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I was in Barnes/Nobles today and looked through all of their books on fighter/attack aircraft. The FAIRCHILD-REPUBLIC A10 came up under the following names:

REPUBLIC A10
FAIRCHILD A10
LOCKHEED A10
LOCKHEED-MARTIN A10

MADE FOR A FEW SNICKERS ON MY PART. LOL. Gotta love people who don't know the first thing about the military and aircraft WRITING BOOKS about the military and aircraft...



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um...I've been slaving over a hot puter and doppler settings for almost 12hours now so I may have a cog or 2 freid, but isnt that list correct on all counts?

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alright alright. it's correct based on the idea that the hog was a combined effort by those companies...so each gets some credit. but its a pain in the ass when you're looking for the A10 in the index of a book!!! especially when you're going through all the military aviation books and B&N's.

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Fairchild-Republic A-10 is correct, not the others. The Lockheed ones are especially annoying.

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As a10stress says the only complete and proper name for the Hog is Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II! Farichild and Repulic was one company when the A-10 was designed and built so using one name without the other is not right.

lockheed Martin is the "prime" contractor for the A-10 but that doesn't mean it's a LM aircraft, so either term Lockheed or Lockheed Martin is wrong.

a10stress, I can understand your dislike of have LM name placed in frunt of the A-10 because, even if they are supporting it today they didn't design or build the Warthog.

Fairchild-Republic is the reason we have the A-10 so they should never be left-out when talking about her.

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Edited by - Dice on May 14 2003 08:51 AM

The republic part is more fitting (for history atleast) when you consider that Republic Built the Tunderbolt I.

I agree with all that, BUT we do have the "Lock/Mart" F-16 not the GD F-16 etc.

"We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would harm us". George Orwell

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yeah but we dont say GD F-16 and Lock/Mart F-16. ROFLMAO ok SOMETIMES WE DO say GD F-16!! but for a WHOLE different reason LOLOL

"We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would harm us". George Orwell

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The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.