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Can anyone tell me if these were used by hog drivers or just a similar designation?
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I thought everybody knew, that's how Hog Drivers navigated before INS... <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

This apparatus has NOTHING to do with the Warthog...the A-10 designation is an USAAF nomenclature...someone on eBay mistakenly thought the A-10 had something to do with the current HAWG...you see , to work one of these things you need to have a nagigator on board...and I always thought I'd rather have the extra 200 lbs of gas...single seat, single engine...the only way to flay!....oh, yes, The Warthog still is single seat, single engine...2 x 1/2 engines...do the math...Cheers, All!


Col R. C. Lemon

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...and I always thought I'd rather have the extra 200 lbs of gas...single seat, single engine...the only way to flay!....oh, yes,
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Speaking of that Col., what's up with the F-35B? Wouldn't you rather have 5000 lbs more fuel than a lift engine? And could you give your opinion on the timeless question...Which thing is really the most useless to a fighter pilot?

a) altitude above you
b) runway behind you
c) fuel in the tanker
d) other

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Nicely spoken, STRESS...reminds me of the airlift business in which every trash-hauling airplane we have bought after the C-130 was always"sold" as able to operate from unimproved dirt strips..AND WE NEVER used then that way....how many $$$ do you suppose we crammed down that bottomless pit!....same with vertical jets...what's the deal...not only would I prefer the extra 5K in gas...how about the $10 million each extra jet costs to have that capability!!...oh well.....Did you ever think if we had started WWII with a fleet of combat airplanes as old as our present one....we'd had some Wright Flyers in the combat inventory....hmmmm Cheers, All!



Col R. C. Lemon

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oh...I forgot to answer your multiple choice quiz question. Stress...correct answer: (d)Other....like having a navigator on board a fighter jet...or ANY other person...see discussion above concerning single seat etc etc Cheers, All!


Col R. C. Lemon

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On God's wing, to Heaven i fly.