Experience the FIREPOWER of the A-10 Warthog!

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Get ready to experience the jaw-dropping firepower of the A-10 Warthog in action!
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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 Background
1:02 A-10 Background
2:20 The Gun (Brrrt)
3:32 Weapons & Maneuverability
4:50 Durability
6:19 Cockpit
7:48 G-Forces
8:17 Targeting
9:30 Loading the A-10
11:36 Live Fire Demo
14:37 Conclusion
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@SamEckholm 25 күн бұрын

I hope you enjoyed the A-10 Warthog! What video should I do next? 👇🏼

@randomacc727 25 күн бұрын

Maybe if you can or haven’t did it, the SR-71?

@WillHouselog-ii9se 25 күн бұрын

B-2 or a b-52

@HolyMans 25 күн бұрын

You should cover why the U.S military is thinking of retiring the A-10

@areafive01 25 күн бұрын

You should do a Video about C-17 or the Pavehawks

@kathrintaylor1655 25 күн бұрын

F-16 or F-15 you haven’t done many jet videos

@Erez888 25 күн бұрын

Normal pilots:my plane has a gun A-10 pilots: oh cool! My gun has a plane

@RedFail1-1 24 күн бұрын

Isn't a video about the A-10 without a dozen people using this meme...

@Goofyahmc 23 күн бұрын

Overused

@scalanescarf661playz 22 күн бұрын

69420th person to say this, please no more!

@FluePeak 22 күн бұрын

Werent the gun designed before the plane?

@eriklarson9137 22 күн бұрын

It was funny when he said that in the video.

@DCYote1 25 күн бұрын

As an Army guy, we loved the A10. Absolutely the best CAS platform around. Any Hog driver will drink for free if we're ever in the same bar.

@astuffyboi8379 21 күн бұрын

My father fought in Iraq and he was a medic in the army, he loves the A-10, I can tell why. 😅

@WadeWilsonDP 16 күн бұрын

One of my buddies in the Army told me a story of them getting ambushed once in Afghanistan. They called in for air support and got an A10, he said they could hear it firing, did a couple passes, then the ambush was just over. Silence.

@davemccombs 15 күн бұрын

It's odd hearing these stories, because sentiment toward the A-10 on the ground usually doesn't seem to fit this bill when the numbers are actually analyzed. Sure, the A-10 has a fun weapon, but it's horribly inaccurate and has caused more friendly fire casualties than virtually any other weapon platform not called a "suicide vest." I've heard from commanders that they would outright turn down CAS if an A-10 was all that was available for fear of losing as many of their own men as the enemy. Don't get me wrong. I love the A-10 as an aviation fan and have touched a few of them back in the 90's (where they damn near let you fly the damn things for $5, pre-911 lol), but from what I gather it hasn't been the "right" tool for any given CAS mission for at least 30 years.

@macieksoft 3 күн бұрын

@@davemccombs It is actually very accurate as for a gun. It is just the fact that attacking from the air in "danger close" situation is always dangerous. It is even more dangerous if you use bombs or unguided rockets.

@chbvbbvhh4184 Күн бұрын

@@macieksoftno that’s not the truth lol, the A-10 has no optic systems what so ever and pilots have to look outside of the cockpit too see what they are shooting at with binoculars

@benjaminpedersen6345 25 күн бұрын

I love how the pilot is so proud hes flying the coolest plane ever.

@cromwellthesynth 25 күн бұрын

It's a terrible aircraft by todays standards, just fyi :P

@justalpha9138 25 күн бұрын

@@cromwellthesynthIt left one heck of a legacy though

@cromwellthesynth 25 күн бұрын

@@justalpha9138 yeah I'll admit that. But doesn't change how awful it is haha

@RansumMusic 25 күн бұрын

@@cromwellthesynth what makes you think its awful? this thing can level a whole town in one sortie lol

@ObjectiveWings 25 күн бұрын

@@cromwellthesynththe f14 is old it’s not a terrible aircraft though

@realspacenerd 27 күн бұрын

A-10 has been like an angel for pinned down soldiers for a long time now!

@misaelromero6646 25 күн бұрын

me to

@Constabruity 25 күн бұрын

Been sending our soliders to God for a long time, too.

