On Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:52:13 -0400, clipka wrote:

> One of those random facts from the 'net:
> 
> The Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II's GAU-8/A machine cannon, when fired,
> produces more recoil thrust (45 kN) than a single of the plane's two
> turbofan engines (40 kN each)...
> 
> WTF!
> 
> Fire power, literally. That's what I'd call brute force. (Then again,
> that's what that whole ugly thing was designed for.)

Yep, that and flying with giant gaping holes in the wings. ;-)

Jim

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