On: Dark spot under cockpit of A-10s

[stcredzero]

Guns producing more recoil than an aircraft's powertrain is nothing new.

Yes, but AFAIK, the A-10 is the only plane that was designed by starting with a BFG, then building a plane around it.

[dylanrw → stcredzero]

You are forgetting the Bell P-39 Aircobra and P-63 King Cobra, both airframes designed around their cannon.

[stcredzero → dylanrw]

Ah, yeah, though I wasn't aware they really did start with the particular gun and work their out. Ok, yeah, they even had the specific gun in mind! The Oldsmobile T9 Cannon, you learn something new everyday!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra#Circular_Pr...

[auctiontheory → stcredzero]

Upvoted for the elegant use of "BFG."

[stcredzero → auctiontheory]

Sometimes "elegant" == "obvious"