![]() ![]() Also, the windows in the A-10 are also wider to allow pilots a larger field of view with which to see and attack targets. Haden explained the gun alignment as being straight along the fuselage line without an upward “cant” like many other aircraft have. It is designed for air to ground attack,” Haden explained.Īrmed with 1,150 rounds, the 30mm cannon is able to fire 70-rounds a second. You can point the aircraft and shoot at the ground. The firing barrel goes right down the center line. They are centered the way the aircraft fires. The gun is also called a GAU-8/A Gatling gun. Unlike other air platforms built for speed, maneuverability, air-to-air dogfighting and air-to-air weapons, the A-10 is specifically engineered around its gun, a 30mm cannon aligned directly beneath the fuselage. We are actually trained for that,” he said. “So when I lose all the computers and the calculations, the targeting pod and the heads up display, you can still point the aircraft using a degraded system at the target and shoot. RECOMMENDED: North Korea Has 200,000 Soldiers in Its Special Forces If the aircraft loses all of its electronics including its digital displays and targeting systems, the pilot of an A-10 can still fly, drop general purpose bombs and shoot the 30mm cannon, Haden explained. If one hydraulic system fails, another one kicks in,” he said. “There are things built in for redundancy. Having flown combat missions in the A-10, Haden explained how the aircraft is specially designed to survive enemy ground attacks. RECOMMENDED: How America Would Wage a War Against North Korea ![]()
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