380 knots and is famous for its 30 mm GAU-8 Avenger nose cannon.

Watch: A-10 Attack Run

Featured image U.S. Air Force Photo by MSgt Stefan Alford; [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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