Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on the Tank Busting A-10 Warthog and the creative systems and procedures ...

The A-10 Warthog is unlike any other aircraft in history – designed around a massive 30mm GAU-8 Avenger cannon. With ...

Why Is the GAU-8/A Avenger So Dangerous? Weighing in at over 600 pounds—4,000 pounds with a full ammunition drum—the Avenger takes up a significant portion of the A-10’s fuselage.

The GAU-8/A cannon are inspected and cleaned every 36 months or every 25,000 rounds by trained USAF maintenance personnel. Removable panels in the nose and front lower fuselage area of the Warthog ...

A, MQ-9, and perhaps upcoming programs such as the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA)—could offset the loss of ...

Tulsa Air & Space Museum launches campaign to secure A-10 Thunderbolt II—'Operation Warthog'. Pay tribute, preserve history, and join the Tulsa Hog Squad in bringing the 'Warthog' home.

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Just beyond Yoon Gate rests an A-10C Thunderbolt II, positioned on a concrete pad at the traffic circle where Pacific Vict ...

Vault Vehicles: A-10 Warthog and SU-25TM Frogfoot Two iconic jets are back: the A-10 Warthog and SU-25TM Frogfoot. These tank killers have big guns, missiles, and updated views in the cockpit, which ...