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F-22 is a badass jet, but a pain in the *** to work on. Not to mention the 3 big LED screens that look more like a tesla than a ****pit. I'd rather fly an A-10 with bullet holes covered in duct tape all day. The first time I saw an A-10 with its gun out, it blew my mind. It's literally a plane built around a massive gun. The 20 MM an F-16 uses are pretty legit, but the 30 MM from an A-10 are crazy. A-10 pilots have to throttle up when they fire that gun or else they'll stall.So I heard. Gates came in around Christmas of 06. I went full terminal leave in May 4, 2007. In reality, PA&E wasn't so bad, but they would run vignettes that were comical all to justify cuts. OSD(C) and SAF/FM on the other hand were the enemy.
Yes, McCain kept DM alive. We were able to get the A-10 PE program through but it was quite the fight. They did everything they possibly could to kill the Hog. They are going to SLEP the Hog finally. My son might get to fly it. I told him it would be a **** of a lot more fun than the Raptor.
The A-10 and B-52 will outlive us all.