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Re: Building the A10 Thunderbolt "Warthog"
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lugnet.build, lugnet.general
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Wed, 19 Jul 2000 23:21:26 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> Hi, Terry! Long time, no see!
Hi Sproat!
Yeah, sorta been quiet for a while. Guess I've been gone and forgotten.
> Terry K wrote:
> > I saw an A-10 at Nellis that came back after hitting a large vulture - • massive
> > damage to the wing leading edge but still able to fly well. In fact, the • pilot
> > said he could hardly tell except for buffeting and some sluggishness to the
> > controls. Repairs were relatively simple, and left a large metal patched • area
> > on the aircraft. (1)
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> I saw a video documentary where a large chunk of the leading edge of an A-10
> wing ripped off during flight, and dropped straight through the engine. This
> would've killed any other aircraft, but the pilot was able to maintain control
> and return to the landing strip. In the interview the pilot said that, after
> he got over the thought that he was going to die, handling the craft was still
> pretty easy.
I saw that too. Forget where. Might've seen it as a training film for FOD,
or on Discovery channel or something.
The vulture strike wasn't as severe as that, but still pretty bad.
One thing that really amazed me was all the empty space available in the
leading edge of the wing. It seemed cavernous, with wiring harnesses strung
leisurely between spars. The F-16 wing leading edge on the other hand is
packed. Tighter than 2 pounds of spamcake in a 1 pound tin. Which makes it
hell to work on.
> Dang, they should build 747s like that! :-, 'Course, if they put such a
> massive cannon on the nose of a 747, I'd want to ride up front every time...
I bet. And they would probably keep having departure delays due to having
some fool out in front of the aircraft with his head stuck up against the the
gun......
:-)
-- Terry K --
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| (...) *Almost* forgotten. I was *this* close, too... :-, Just kidding. I've been hearing about your LDraw-admin feats behind-the-scenes, so I figured you'd post again some time soon... Glad to see ya again. Think you'll be putting out new models (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| Hi, Terry! Long time, no see! (...) I saw a video documentary where a large chunk of the leading edge of an A-10 wing ripped off during flight, and dropped straight through the engine. This would've killed any other aircraft, but the pilot was able (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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