Go Ugly Early: A-10 Warthog Close Air Support Fighter (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781519712059)

The A-10 is exceptionally tough, being able to survive direct hits from armor-piercing and high-explosive projectiles up to 23 mm. It has double-redundant hydraulic flight systems, and a mechanical system as a back up if hydraulics are lost. Flight without hydraulic power uses the manual reversion control system; pitch and yaw control engages automatically, roll control is pilot-selected. In manual reversion mode, the A-10 is sufficiently controllable under favorable conditions to return to base, though control forces are greater than normal. The aircraft is designed to fly with one engine, one tail, one elevator, and half of one wing missing.

Author: Harold Ormes
ISBN-10: 1519712057
ISBN-13: 9781519712059
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/07/2015
Pages: 68
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.14d