hog_driver111th Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 This was posted on facebook by a friend of mine that used to fly the A-10A. It is a long video, and the quality isn't the best, but definitely interesting. Can someone help me put the video on here? Here is the write up: "This video truly shows the ruggedness of the A-10. I was there that day and and watched the whole incident. The video runs just short of 30 minutes but is worth it if you are an aviation buff or just curious what it is like to be in the jet. The video is both from in cockpit and on the ground, and includes good shots of the minor damage done in what would have resulted in major damage for most other fighter jets. My buddy Maj. Cal Hodnett did a fantastic job bringing it in so smoothly. The only real damage was done to the bottom of the vertical stabilizers (tail) that were ground down by the runway. Those were fiberglass bolt-on pieces and were easy to replace. The plane rolled on the main tires because they were exposed (like an old DC-3) when the landing gear was retracted. The damage looked worse than it really was because of the video quality and the dirt and grass. I saw the jet when they got it in the hangar (last part of the video) and was impressed with the lack of damage. It was a real confidence builder for us Hog-Drivers. Thanks to Carroll McAllister for compiling this bit of history." - Capt. Tom Rodgers[YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE] 1 A-10C - FC3 - CA - L-39 - UH1 - P-51 - Hawk - BS2 - F-86 - Gazelle - F-5E - AV8B - F/A-18C i5-4590 - GTX 1060 - Oculus CV1 - TM:Warthog [sIGPIC]http://forums.eagle.ru/signaturepics/sigpic9979_1.gif[/sIGPIC]
MTFDarkEagle Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Fixed :D vTFflGryvwI 1 Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread
G00dnight Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 expensive combine harvester..:joystick: AMD A8-5600K @ 4GHz, Radeon 7970 6Gig, 16 Gig Ram, Win 10 , 250 gig SSD, 40" Screen + 22 inch below, Track Ir, TMWH, Saitek combat pedals & a loose nut behind the stick :thumbup:
hog_driver111th Posted February 28, 2012 Author Posted February 28, 2012 Thanks MTF! At least he kept it on the runway until the very end. The guys on the ground made real sure the Maj. knew that if things go wrong, he's to eject. A-10C - FC3 - CA - L-39 - UH1 - P-51 - Hawk - BS2 - F-86 - Gazelle - F-5E - AV8B - F/A-18C i5-4590 - GTX 1060 - Oculus CV1 - TM:Warthog [sIGPIC]http://forums.eagle.ru/signaturepics/sigpic9979_1.gif[/sIGPIC]
elchacal Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Nice Vid, thanks a lot for share it! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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