Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> Yep.  And ugly as h*ll, too.  But quite an amazing piece of
> engineering. :-)

Absolutely, it does well deserve its nickname "Warthog". And yes, it's amazing
to read about all the designers thought of.

Only semi-retractable main landing gear? Duh! I thought that was obsolete since
WW2... but then again, if getting beaten up is part of the standard mission
profile, you gotta think of how to land if (or rather, when) the gear is jammed
in the "up" position...

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