Warthog: Flying the A-10 in the Gulf War William L. Smallwood
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc.

Feb 8, 2012 - Army influence, Congressional pressure and popular enthusiasm for “the Warthog” repeatedly saved the fleet. Historically, America has spent far more on defense: 4.6 percent during the first Gulf War, 6 percent during the Reagan buildup, 8.9 percent during the Vietnam War, 11.7 percent during the Korean War, and 34.5 percent during World War II. Second only to the F-16 in the numbers of aircraft There were those who had claimed the A-10 was too slow for the modern battlefield, but the war against Saddam showed that, although other jets fly higher and faster, nothing could match the Warthog for destroying tanks on the ground. Feb 1, 2014 - The Clinton Administration reduced the entire military—its forces and equipment—by one-third under the utopian assumption that the end of the Cold War would lead to a “lasting peace.” This “procurement holiday” has . But then in the middle Supporters of the Warthog say other aircraft can perform close air support only in a “second-rate manner” and service members fighting on the ground would end up suffering the most from its elimination. Dec 16, 2013 - I remember prior to the first Gulf War, the first thing the Air Force wanted to cut was the A-10 close air support aircraft for the “Peace Dividend”, not because it didn't work, but rather because it wasn't sexy enough for the Air Force. Clare Walker CRAeS Last month, the first students from the RAes/Boeing Schools Build-A-Plane (SBAP) Challenge got to fly in a light aircraft they had built themselves as part of a pioneering (STEM) project in the UK. Sep 10, 2010 - A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog). The A-10 Thunderbolt II was a jet ground attack aircraft used by the US Air Force during the Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraki Freedom. Dec 28, 2013 - I know the warthog has done more than the F15 (due to the nature of the recent wars we've been involved in only…no one would want to use a warhog against an enemy with a serious airforce or serious anti-aircraft I had a cousin in the first Gulf War. For whatever reason, the A-10 has In the Gulf War, Iraqi fire quickly pushed the A-10 to medium altitudes, at which the differences in capabilities between the A-10 and the F-35 disappear. The issue of skills shortages is a multi-faceted, global problem, which is now high on industry's agenda. In a future that may see smaller, ever-more-deadly anti-aircraft weapons, flying at low altitude will pose ever greater risks. The A-10 Avionics: Head-up display (HUD) for improved technical flying and air-to-ground supportHead-up display (HUD) for improved technical flying and air-to-ground support; AN/AAS-35(V) Pave Penny laser tracker podAN/AAS-35(V) Pave Penny laser tracker pod. Sep 16, 2011 - During the 1991 Gulf War, the slow, ugly but nimble A-10 proved itself a devastating weapon against the tanks of Iraq's Republican Guard. He's even named for it (sort of, actually it was a taxying mishap at Osan and they thought he was a North Korean trying to steal a jet…long story, but they caught up with him in the A10 area, aka the “Pigpen”). But how serious is the problem in aerospace, where are the shortages most acute and what is industry doing about it?