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originally posted by: aholic
a reply to: machineintelligence
I love your thinking but that kind of a retrofit would cost as much as a clean sheet design. Adding this type of weight to an already laden aircraft would make it even more vulnerable frankly. And once a single airframe is lost that entire investment goes down the tubes.
The A-10 was designed for a war that won't happen. We need to update the AT and CAS mission requirements to counter modern opponents.
originally posted by: Forensick
originally posted by: boomer135
originally posted by: Forensick
originally posted by: TXRabbit
There's a really good article on the A-10 insanity over at FoxtrotAlpha.
At What Point Does The USAF's War Against The A-10 Become Sabotage?
I don't know anything about FA, but it seems to resonate in the last paragraph about not making money for the big Defence contractors and not getting those in high up positions 6 figure salaries. Very very sad state of affairs where the very few get rich at the expense of the poor (literally) grunt at the end of the line.
Similar to Rumsfeld pushing Blackwater getting paid more than the soldiers defending their bases.
It's just so morally wrong in a democracy.
I lose hope everyday that I can change anything, am just a slave.
I know Tyler Rogoway personally from FA and that guy is really good at his job. He used to run aviationintel.com until he got that gig. So i would reccommend his website to everyone.
Well thats even sadder, that its likely true....