JoeBud
99798
1979
113
Fortunate to catch them flying through today.
Oct 3, 2019 6:34 PM
JoeBud
99798
1979
113
Fortunate to catch them flying through today.
MrKomisiripala
It’s the brrrt boys!!!
DirtyWolfy
drewcrosby
tokenbaldguy
http://imgur.com/wFskP2Q
Josesharlo
The BRRRRRT is the word!
CoderMonkey
AnythingMuchShorter
SithShodan
Friendly reminder this aircraft was designed -around- the gun
TacoFox
As an aircraft mechanic, I want to tear it down to its smallest system, strip it, rebuild it and shoot a new coat a paint on it.
TheGreatBlueWaffle
Good sir, I think you've got an addiction.
Bollockstousernames
Always upvote A-10!
TheLastBottleOfScotch
UrStandingOnMyNeck
Low, slow, kill everything bellow.
Haraiman719
My favorite plane!
NotRustyShackleford
I saw one in person once. I was surprised it wasn’t bigger.
Haraiman719
When I worked at Nellis, I loved watching them take off and fly around.
AmbroseGudmaker
This isn't a plane, it's a high velocity uranium chucker with wings.
flash2011
Flying tank
mbHogmountain2017
GSAU ~ Grunt Support Absolute Unit
Waldbern
Michigan Air National Guard would send a flight of them on a patrol once a month, would see them when walking morning deposits to the bank.
turdferguson74
These guys are stationed across the runway from my work campus. I get to see them flying all the time
IveSeenYourAlbums
I've seen these things fire during "Exercises" while in the military. I was in a friendly tank. It was a thing of frightening beauty.
Savipress10
I took part of a military exercise back in 2015 where these flew over us and fired some rounds. That sound still haunts me. Brrrt.....vhnnnn
bradHitBaron
Count to twenty brrrts and let me know how you brrrt.
SHIPPENSBURG
Brrrrrrt
justarandomduck
Is that your brrrtttt?
SHIPPENSBURG
Nope
UglyHorribleGrouchyOldMan
Need even more brrrrrrt? I give you 6x 20mm M61s
CaptainKaboom
They def brrt
CP3oh
Up-VRRRRRRRRRRRRRT
HarleyUltraRider70
Brrrrrrt and Ernie.
ElderLurkerInNeedOfaCane
That's a brrrrrrrrrrrrrd of prey
todspeed
And all the Rednecks say. it sounds like Freedom.
ThoughtsAndBeers
Metallica93
Got stuck watching the Notre Dame/New Mexico game. Didn't expect a flyover. Did /not/ expect a flyover with three A-10s. Day fucking made.
LeakyBunghole
These things can fly so slow and stay airborne. it’s incredible the first time you see them
Unbridled007
I work with these everyday they are majestic af. :)
DevoutPatriot
Moody, DM, Osan?
ThunderWolf115
The fact that the gun thing is sliiiiiiightly off center is incredibly annoying
khp041000
You mean like the plane was designed around the plane and not vice versa?
MostLikelyNotWearingPants
Yes! Theres a reason tho. The projectiles leave from the barrel positioned at 7pm. That 7pm barrel is dead center of the plane.
SteevyT
The barrel that is firing is lined up with the CG of the plane IIRC. The gun produces enough thrust that there would be issues otherwise.
1337bailey
Glad I’m not the only one
CMDRWELLES
Its the plane that is off center from the gun... duh...
hogchief
Moody sucks
DevoutPatriot
So I've heard. But DM is hot AF and Osan has crappy winters. Every base sucks if you think it sucks though.
redmangc
I mean moody just sucks, hands out Articles like candy on Halloween, tried to give me one for something i never touched
hogchief
Moody was the end for me. Eielson, nellis, Osan, and moody. AGR comm guy now in my home state, best gig ever
SpringToMyWinter
Are you new? This plane causes a collective circle jerk nerdgasm any time it’s posted. Of course there’s “love” for it.
SolarusD
I believe the term is GAUtism.