@liibaanfarxaan4471 25 күн бұрын

sad its gonna be retired

@Rorywizz 25 күн бұрын

And the devil for British IFVs

@elektrykandrzej 25 күн бұрын

yeah, an angel of friendly fire that is

@Spaceman20150 27 күн бұрын

This is gonna be one hell of a show

@Aviationtimeboys 27 күн бұрын

Yes, it is

@odgamer7770 27 күн бұрын

Yes, yes it is.

@meatball4008 26 күн бұрын

yes indeed

@vmorr1292 25 күн бұрын

Indeed

@randomacc727 25 күн бұрын

Yes

@ps-ic8pm 15 күн бұрын

As a kid in the 70s, we lived near the A-10 factory in Hagerstown, MD. A pair would roll off the line in chromate green primer and fly over our house.

@sovietdraken 25 күн бұрын

The A-10 is an absolute unit. I had the honor of “petting” an A-10 about a year ago, and it was truly an awesome experience!

@EpicpotatoeYT 27 күн бұрын

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

@devilseye361 24 күн бұрын

You forgot "t" at the end

@yerikyahia2399 24 күн бұрын

TTTTTTTTTT

@EpicpotatoeYT 24 күн бұрын

@@devilseye361 yeah, oops! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT

@AntiAzovIndividual 24 күн бұрын

“BRRRRRRRRRR” -🥶❄️

@ElevenTimes 23 күн бұрын

Just clicked the video to see this comment. Satisfied ✅

@synonyx 25 күн бұрын

My Dad was the crew chief on A-10 78-0593, “The fortune teller” - it flew the most sorties of any A-10 during the gulf war / desert storm. It was a testament to how well him and his crew maintained the plane. I spent two years looking for the plane, it was at moody last and then was a weapons barn load trainer (said the historian of the flying tigers). Word is it might have been dismantled. If anyone knows anything, let me know! Awesome video Sam!

@joecang3410 6 күн бұрын

Great video! Helped build the A10 at Fairchild Republic. Worked on the landing gear pods, wind shield cowling and milled the titanium "bathtub. Always been very proud to have worked on such a great barn-storming aircraft.

@itsdokko2990 25 күн бұрын

Everyone talks about the iconic BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT, which is true, but the turbine sound is quite unique also, no other aircraft i can think of has that distinctive high pitch

@wantdatcadpat44 22 күн бұрын

I think the only other similar sound is from the KC-135 and/or E-3, idk which engine it is cause they only shared one of two engine types

@Cringe_Worthy16 11 күн бұрын

S-3 Viking, long since retired, had the same engines and same sound.

@Chris-sh9ik 15 күн бұрын

As an Apache pilot, I drool when I see A10s. Respect to those guys, only 1 pilot handling all of that workload is impressive!

@desperatedave3573 Күн бұрын

respect to your respect! I wia=sh I cold fly your Apache!

@EpicpotatoeYT 27 күн бұрын

The flying tank is back.

@HelloWorldItsMe2024 25 күн бұрын

Thank you Sam for always giving your viewers top tier content! From camera shots, to cool music, to quality content, you can do it all! I love that you bring real people into your videos, showing the true manpower behind every mission. Keep it up!

@SamEckholm 25 күн бұрын

Means a lot!

@user-oh7mo4zx8l 25 күн бұрын

1500 rounds of pure freedom 🇺🇸🦅

@RhinoMen10 25 күн бұрын

Pure democracy.😂

@Timmysyt 24 күн бұрын

@@RhinoMen10 Freedom dispenser

@ArkansasBassMan 22 күн бұрын

1150

@KreepaEvoX 22 күн бұрын

The Emancipation Treaty of BRRRRR

@RhinoMen10 22 күн бұрын

@@Timmysyt Democracy dispenser.

@frxstyxd 27 күн бұрын

FINALLY GETTING THE BIG BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT 🔥🔥

@wannabeeditz 23 күн бұрын

“12 seconds of freedom” bro knows what he’s saying

@matter_gaming 22 күн бұрын

I love that the hoist for the ammo says "hook me up"

@muttpvppy1457 25 күн бұрын

so awesome to see a video on the a10! so glad i could experience an a10 demonstration flight at the great texas airshow, such an awesome and iconic aircraft for sure

@terrycox1639 20 күн бұрын

As an ex hydraulic specialist I can honestly say that it was an absolute pleasure to work on the A-10. It didn't break down very often and when it did it was usually fixable easily and quickly. I still take great pride in seeing the A-10, even to the point where I consider it to be "my baby". Cheers and hats-off to others who have had the privilege to work on (or fly) the A-10 aircraft. Myrtle Beach AFB (1977-81).

