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Author:  majormadmax [ 11 Jun 2009, 12:16 ]
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From today's AFA Update...

Cheers! M2

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Home Stretch: About 60 of the Air Force's A-10s ground-attack platforms are still not flying due to concern over wings cracks, but are expected to be cleared for return to flight status by the end of the month, two Air Force generals told lawmakers Tuesday. In a joint written statement presented to the Senate Armed Services' airland subcommittee June 9, Lt. Gen. Mark Shackelford, military assistant in the service's acquisition shop, and Maj. Gen. Marke Gibson, director of operations on the Air Staff, said the inspect and repair program that the Air Force put in place last fall after the issue came to light has whittled the number of grounded A-10s from about 240 down to the 60 or so. \"We anticipate these will all return to flying by the end of the June,\" they wrote. While the Air Force has an initiative in place to install new wings on 242 A-10s which have the comparatively thinner skinned wings that are more susceptible to cracking, the wing installations are not scheduled to begin until Fiscal 2011.
Author:  30mike-mike [ 11 Jun 2009, 12:38 ]
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A flying hog is a happy hog!
Author:  sgtgoose1 [ 11 Jun 2009, 15:34 ]
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We beat those \"Old Girls\" to Death in GW1, with those \"Anti Tank loads\", then flying with 2 external tanks plus ferrying over with loads with Mav's and full Ammo loads plus whatever we could jam into them.

Remember the Old Girls we're only suppose to be a \"Short Cheap\" plug until the \"Mighty Lawn Dart Tank Killers\" came on line [lol]

What do you expect for a Jet under 10 million ?? Under Budget?
On Time? man they really screwed themselfs.

So they can take a beating and still do the Job.

So get them home even by \"FRED\" stick new wings on them and if they havent or not getting the \"C\" mod switch them out with a Unit that hasn't \"Pony'ed-up yet\".

Get the Front liners the Best stuff, but We all know theirs us \"Old Farts\" that would of liked new wings and better radios and some \"Hopped-up Engines\" Oh I forgot and new set of Sun Glasses for our Pilots flying our Old Girls,

The A might not be the \"NEW WONDER HOG\" , but with the right few upgrades would Kicked alot more ASS.

Goose
Author:  30mike-mike [ 11 Jun 2009, 16:42 ]
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The A might not be the \"NEW WONDER HOG\" , but with the right few upgrades would Kicked alot more ASS.


The A might not be the \"NEW WONDER HOG\" , but still Kicked alot of ASS

Fixed it for ya, goose. :wink: :mrgreen:
Author:  sgtgoose1 [ 11 Jun 2009, 23:02 ]
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Thanks Bro,

my medical weed didn't come yet [lol]


Goose
Author:  30mike-mike [ 12 Jun 2009, 12:34 ]
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:wink: No worries. :mrgreen:
Author:  JJ [ 12 Jun 2009, 19:43 ]
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Thanks for posting this important airforce-magazine.com source, majormadmax! I just made a first update on Warthog News.

Very interesting for the Hog's near future should be also:
Boeing Receives US Air Force A-10 Sustainment and Integration Contract (Boeing news release June 11, 2009)
Northrop Grumman Awarded A-10 Thunderbolt II Total Life-Cycle Program Support Contract (Northrop Grumman news release June 12, 2009)

Related news media stuff:
Lockheed, Boeing, Northrop get nod for A-10 upgrades (Reuters)
Air Force Moves To Spread Wealth With A-10 Contract (BNET, CBS Interactive Inc.)
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