meet the world's most popular plane nobody can replace it would have been the warthog a mythical plane with a very peculiar design unimaginable in its capabilities the iconic Bart of its Cannon much like a rallying cry amongst Aviation enthusiasts and military personnel alike [Music] the A10 which Fairchild Republic designed in the early 1970s was specialized for close air support missions namely engagements of enemy armored vehicles and [Music] tanks one of the Great War stories with a flying A10 warthog is the heroics of Captain Kim Campell during operation Iraqi Freedom 2003 on 7 or April 2003
Campbell and her flight lead were on a mission of close air support Over Baghdad when urgent requests for assistance began because of heavy enemy fire while directed to strike Iraqi tanks and other vehicles supporting the command center they hurried to strike fellow comrades pinned down by incoming fire from RPGs on the second pass over the target the aircraft of Campbell received major damage when a surface launched Missile hit the right horizontal stabilizer unfazed by what happened she called on the emergency manual reversion system a network work of cranks and cables to regain partial control of
the crippled aircraft with such a daredevil move she could steer the jet toward friendly Skies despite their extreme limitation of flight controls despite such extreme limitations of flying controls Campbell could bypass Baghdad and head back to Al Jaber Airbase with extreme skill and bravery a10s came into service with the US Air Force in 1977 its exterior is defined by the rather unusual looking straight wi Arrangement giving the jet excellent maneuverability at low speeds and allowing the aircraft to be stationed from auster airfields near the Battle Zone further making it a true bargain in the combat
role major to the A10 is the devastatingly large seven Barrel rotary Cannon the g8a Avenger which fires as high as 3,900 RPM the gun was designed specifically for anti-tank uses supported by an AC of design intent to provide brutal Firepower against armor besides its basic Cannon the A10 is capable of delivering a number of ordinance Munitions laser guided bombs AGM 65 Maverick missiles and cluster Munitions Each of which allow great performances in different combat environments thus its potential capability of carrying up to 16,000 lb of ordinance advances its versatility in support of virtually any troops
that may encounter enemy forces service of the A10 from the goodness of various conflicts in service starting from Operation Desert Storm to operation Iraqi Freedom has well established itself Pilots are in love with the get home capability of the warthog since it can still fly even with major damage warthog or A10 armor protects vital components and Pilots therefore granting the airplane remaining operational in so-called bad Gand when other aircraft May falter [Music]
