# FAIRCHILD A-10 THUNDERBOLT II WARTHOG CAPABILITIES & SORTIE SURGE 23374

This color film, AVR-140, is a U.S. Air Force audiovisual presentation about the A-10 capabilities and testing during a sortie surge on February 8, 1977. The A-10 attack aircraft were tested in Gila Bend, Arizona. Before the day was over, each plane flew 17 missions. The plane taxis in and the wheels are blocked. The ground crew works quickly to restock it with ammunition; large depleted uranium armor-piercing shells (:08- 1:40 ). The A-10 flies directly at the camera, passes by, and drops on a target ( 1:41 - 2:18 ). Ground crews quickly run to service the plane ( 2:32 - 2:40 ). The 30 mm GAU-8/A Avenger autocannon is shown ( 2:43 ). Another A-10 taxis in around a corner ( 2:45 - 2:53 ). The guns in action blow up targets ( 2:54 - 3:19 ). An imaging infrared maverick missile is attached and shown in action ( 3:20 - 4:20 ) and during stringent testing to try and fool it ( 4:21 - 4:52 ). For survivability, the A-10 has the autocannon, titanium armor plate shield protecting the pilot and the flight control system, self-sealing fuel tanks, redundant systems, twin engines widely separated, and cool exhausts ( 4:53 - 5:20 ). Pilots board their planes and take off ( 5:35 - 6:04 ). Pilots showcase maneuverability by flying low to the desert ground before rising ( 6:05 - 6:30 ). A gunner’s sights show what trying to track such a plane would entail ( 6:31 - 6:55 ). Targets are hit by bombs and explode ( 6:56 - 7:35 ). Next is the surge test conducted that date. A small auxiliary…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/23374A10CapabilitiesAndSortieSurge_201804)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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