A-10 Pilot Fights For Her Life — The Deadly Iraq Ambush

Описание: During the Thunder Run into Baghdad, A-10 Warthog pilot Captain Kim "KC" Campbell flew a close air support mission for the US Army's 3rd Infantry Division as they fought to cross the Tigris River. After her attack runs, a surface-to-air missile struck the back of her jet, severed both hydraulic systems, and tore a football-sized hole through her right horizontal stabilizer. This video reconstructs the engagement and breaks down how the A-10's Manual Reversion Flight Control System — a backup of cables, pulleys, and trim tabs — let Campbell fly and land a jet with more than a hundred holes in it, and why the Warthog remains the most survivable close air support aircraft ever built. We cover the GAU-8 Avenger cannon, why guns beat bombs when friendlies are danger close, the A-10's dual hydraulic system and titanium "bathtub" armor, and the harrowing manual-reversion landing that earned Campbell the Distinguished Flying Cross.

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