And the BRRRT goes on

[Ralph Jones]

The USAF announced it has completed the program of re-winging 162 A-10's...https://amp.businessinsider.com/air-...rce=reddit.com

[Tom Charlton]

The USAF announced it has completed the program of re-winging 162 A-10's...https://amp.businessinsider.com/air-...rce=reddit.com

Hi Ralph,
Sure good to hear.
Must be one of the most effective, beautiful, butt-ugly weapons of war ever made. I’m still in disbelief that there was ever even an A-10 vs F-35 discussion.

Regards,
Tom Charlton

[Terry Carraway]

Now they just need to reverse engineer the rest of the aircraft and build a couple hundred or so more of them.

[Tom Charlton]

Now they just need to reverse engineer the rest of the aircraft and build a couple hundred or so more of them.

Hi Terry,
Yup, sounds good to you n me. But, don’cha know . . . someone would want to outfit’m with the same package of electronic magic that the F-35 has. There goes the price and dispatch reliability.
All it needs is the gun, wings, engines and pilot tub. Ok, ok, maybe a couple’a com radios to talk to the guys need’n help on the ground.

Regards,
Tom Charlton

[Dave Siciliano]

That referenced an old contract that was completed. A new contract for more work is being considered.

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/01/25/air-force-to-order-more-a-10-wings-in-fy19-budget-request/

[Bill Bridges]

All it needs is the gun, wings, engines and pilot tub. Ok, ok, maybe a couple’a com radios to talk to the guys need’n help on the ground.

Back in my day all you needed to talk to the folks on the ground was a Fox-Mike and a Kentucky 28.

Yea I know I'm old. ROFL

[Terry Carraway]

Hi Terry,
Yup, sounds good to you n me. But, don’cha know . . . someone would want to outfit’m with the same package of electronic magic that the F-35 has. There goes the price and dispatch reliability.
All it needs is the gun, wings, engines and pilot tub. Ok, ok, maybe a couple’a com radios to talk to the guys need’n help on the ground.

Regards,
Tom Charlton

Actually, the C model has a lot of the bells and whistles of the F-35 and similar.

Too bad you will not be in Duluth to talk about it. I got to fly the C model sim last year. AMAZING.

[Terry Carraway]

Back in my day all you needed to talk to the folks on the ground was a Fox-Mike and a Kentucky 28.

Yea I know I'm old. ROFL

The A model had UHF-AM, VHF-AM, and VHF-FM. The later to talk to the Army mainly.

Those and a TACAN were the avionics.

C model is MUCH more.

[Terry Carraway]

That referenced an old contract that was completed. A new contract for more work is being considered.

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/01/25/air-force-to-order-more-a-10-wings-in-fy19-budget-request/

Hmm, article says 281 operational.

But they built 716 of them. Where are the rest? Sounds like refit and upgrade to C and keep on trucking.

[Tom Charlton]

Too bad you will not be in Duluth to talk about it.

Hi Terry,
Concur! Some of the finest folks a guy could ever know will be there.
Got’a get my house sold, then find/buy another house in my new preferred location.

I got to fly the C model sim last year. AMAZING.

Now that’d be a hoot! Does the sim model weaponry also?

Regards,
Tom Charlton

[Terry Carraway]

Hi Terry,
Concur! Some of the finest folks a guy could ever know will be there.
Got’a get my house sold, then find/buy another house in my new preferred location.



Now that’d be a hoot! Does the sim model weaponry also?

Regards,
Tom Charlton

You have to come join the gang to hear about it.

AMAZING sim.