LeakyBunghole
It’s the kinkiest machine ever made. It gets in real close to the nasty stuff and loves to take a beating. Also cums bullets
Paintedskyy
https://youtu.be/NvIJvPj_pjE
BoredCreep
By 'love' he means 'can ya'll let me exploit this for points?'
Paintedskyy
SO TRUE!! ♡♡ BRRRRRT
OtterlyMagnificent
It's not so much love as lust...
Richygrindcore
I have been on the ground with them coming to the rescue. It is love.
Curli187
I mean it's an auto cannon with wings. What's not to love
TheRudePoodle
Brrrrrrttttt
bozmanbeyond
Every time I hear that I brrrrrrtttt in my pants.
RodgerRodger
Phoenix0153
JoeBud
No, I’m not. It was a statement, not a question. :)
SpringToMyWinter
“Can” implies a “yes or no” question
MothMonsterMan
Can rhetorical questions exist?
cheesemakesyourbrainstick
Yup. And authoritative questions can also be statements.
KneeDeepInBadMemes
Well its still a question so yes but not with the insinuation you had asking this rhetorical question.
Wavywhale
ButterfaceTaintClown
I fucking hate those planes.
SpringToMyWinter
Why?
kawkamawaq
Likely a mechanic...
brannana
He’s probably opposing ground forces. Anyone on the receiving end of those planes probably hates them. Assuming they survived.
KingXizor
Survive like 100 30mm AT slugs in the plink of an eye?
brannana
Well, clearly not in the middle of the target zone, but waaaaay off to the side, perhaps.
NottherealSlimPickens
Fun fact: the GAU-8 Autocannon fires 3,900 rounds per minute. Normal ammo load is 1,174 rounds - less than 20 seconds of firing.
congressionalbitch
https://i.imgur.com/G5MotOY
TairaMai
Anything in front of that gun will wish it was dead after 1 second and have that wish granted in 2 seconds.
AtillatheGun
If you can hear the BRRRRT, it wasn't pointed at you.
bradHitBaron
Count to twenty brrrts and let me know how you brrrt.
justarandomduck
Fun fact I saw in person, a 3 second burst is enough
Longbowgun
It sounded like farting, to me.
justarandomduck
They greatest fart of all time, and yes your right
JokeDestroyer
The recoil of the gun has a noticeable effect on airspeed. The plane can stall if the cannon fire is sustained.
AnyGivenMonday
You may want to check your sources on that one. The truth is that the gun has no noticeable effect on airspeed. Stall issues are the 1/2
AnyGivenMonday
result of excess gases starving the engines. The real reason for short bursts is accuracy and time on target. The gun causes the 2/3
AnyGivenMonday
aircraft to pitch downward. Combine this with the relative speed to a ground target and anything more than a few seconds is hitting dirt.
hogcc
That’s a myth.
Whenceitcame
Educate us nonners, wise Crew Chief. Plx.
JokeDestroyer
Well it's a fuckin cool one.
CoderMonkey
It doesn't stall from the Recoil, it Flames out from the smoke.
hogcc
That happened *once* during testing. The ammo was changed, and it isn’t an issue (or, wouldn’t be, if it emptied the gun in one burst).
JRLu
I've got both the spent shell casing as well as whatever was left of a DU round. It's a chunk about maybe 3" long.
AtillatheGun
probably uhh, keep that in a case. The dust given off when they strike hard surfaces can cause significant health issues.
NotToBeTHATGuyBut
Honest question - is depleted uranium as radioactive as it seems? What is the purpose of those rounds specifically?
Californiasnow
I thought they were armor piercing.
GenghisKhanBathedInSherbetIceCream
It's not all that radioactive relatively, and it's main use is armor piercing incendiary rounds and augmenting armor plating in tanks.
SpambotsStoleMyScreennameAgain
It’s not particularly radioactice(hence the depleted part) it’s just insanely dense and heavy, and naturally incendiary, which makes it 1/
SpambotsStoleMyScreennameAgain
an ideal military ordinance. It IS however highly toxic and while weak, it has a long radioactice half-life meaning it stays a hazard longer