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Author:  VanceUPT [ 30 Apr 2005, 17:13 ]
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I flew the new T-6 this week and was way behind the airplane. Flying the pattern at 200 KIAS and flying everywhere else at 235-250 KIAS is a big jump from the Cessna 172's and 182's I'd flown before UPT! I know I'll catch up to the plane eventually, but it got me thinking about the A-10 and what it typically flies around at.

My question is...what is a typical cruising speed (KTAS)and cruising altitude for you guys in a cross country configured A-10? Also, where does the "barber pole" sit in the Airspeed Indicator on the jet?

Thanks
Author:  jackb [ 30 Apr 2005, 18:21 ]
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The barber pole is at 450. A pilot will have to answer the other question.

"The government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other." - Ronald Reagan
Author:  Warthog30 [ 01 May 2005, 21:02 ]
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300...

ATTACK!!!!!!!
Author:  Coach [ 02 May 2005, 08:20 ]
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Mach point five, baby!

Any altitude, any configuration.

Coach
Author:  chili [ 02 May 2005, 19:42 ]
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The A-10 doesn't have an airspeed indicator, because it would always read too low. Some models (early ones) have the sundial, later models have the calendar, most recent mods are digital.
Author:  jackb [ 03 May 2005, 20:28 ]
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hahaha. That's an old one, but still a good one. Another one is "the A-10 is so slow, it's the only jet in the AF that gets birdstrikes in the rear"

"The government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other." - Ronald Reagan
Author:  MightyMouse [ 29 May 2005, 10:02 ]
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The Navy was thinking about buying the A10... They were going to install a hook by the nose gear door and have the boat just close in from behind (sts) for the trap.
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