The HGU-55/P helmet provides A-10 pilots a central interface for everything ... Anton King, 75th Fighter Squadron pilot. "If we lose cockpit pressure at altitude, we're already breathing through ...

Warthog is facing retirement, but what do the pilots who flew it think? An experienced A-10 pilot reacts to the end of this iconic close air support aircraft, discussing its impact, strengths, and ...

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AFNS) — Maj. Kim Campbell, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot here, shared her story with Women's History Month luncheon guests March 15, 2010, about a mission in ...

The Air Force’s decision to award the contract to Fairchild Republic—which went on to build the A-10 Warthog—proved to be one of the greatest decisions Pentagon acquisitions experts have ever made.

The A-10 Warthog was designed as a World War II-era ... “titanium bathtub” due to its armored cocoon which shields the pilot and cockpit from ground fire. This coat enables the crew to ...