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From: nak%archie@att.att.com (Neil A Kirby)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: A10 armor
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Date: 7 Feb 91 01:18:18 GMT
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From: nak%archie@att.att.com (Neil A Kirby)
In article <1991Feb6.024038.16048@cbnews.att.com> larmo@pro-odyssey.cts.com (System Administrator) writes:
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>The A-10 is NOT armour plated, The pilot sits in what is a titanium bathtub
>with about 6" thick walls. 

Corrections here: The thickness of the armour is 8mm, not 6 inches.  Six
inches is about right for a heavy cruiser, not an airplane.  

The survivability of the aircraft is legendary.  In particular, they even
survive mid-air collisions with each other.  I read of two incidents in
1980 where A10's mid-aired and flew home.  One of the collisions was head
on, and both aircraft flew home.

Neil Kirby