General / Off-Topic The US DOD has announced development of the new A-10X for the US Space Force

[voidwalker]

DISCLAIMER: In case you couldn't tell, this post is a joke. This aircraft doesn't exist, and is a mish-mash of parts from the A-10, the F/A-18, and a little bit of Viper VII from BSG, made to resemble an X-Wing from Star Wars.

 

[Chaparral]

XWings. That's cool.

 

[EUS]

Homer designed, close the wings!

 

[Arry]

Looks like it is going to be another Bell X-1 project, to me.

 

[insanephoton]

Stranger things have been propsed by the US DoD before.

 

[Caramel Clown]

Xhog.

 

[Chris Simon]

Stranger things have been propsed by the US DoD before.

My personal favourite.

 

[Speedcuffs]

My personal favourite.

Goblin?

 

[Shadowdancer]

My personal favourite.

They remembered the Me-163 and immediately looked for someone to hold their beer? Looks like a bomber-carried suicide craft.

 

[Shinji Ikari]

It reminded me of this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II

 

[Vasco Sapien]

 

[DDastardly00]

I see your A-10X and raise you 1000 Imperial Credits! This though is actually real, the X-37B that is. This thing even has Ion engines, if that sounds familiar then it's because Tie Fighters have Ion Engines, at least according to Star Wars Lore



https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/us-ai...-plane-about-start-testing-tie-fighter-engine

So basically, to sum this up, we are testing unmanned space craft that look like the Space Shuttle with Tie Fighter Engines in space.

[haha]

'Cue Star Wars Tie Fighter Laser blast sounds'

 

[insanephoton]

I see your A-10X and raise you 1000 Imperial Credits! This though is actually real, the X-37B that is. This thing even has Ion engines, if that sounds familiar then it's because Tie Fighters have Ion Engines, at least according to Star Wars Lore



https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/us-ai...-plane-about-start-testing-tie-fighter-engine

So basically, to sum this up, we are testing unmanned space craft that look like the Space Shuttle with Tie Fighter Engines in space.

[haha]

'Cue Star Wars Tie Fighter Laser blast sounds'

Ah yes Star Wars blaster fire, slower than a speeding bullet. ​

https://www.wired.com/2012/05/star-wars-blaster-speed/

 

[Bigmaec]

Needs 4 GAU-8/A Avenger on the wingtips... moar dakka!

 

[Chris Simon]

Needs 4 GAU-8/A Avenger on the wingtips... moar dakka!

You'd probably need to put an afterburner on all four engines just to keep going forward with 4 GAU-8s

 

[Bigmaec]

You'd probably need to put an afterburner on all four engines just to keep going forward with 4 GAU-8s

As I just read after this thread the Gau-8 does produce more recoil then the engine thrust of one of the Warthogs engines

 

[Chris Simon]

As I just read after this thread the Gau-8 does produce more recoil then the engine thrust of one of the Warthogs engines

Yep, it's probably the most awesome gun ever produced.

 

[Deleted member 110222]

Yep, it's probably the most awesome gun ever produced.

Good thing I played arcade flight combat over sim'!

My A-10 had seven of the beauties... Yes, I used it as my dogfighter. Guns only. Missiles are for the weak.

 

[lysan]

LMAO i Raise you with....

Spoiler

 

[Patrick_68000]

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DISCLAIMER: In case you couldn't tell, this post is a joke. This aircraft doesn't exist, and is a mish-mash of parts from the A-10, the F/A-18, and a little bit of Viper VII from BSG, made to resemble an X-Wing from Star Wars.

I want it !