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[Mathijs Kok]

Another project that's in development that you have not seen yet... Release 2010, more information to come.

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[timc]

Another project that's in development that you have not seen yet... Release 2010, more information to come.

Now that is interesting!

[Gaura Mohana]

It looks really awesome. btw is this a military plane?

[Thralni]

It looks really awesome. btw is this a military plane?

Yes, yes it is. There already is a FS2004 version of it, which looks and feels great. Glad to see it's coming to FSX!

[Gaura Mohana]

Great then

btw does the real plane have glass cockpits? or analog? (i understand it is too early to ask about the FS plane, but im pretty sure it will be pretty much the same as in real life)

[Gaura Mohana]

awesome. thanks man

My next question is directed to the developers....

will this plane have the updated glass cockpit, or analog?

[VinFlyer]

Another project that's in development that you have not seen yet... Release 2010, more information to come.

Ah, finally Great news.

[liam727]

Ah, finally Great news.

not a developer, but my bet will be glass. glad this is being remade for fsx! such a unique jet.

[Designer Paule]

Great news one of my fav with the starfighter in military. Use
to have A-10 base here at Pope in Fayetteville

[Mathijs Kok]

not a developer, but my bet will be glass. glad this is being remade for fsx! such a unique jet.

Not sure on cockpit type. Glass stuff is way more expensive in development.

[Bruce Hamilton]

I'm more curious about the sound set than gauges on the panel. If you've ever heard a real A-10, you know what I mean.

[captmjk]

First off, I'm very glad the hog is still on the books.

As for glass vs. analog, the only A-10s flying today are the A-10C models, which have been retrofitted with two MFDs. Having spent time on an A-10C FMT, and heard the jets at extremely close range (For startup, taxi, and takeoff) many times during base visits, I can honestly say they are both VERY important, but I'd take an accurate C model cockpit over a hyper-realistic soundset if I could only pick one.

[Shaun Fletcher]

I'm more curious about the sound set than gauges on the panel. If you've ever heard a real A-10, you know what I mean.

Yes sure have heard one up close and getting personal.

[Tyrion]

I'm more curious about the sound set than gauges on the panel. If you've ever heard a real A-10, you know what I mean.

I've only heard it once, quite some time ago,
but I remember the sound clearly.
Very, very unique sound...

[Roadburner426]

Very great news! Thanks for the preview shots. Yet another great aircraft coming our way sometime in the future. By the way my vote is for the analogue cockpit. I will be happy with whichever winds up in the final product though.

[intrepid]

Another project that's in development that you have not seen yet... Release 2010, more information to come.

I am sooo happy the Hog is back on
Always loved the phrase " Go Ugly Early "
The earlier you can get this beast out the better
Great screen shots by the way
Thank You
Randy

[Designer Paule]

The sound on it is AWESOME especially hearing them flying out of POPE, years ago there was a base in Myrtle Beach
and they would do training runs up the coast. Saw at many an airshow. An airman from another town I used to live in
was one of the first killed in Desert Storm he was flying an A-10 if the story was correct.

[saprintz]

The sound on it is AWESOME especially hearing them flying out of POPE, years ago there was a base in Myrtle Beach
and they would do training runs up the coast. Saw at many an airshow. An airman from another town I used to live in
was one of the first killed in Desert Storm he was flying an A-10 if the story was correct.

There's a really good Desert Storm story (a "Wings" episode, I think) about an A-10 that got extremely shot up, large portion of one wing literally just gone, and the pilot still brought it home successfully. Amazing. That same episode has lots of good A-model HUD footage. Yummy.

[Mathijs Kok]

There's a really good Desert Storm story (a "Wings" episode, I think) about an A-10 that got extremely shot up, large portion of one wing literally just gone, and the pilot still brought it home successfully. Amazing. That same episode has lots of good A-model HUD footage. Yummy.

You know why the engines are on those "stilts"? To avoid one hit wrecking both. That whole aircraft is designed to fly into hell and come out. If you ever get close to one, do touch it. It feels like it is one massive block of steel. Not at all like other aircraft.