@Bongorfians 22 күн бұрын

Tax dollars have never looked so good

@soludave 2 күн бұрын

Free healthcare will forever be a pipe dream.

@lornecunningham326 25 күн бұрын

The A-10 is onee of my all time favourites and one of the coolest Aircraft flying today. Thanks for taking us along Sam 🤙

@BrightHardDay 25 күн бұрын

Great episode Sam. Thank you!

@phantomf4747 25 күн бұрын

We have one of these in our museum in Sacramento, complete with desert storm paint, kill markings and yes, bullet holes. Talking to a guy who flew one, he made a rather iconic statement. "If you hear the gun, you're already dead". A few more interesting bits of information, the aircraft was designed around the gun and engines can be mounted on either side to lessen the need for left or right specific parts. This is also the same engine used on the S2 Viking.

@JC130676 23 күн бұрын

If you hear the gun, you weren't the target.

@optimuzprime5868 23 күн бұрын

yea that's the version i heard before too😂@@JC130676

@phantomf4747 23 күн бұрын

@@JC130676 THAT ONE TOO!!!!👍

@101stairborne6 22 күн бұрын

@@phantomf4747it sounds amazing in person in combat. It saved our asses in Afghanistan all the time! 🇺🇸

@phantomf4747 22 күн бұрын

@@101stairborne6 The closest I get to that is last year's A10 Demo at the California Captial Airshow. Filled with blanks, but that sound is soul altering. Patrol safe bro. This is a crazy world right now. Watch your 6.

@Broken_dish 25 күн бұрын

bro has some of the most beautiful most epic shots of aircraft on the platform so cool

@kasper_429 25 күн бұрын

Been waiting for this video ever since I found your channel, lol. So epic! The A-10 is probably my favorite non-fighter jet aircraft in the military.

@michaeljamesschram9654 25 күн бұрын

Both my brothers were Sgts in the United States Air Force. My older brother in Germany with the Wart Hog. 🇺🇸

@dcarl7898 25 күн бұрын

HELL YEAH !

@Deadleaf01 14 күн бұрын

I'm jealous of this man being able to see and experience all these different aircraft, vehicles and defense systems.

@wolfen946 25 күн бұрын

This video and the warthog are absolute beasts

@calebmitton2692 25 күн бұрын

Dude! Your videos are so good!!! I look forward to every new video you post!!

@SamEckholm 25 күн бұрын

Thank you :)

@nickseven6814 3 күн бұрын

A-10 : "F around...& FIND THE BRRRRRRTTTTTTT OUT"

@rootparrot6761 25 күн бұрын

i love the kind of questions you asked and i liked the way he answered them

@thetechnarrator 27 күн бұрын

The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, commonly known as the “Warthog” or simply the “Hog”, is a remarkable close air support (CAS) attack aircraft developed by Fairchild Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF) and has been in service since 1976.Even in 2024,it still rocks.BRRRRRRT

@MrSimonw58 25 күн бұрын

1980s south east England ... they were painted black

@PRATYAKSH-cp4ms 26 күн бұрын

This is crazy

@jetprime7686 25 күн бұрын

So glad you did this one thank you.

@1900intz 25 күн бұрын

Thank you for another amazing post. Very informative and engaging. Be well Sam.

@mcdoof5454 25 күн бұрын

Hell yeaaah! Just started at the danish air cadets today convenient

@leftorright04 25 күн бұрын

BBRRRT! Another great video Sam! Always been a favorite of mine, such a beast! Thanks for the great content!!

@SamEckholm 25 күн бұрын

Mine too!

@victorhugofreitas9357 25 күн бұрын

Amazing video! Always incredible to see the A-10. Thats such a good demonstration and hell of a content! Awesome.

@klowe007 3 күн бұрын

I was an F-16 maintainer/specialist, but the A-10 was always my favorite aircraft!

