Warbird.

"whoarder is tellurium" (whoarder) 01/21/2015 at 22:47 • Filed to: planelopnik

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wafflesnfalafel > whoarder is tellurium 01/21/2015 at 22:53

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jebus... recent pics? Damage from Isis?

whoarder is tellurium > wafflesnfalafel 01/21/2015 at 23:08

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First picture was mechanical issue at Edwards AFB.

Second and last picture were from Iraq in 2003.

More on the second one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Campb…

wafflesnfalafel > whoarder is tellurium 01/21/2015 at 23:13

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nice - awesome link, had not heard of Kim Campbell before.

CPT Speedbump > whoarder is tellurium 01/21/2015 at 23:40

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Let's see the F-35 attempt this (y)

briannutter1 > whoarder is tellurium 01/22/2015 at 00:10

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The A10 is that dirty old girlfriend that wanted mo mo mo.

orcim > CPT Speedbump 01/22/2015 at 02:28

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Bad. My mom always told me not to pick on cripples.

orcim > briannutter1 01/22/2015 at 02:29

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But you really didn't want her to let go on you, because you couldn't walk for a week afterwards.

Gilbertda > whoarder is tellurium 01/22/2015 at 08:00

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That is a seriously tough...Bird...

The Compromiser > whoarder is tellurium 01/22/2015 at 08:08

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So Toyota makes these now? Seems really grounded to th....

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > whoarder is tellurium 01/22/2015 at 11:05

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I love that they chocked it. These things are so bad ass.

sunnydaysam > whoarder is tellurium 01/22/2015 at 11:06

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I wonder if the F-35 could survive a hit like that. I'm betting not.

CPT Speedbump > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 01/22/2015 at 11:22

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"should we choke it?'

"well..I mean..it is a A-10, so odds are it can still take off somehow"

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > CPT Speedbump 01/22/2015 at 11:45

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Now you have me wondering if they could take off like that.

CPT Speedbump > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 01/22/2015 at 11:47

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lol, I'm curious to honestly, haha

whoarder is tellurium > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 01/22/2015 at 13:57

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safety first! I feel bad for the GAU-8 though, it looks like she got some damage there. The A10 was probably flying the next day.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > whoarder is tellurium 01/22/2015 at 14:03

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I never noticed that before. Looks like the barrels, end plate and heat shield came loose. I'm guessing the barrels actually come out pretty easy so they can get swapped out in the field so it probably isn't serious damage.

It might be as simple as resetting the barrels, putting the heat shield back in place and fastening the end plate on but I would assume they would go through it pretty thoroughly regardless. The GAU-8 isn't really the kind of gun that you want just slapped back together after it gets damaged.