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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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