@AviationVideosandPics 27 күн бұрын

Brrt ❤

@JohnFelixAnthonyCenaJR. 26 күн бұрын

YEESSSIIRRR 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@fluffyx1556 22 күн бұрын

Friendlies when A-10 flies over: HOLY SH- Enemies when A-10 flies over: HOLY SH-

@Arc_5 20 күн бұрын

last words heard before getting absolutely shredded by a GAU-8 Avenger

@robihobby9490 24 күн бұрын

DCS World A-10C Pilot´s like this Video 😁👍

@JakobGreene 27 күн бұрын

The A-10 Is my second favorite aircraft, this’ll be one helluva show

@stefanbuchhausl2733 24 күн бұрын

Der sound wenn dass Teil vorbeifliegt und schießt ist einfach geil 🤩

@dj.neergamepro 25 күн бұрын

When I saw your Title "Experience the Jaw-Dropping FIREPOWER of the A-10 Warthog" I was thinking "Your going to Get Shot by the A-10!??" XD

@pnwchris2000 25 күн бұрын

Colonel Kim Campbell and her experience taking massive damage to her A-10 and having to land with zero hydraulic assistance is my favorite story about the aircraft.

@hammyyt8957 27 күн бұрын

OMG this is gonna be awesome

@DarrenEdwardsAviation 25 күн бұрын

Another phenomenal video Sam, thanks.

@pauliewalnuts240 22 күн бұрын

This plane is the most robust, practical, and intimidating plane ever made. I love the back up controls, high mounted engine, titanium tub, etc. Just a tool well designed for its purpose.

@VieskyPQC 25 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot for making a video about one of the best planes ever ❤

@Broken_dish 25 күн бұрын

the manual reversion flight control system is so epic i feel like this should be more common or atleast something more for hydraulic problems.

@fraserbritton1288 25 күн бұрын

The problem with a lot of modern fighters is the computer is actually flying the plane due to how inherently unstable their designs as for maneuverability. You couldn't really directly hand fly one in any meaningful way.

@Broken_dish 25 күн бұрын

@@fraserbritton1288 this is true thats why i said atleast something more for hydraulic problems meaning anything that could help it be more redundant maybe some of the cargo planes can have this if they dont already i think some do or just still have it think kc135 still all pullies idk for sure

@andrewwillard5625 21 күн бұрын

Easily one of my favorite planes ever am lucky enough to be near Selfridge Air Base and these beautiful hogs are stationed there get to see them every day truly is a treat.

@andreww9513 21 күн бұрын

Love seeing the ground crew getting love.

@Soninusairforcef35 27 күн бұрын

I'm going to love this I have been asking for the iconic a10 warthog

@jessehays 19 күн бұрын

Quick story, I had the pleasure of working in Boeing flight test with a dude named Stan Onami. Stan was a Japanese American that grew up in Hawaii and was a little kid at Pearl Harbor. His family later was interned and after the war he was released. He moved with his family to California. In the early 60's he put himself through college and became and engineer. Then he went to work for a company called Fairchild. There he went on to design the titanium bathtub for the A10. RIP Stan. You were a great guy.

@generalsandnapoleon 15 күн бұрын

One of my favorite military planes of all-time! Nice work.

@alanday5255 18 күн бұрын

The A-10 gave me hope on several occasions. An the Gatling gun sound gives me chills to this day.

@NoobDoesBedwars 26 күн бұрын

Brrrrrrrrrrrrt ! 🇺🇸🦅

@giovannimerced1801 25 күн бұрын

The A-10 is one of the most cool aircrafts ever made. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrp!!!

@victormanuelpolanco922 24 күн бұрын

Great quality video. The A-20 is a force of nature to reckon with.

@bikeny 25 күн бұрын

When you were discussing the protective measures, I was thinking of the Black Knight's response about it being only a flesh wound. He kept on fighting and the A-10 pilots would also keep on fighting and longer than the Knight, too. Great video. Thank you.

@brentnichols3071 25 күн бұрын

I lived in Valdosta for 4.5 years and the constant sight of A-10s and AC130s was quite the thrill for someone who grew up near a Sikorsky plant just seeing black hawks. Every time someone said "what the hell was that" it was almost always an A-10 gun run practice.

@iLikeToast201 27 күн бұрын

Can’t wait to see this one, the A-10 is a beautiful aircraft and one of my favourites!

