About the Warthog: The A-10 has been in the inventory for longer than
many or most of the posters on this newsgroup have been alive. It has
served creditably in three wars that I know of. Has it ever had to go
into a defensive circle?


One of my friends that flies F-16s got into one with 3 A-10s once. There was a
altitude limitation placed on him, so he couldnt just go up and do a "Hog
pop"..

He said it ended up being a draw, neither could get in firing position on the
others, and that an A-10 can potentially turn inside its own ass under the
right conditions.


Ron
Pilot/Wildland Firefighter