[Designer Paule]

There's a really good Desert Storm story (a "Wings" episode, I think) about an A-10 that got extremely shot up, large portion of one wing literally just gone, and the pilot still brought it home successfully. Amazing. That same episode has lots of good A-model HUD footage. Yummy.

Yeah I saw that some years ago on Discovery . Seeing the planes fly low along the sc nc coast years ago doing practice runs above the water long before Desert Storm you just had to see it. It was while they were stationed at Myrtle beach.

[BPL]

Just a few days ago, I was riding down the road in my hometown and saw five A-10's flying very low (No more than 500 ft. AGL, I'd say). They came from the west and flew a circle just northwest of where I was. They were making very abrupt maneuvers and banking their wings back and forth at close to 90 degree bank angles. Then they flew off to the east and out of sight. The next day at dusk, we turned onto the street where I live to see a fast, low-flying aircraft banking off to the east. I couldn't make out what type of aircraft it was because it was getting dark; I could only see the lights. We then noticed three low contrails from jets flying in formation over our house. I've never seen anything like this in this area. I guess this is normal down in Fayetteville, Designer Paule, but I've never seen anything like this in Burlington. I've seen low flying Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters (Probably going to the airport to refuel.), but I've never seen low-flying military jets here. Any idea what that was all about?

[Designer Paule]

Just a few days ago, I was riding down the road in my hometown and saw five A-10's flying very low (No more than 500 ft. AGL, I'd say). They came from the west and flew a circle just northwest of where I was. They were making very abrupt maneuvers and banking their wings back and forth at close to 90 degree bank angles. Then they flew off to the east and out of sight. The next day at dusk, we turned onto the street where I live to see a fast, low-flying aircraft banking off to the east. I couldn't make out what type of aircraft it was because it was getting dark; I could only see the lights. We then noticed three low contrails from jets flying in formation over our house. I've never seen anything like this in this area. I guess this is normal down in Fayetteville, Designer Paule, but I've never seen anything like this in Burlington. I've seen low flying Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters (Probably going to the airport to refuel.), but I've never seen low-flying military jets here. Any idea what that was all about?

The A-10s no longer fly around Fayetteville like they used too because Pope Air Base was turned over to the army a few years back and I think the some of the A-10s went to Shaw AFB in SC. That base is along I-20 about hr and half drive from here sw.
May have been some manuvers going on. Back after the Haiti earthquake alot of traffic flying out in the ways of C-130s and C-17. On my morning and afternoon duty post at school you can see alot of traffic sometimes because of being located off the runway a few miles. Awesome seeing the C-17s fly in groups sometimes one right after the other.

[BPL]

The A-10s no longer fly around Fayetteville like they used too because Pope Air Base was turned over to the army a few years back and I think the some of the A-10s went to Shaw AFB in SC. That base is along I-20 about hr and half drive from here sw.
May have been some manuvers going on. Back after the Haiti earthquake alot of traffic flying out in the ways of C-130s and C-17. On my morning and afternoon duty post at school you can see alot of traffic sometimes because of being located off the runway a few miles. Awesome seeing the C-17s fly in groups sometimes one right after the other.

I forgot about Pope AFB being turned over to the army. My dad was visiting his sister in Fayetteville last year, and he got some video of some C-17's flying low in groups one right after the other like you were talking about. Pretty cool seeing those A-10's the other day. I've never seen anything like that in Burlington. My grandfather remembers staying in a cabin on Kerr Lake in northern NC years ago and seeing military aircraft practice bombing runs on the dam. That must have been really cool.

[gsnde]

Now that is great news! I will buy it on date of release - I love the FS9 version

[saprintz]

The A-10s no longer fly around Fayetteville like they used too because Pope Air Base was turned over to the army a few years back and I think the some of the A-10s went to Shaw AFB in SC. That base is along I-20 about hr and half drive from here sw.
May have been some manuvers going on. Back after the Haiti earthquake alot of traffic flying out in the ways of C-130s and C-17. On my morning and afternoon duty post at school you can see alot of traffic sometimes because of being located off the runway a few miles. Awesome seeing the C-17s fly in groups sometimes one right after the other.