@WilliamGuest-ht4hi 23 күн бұрын

I LOVE YOUR CONTENT. I live around the A-10 and i am exited to learn more a this bird

@olliemorgan9735 23 күн бұрын

Sam, GREAT video! Nicely done.

@wolfen946 27 күн бұрын

Can’t wait to ear his mythical gun !

@ZacharyHarpel 27 күн бұрын

Warthog go BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT

@ClassicAirsoft 24 күн бұрын

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrt......Thanks for the Video, dude i love these beast and seeing some of them flying low over ground at the Air defender exercise in the wild nature was one of the coolest things i`ve ever seen. Brrrrrrrt.....Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt the sound of freedome

@jayjenkins4721 6 күн бұрын

As a 13 year Hog Keeper with three deployments in anger with the A-10 who's usually a bit critical of these types of videos...this one was well done. It's cool to see facts instead of the folks who say things like "it fires 12,000 rounds per second"...or "it's painted black and it's the new super A-10 (my unit's heritage Black Mamba (Blacksnakes) paint job that's now on the demo team...same old A-10 as any other)". ;)

@BasedF-15Pilot 24 күн бұрын

"7Gs, doesn't happen too often," I envy this man. A-10s were my second choice for drop night.

@hammyyt8957 27 күн бұрын

YOU GOTTA DO ONE WITH DRONES to show how deadly they are

@redflametech 13 күн бұрын

These are surpisingly agile actually. I was at an air show 5 years ago or so and they had a demo with A10s, and they demonstrated how they could strafe the field, pull up, hard bank turn and be right back down strafing the opposite direction in something like 20 seconds or maybe slightly more (it's been a few years) but it was damn impressive to watch--no live ammo at the air show, just the demo of it flying that pattern. They truly are awesome to be 50 years old and still that relevant to modern warfare.

@slobo1666 23 күн бұрын

WOW 10/10 BRILLIANT THANKS SO MUCH.

@jacksonlewis8712 25 күн бұрын

FREEE BIRRRRD

@KreepaEvoX 22 күн бұрын

You can almost hear the solo under the BRRRR

@sassyu 25 күн бұрын

Just now if you hear the bbbbrrrrrrtttt you are not dead it just means you were'nt the target

@shaneta4557 17 күн бұрын

You make unbelievable content! Thank you!

@bluerider0988 25 күн бұрын

Your videos are great. Thanks for doing them.

@traxxastrickstt8409 25 күн бұрын

A-10 is my favorite plane and this is so cool to got to see it live!

@FatherManus 25 күн бұрын

America: When will we defeat you? Enemy: When pigs fly! A-10 Warthog: Roger that. Inbound.

@JaxonO-eb2qh 25 күн бұрын

I made a video about this on my channel

@jkclassy3643 23 күн бұрын

My fav aircraft ever. Big thanks to the men & woman who keep this thing airworthy and combat ready 🫡

@derekp6636 13 күн бұрын

that was really cool, thanks for sharing

@_CORVUS 25 күн бұрын

I’ve been waiting for this! 🤘🏼

@TheStopwatchGod 27 күн бұрын

Who thinks the USAF should strap some wings on an M1 Abrams tank and send it flying?

@JaxonO-eb2qh 25 күн бұрын

We already have an A-10, same thing

@EpicpotatoeYT 27 күн бұрын

Will he fly in the A-10?

@blinky5063 27 күн бұрын

He better lad

@praetorxian 27 күн бұрын

Kinda hard, it is a single seater.

@skyd8726 21 күн бұрын

There's only one 2-seater... & that lives in a museum.

@WdyWP 22 күн бұрын

My first three years in the Corps I was a part of the TACP (Tactical Air Control Party) and only got to call in A-10s a couple of times during Joint Forces Excercises. It was a cool bird to bring onto a target. I think I had my most fun with calling in sorties of A-6 loaded to the gills. Giving a pilot a 'pickle all' command made for one hell of ground pounding.

@RyGuyRy 17 күн бұрын

growing up in the lates 80s/early 90s this probably one of my favorite planes as a kid, and still to this day along with the f14. Me and my father would frequent the local hobby shop and buy models of these (along with old school 70s muscle car models, and then eventually gas/nitro powered traxxas remote control trucks). Such good times I will forever cherish those memories with my old man, among many others. Damn now im think i wanna get back in to making some models of these and cars again...