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From: larmo@pro-odyssey.cts.com (System Administrator)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: A10 armor
Message-ID: <1991Feb6.024038.16048@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 6 Feb 91 02:40:38 GMT
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From: larmo@pro-odyssey.cts.com (System Administrator)


>I know the pilot is pretty much surrounded by it but
>what about the jet engine pods and the fuel tanks, are they armored
>to? It is designed to withstand cannon fire up to 37mm I believe so
>how thick does this require it to be? 

The A-10 is NOT armour plated, The pilot sits in what is a titanium bathtub
with about 6" thick walls. this forms the cockpit area that the pilot and all
his flight cotrols/instruments aree in. the rest of the aircraft is designed
to survive ground fire. the fuel tanks are non exploding, there are several
flight surfaces that can sustain servere damage and still funtion. you could
vertually loose an engine and still fly.

Basically the pilot is proteckted in an aircraft that can survive heavy fire
from the ground.

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