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Hodgie
Yea, he had some funny stories about problems they had during testing. Apparently the propellant they were using in the bullets for the gun had to be changed. The gun shot so fast that the fumes exiting the barrel would cause the engines to stall.
While we're talking about military planes, this is a cool video. An israeli pilot loses a wing on his f-15 and still manages to land it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_EXtBEaBbs
That's video is pretty nuts.
Don't the South Koreans have the most advanced version of the Eagle now?
I remember reading something a while ago about the engine flare-outs from the GAU-8, didn't know it was a propellant change that fixed it though.
"An Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II flew a show of force and expended flares for emphasis over Salerno after enemy forces attacked a coalition forward base. The arrival of the aircraft prompted an immediate retreat by enemy personnel."
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