Yeah I missed the show. Showed up out of training just as it kicked off. It was funny when they got back though because they all taxied very slow from being used to the heavy load out as you mentioned.
No doubt from your perspective. I guess I swing both ways! I spent a year as an ALO (on loan to the army to “advise” them on air power). As an A-10 dude (at that point) I could hardly buy my own beer in the club. Everybody had a A-10s saved my ass story. Different tools for different...
Lots of similarity’s. Not underpowered but over dragged. Can haul a lot of hate (ordnance). Heavily armored.
A-10/p-47= pickup truck — Awesome tool, fun to drive
F-16/p-51= sports car. — higher performance but smaller cargo capability Exciting to drive
Wish I had first hand...
They mos definitely had big brass ones. Slow hand salute!
But to answer your question, Bernoulli principle still working and lift >or= weight and thrust >or= drag. Standard over engineered Boeing product. Until recently anyway….