Sturgeon Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Down and dirty's how we like it. For mudfighters and mudfighter accessories.Let's start with the Vought V-502, an early American "sturmvogel" from the Vietnam era: Looks to me sort of like a weird cross between a Pucara and an A-10. LostCosmonaut 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 If only it had access to better engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperComrade Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEnBgg2HoHU And the venerable MiG-27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khand-e Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Just a painting but, a really good looking ground attack plane that, is finally getting it's long deserved retirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 The Fantan always struck me as one of those Chinese designs incorporating newer technology into older airframes due to being really poor before the '80s.It's a neat bird, though admittedly my strongest feelings about it from from Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer II. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khand-e Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 They've incorporated new tech into the Fantan many, many times. The old dog has seen somewhere around 30 variants counting export marks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khand-e Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Also, sort of unsure if the JH-7B would count as a "mud fighter" as it's not exactly a CAS plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 It seems mudfighter enough to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Swedish A-10-esque thing: LostCosmonaut 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 The A-1 and A-10 still have my heart. Watching the Warthog do gun runs while watching Restrepo was heartwarming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 The A-1 and A-10 still have my heart. Watching the Warthog do gun runs while watching Restrepo was heartwarming. A1 Skyraider is a pretty neat plane, and it had a lot of variants. Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 I first got interested in the Skyraider as a Kid reading Vietnam war stories. The amount of times the skyradiers came up in stories with rescue missions stuck in my head. A large ordanance load and long loiter time make for a good CAS/COIN aircraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 SAAB A38 concept (the A-10 like thing Sturgeon posted is a related concept); Sturgeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted February 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Oh god it's like the BAe Hawk and the SEPECAT Jaguar had an illicit romance in Sweden... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 I first got interested in the Skyraider as a Kid reading Vietnam war stories. The amount of times the skyradiers came up in stories with rescue missions stuck in my head. A large ordanance load and long loiter time make for a good CAS/COIN aircraft. Yep, me too. And as bad as the movie was, Flight of the Intruder has some great Skyraider action at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Excerpts of YA-10 and YA-9 testing. Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 I think this thread needs more rockets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Um, AV-19, FUCK YES: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted March 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Rutan ARES spotted at an airport about a year ago: Some more stuff from Armory Exotic: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted March 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 For those not familiar with the Rutan ARES: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priory_of_Sion Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Sukhoi conceptual COIN aircraft This was later developed into the Aeroprogress T-720 project. YOV-10D Video LostCosmonaut, Belesarius, LoooSeR and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted March 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 BRONCOS BRONCOS BRONCOS Belesarius and Jeeps_Guns_Tanks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted April 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2015 Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted April 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Documents regarding US CAS aircraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted May 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Documentary on the A-7 Corsair II, from back when the Discovery Channel wasn't ass: Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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