The Super Armored Aircraft that was Impossible to Take Down

Didn't this aircraft loose to the A-10?

So if America 🇺🇸 didn’t have air defense, they would’ve lost the war

CAS = long loiter time + survivability + lethality

Bombs weren't on the wingtips. Dumb.

Reminds me of a cross between an A-10 and a Skyraider.

Did the YA-9 ever become a production aircraft?

At the time the decision was made, the A-10's engine was farther along in development. The peculiar mounting made for less direct paths for ground fire to the engines. There were some problems early in production with the cannon smoke affecting turbine blades. The Projection Unit (PU, aka HUD) went through two combiner upgrades to improve pilot viewing angles. Also built into the PU was a rudimentary target aiming system for use in case of a failure of the main electrical power, another bit of redundancy built into the design. The wheels do not retract into the wing fully, to allow landing in case the landing gear cannot be extended. I tested and aligned scores of PUs where they were manufactured in San Jose.

There is no such thing as an aircraft that is impossible to take down, just like there is no such thing as an unsinkable ship.

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If the A10 didn't go through Fairchild would cease to exist....so they ponied up the bribe money the politicians would require.

I'm annoyed that the US didn't use those to help defend Ukraine against Russia, yet they used those same assets, and countless others, to defend Kuwait. And that's all despite the fact the UK and US each signed a legally-binding defence pact with Ukraine, but not Kuwait.

all that technology against an enemy with out even one aircraft.......

A10 was and is the best aircraft ever made for ground support.

The precurser to the A 10

the reason the a10 was chosen was because of the fighter mafia bullshit. and bailing out a failing company. not because its a useful aircraft in any reguard.

The A-10 is a sniper rifle with wings that can also drop a bomb on your head... MERICA

A10......best close air support of all time.

Watching videos like this always makes me wonder... how long until "our" government turns these weapons against American citizens? Don't get me wrong, I ALMOST trust Washington DC.

Air Force finally killed the Hog..they'll all be phased out within 5 years...

It'll be interesting to see what part the AT802 will play in combat along side the A10

The YA-9 looks remarkably similar to the SU25 ….

The first "A10"...

...it looks like a SU-25 Frogfoot........

American su 25

You don’t spell out the acronym, it’s just pronounced CAS

A-9 = susceptible tp ground fire on engines, etc
A-10 = moved engines and other electronics up to minimize ground fire damage..

The A9 looks a lot like the frog foot too me

"IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE DOWN" WHY does one post such ABSURDLY HYPERBOLIC TITLES ???

Is this a deliberate rehash of the 'Unsinkable Titanic'?
Sorry, but such absurd, clickbait titles earn a THUMBS DOWN.

This looks an awful lot like a Su-25... hmmmmm

One of my uncles flew a Skyraider off the Coral Sea.

The American SU-25 Frogfoot

it's just a coincidence that the SU25 looks almost exactly like this plane...

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"north vietnamese troop were decimated"... uh, no! they nva and vietcongs were underground. american air raids kill more farmers & children than soldiers

Sure looks like the A-10 on paper, same basic idea.

Who else didn’t know this existed until now?

The Russian FrogFoot was absolutely influenced by the YA-9... The FrogFoot is a design that works and has a couple of irrelevant advantages over the A-10.

Looks a little like a Su-25..🤔🤔

No YA-9 ever flew over Vietnam.

As a vet who got to watch the A-10 close up. I'm a fan of how it got there. Extremely thankful for it too

It's the A 10s mom

Flying artillery

The YA-9 looks very similar to the Russian frogfoot. Coincidence?

the american frogfoot!

American su-25

YAY! YT's gone back to the old format!! Thank you!

none the less

The a9 kind of reminds me of a tigercat.