I live w/in an hour of Martin State airport, near Baltimore, USA. There's an A-10 squadron there, 175th, I'd guess ~25 planes. An ANG unit. Before 9-11 (maybe farther back), there was a viewing area looking right down runway 15's center-line, just outside the fence, maybe 1/4 to 1/2 mile from runway end. Incredible to see (and hear) them fly the way they did. They flew the circuits at 1500 feet, sometimes that high all the way through downwind (just for a little fun I guess!) and then descending *rapidly* and beautifully to a very short final. Just that engine sound... geeze... like it's talking to you -- "I'm bad news."

Saw the shells at an Andrews AFB open house a few times, and before that would never have guessed anything that big could come out of a tactical aircraft that size. This is not me in the pic, but may I post this? http://rvtravel.com/...llet-711123.jpg

[m davies]

I do miss the A-10s flying around here (RAF Woodbridge / Bentwaters ) and was sad to see them go when the bases closed, the Spangdahlem flight came to Lakenheath recently whilst their home runway was resurfaced, but work stopped any chance of a visit to see the old girls at play. The A-10 is not pretty but it certainly has presence up close.

Best

Michael

[Robert S]

Now that is great news! I will buy it on date of release - I love the FS9 version

I love the FS9 version too! Now I wonder if they will include project credits and the picture of a sexy pin-up girl in the avionics selection switches again, LOL!!!

[JamesChams]

Aerosoft Staff,
Glad to see that this project is now in the works.... Only question I have at this point is, will it have mission capability or be purely just for flight?
And, can you add the Shockwave Lights? (like you did with the F-16); Only make the night lights (Visible through HUD) work in VC mode along with the collimated, etc. features of the HUD.

Thank you.

[Mathijs Kok]

Aerosoft Staff,
Glad to see that this project is now in the works.... Only question I have at this point is, will it have mission capability or be purely just for flight?
And, can you add the Shockwave Lights? (like you did with the F-16); Only make the night lights (Visible through HUD) work in VC mode along with the collimated, etc. features of the HUD.

Thank you.

Nothing decided on any of that.

[StormtrooperSHQ]

btw the Aerosoft A-10 works in FSX. REX2/GEX Europe

Aerosoft A-10 at RAF Bentwaters/Woodbridge (by ACG)

[josicosi]

any more shots from the A 10? I would like to see the new one A10 with new sistems and graphics implemented.

[m davies]

Hopefully there will be some new shots in the near future, most of the current work is fine tunning small details on the mesh, which means general screen shots wont look much different I'm afraid.

A hand injury is slowing things at the moment, but back up to full speed soon I hope.

Apologies for the delay.

Regards

Michael

[bionicCrab]

Apologies for the delay.

Don't be, I'm sure like me the rest of the A-10 fans are quite patient.

[Cody Bergland]

I worked on A-10s when I was in the USAF at Eielson AFB. The biggest thing I remember about them, and I will NEVER forget, is I loved them simply because they were not as loud as the F-16s!

In all seriousness though, I spent a lot of time around these birds. The sound is indeed distinct, and in my opinion soothing. All the cockpits had two MFDs like described as well as a plethora of analog gauges. In all reality, the MFDs were just to upgrade the avionics to keep up with the more modern weapons available. The majority of these cockpits is still analog, and sitting in one you realize you're sitting in a 1970s/80s strike aircraft.

Of note, one of the things I appreciated the most about A-10s was the difference in the pilots compared to the regular "fighter jocks." A typical F-16/F-15/ETC pilot tended to be a by the book, clean shaven, follow procedures A type personality. I found that the A-10 pilots I met liked to drink beer, had guts, and wouldn't be beyond getting in a fight. There is a completely different mentality when you are doing CAS, especially at the altitude these guys are operating at. I saw A-10 pilots risk everything to save men on the ground....

[Mathijs Kok]

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