Sad to see the A-10s go, I always like the way they looked flying over Tucson. There's probably a good chance getting rid of them will be a decision that will be regretted.
If you take the motor off the GAU-8 and replace it with a crank, will it get by the NFA rules?
Jeez, how many cranks per round would you need to turn that beast over? Here I thought restoring a KPV would be ridiculousIf you take the motor off the GAU-8 and replace it with a crank, will it get by the NFA rules?
I also read that the cannon recoil of one round is slightly in excess of the thrust of one of the engines.
So the A-10 decelerates all the time it is firing?
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The average recoil force of the GAU-8/A is 10,000 pounds-force (45 kN),[3][16] which is slightly more than the output of one of the A-10's two TF34 engines (9,065 lbf / 40.3 kN each).[17] While this recoil force is significant, in practice cannon fire only slows the aircraft a few miles per hour in level flight.[15]