What noise does an A-10 make?

What noise does an A-10 make?

This powerful ground-attack aircraft is a flying tank that comes with enough weaponry to terrorize any foe. You’re probably familiar with the A-10 warplane’s signature sound: a loud, buzzing burst of machine-gun fire from the skies.

How many rounds does an A-10 fire per second?

The cannon’s original design could be switched by the pilot to 2,100 or 4,200 rounds per minute; this was later changed to a fixed rate of 3,900 rounds per minute. The cannon takes about half a second to reach top speed, so 50 rounds are fired during the first second, 65 or 70 rounds per second thereafter.

Does the a10 Warthog break the sound barrier?

A-10 Thunderbolt II “Warthogs” have a max speed of about 439 miles per hour, far short of the 768 mph needed to break the sound barrier. B-2 bombers have a max speed of Mach 0.95, or 630 mph, and are not capable of breaking the sound barrier.

How many rounds per minute can an A 10 Warthog fire?

The cannon can fire a range of ammunition, including armour-piercing incendiary rounds (API) weighing up to 0.75kg, or uranium-depleted 0.43kg API rounds. The magazine can hold 1,350 rounds of ammunition. The pilot can select a firing rate of 2,100 or 4,200 rounds a minute.

Why does the A-10 sound like that?

The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt was built for close air support. Soldiers and airmen nicknamed it “Warthog,” due to the guttural belch made by its giant 30mm GAU-8 Avenger rotary cannon that sticks out its mouth. You can hear the sound in this YouTube video.

What is 30mm bullet?

The 30 mm caliber is a specific size of autocannon ammunition. Such ammunition includes NATO standard 30×113mmB, 30×173mm (STANAG 4624), and 35x228mm NATO rounds, Soviet 30×165mm, 30x210mmB, and 37×250mm, Yugoslav 30x192mm, and Czechoslovak 30x210mmCz rounds which are widely used around the world.

Can the a10 dogfight?

Can Warthogs dogfight? Conventional wisdom says slow attack jets like the A-10 can’t dogfight. The Thunderbolt II’s 30mm GAU-8/A Gatling gun can fire 3,900 rounds a minute and can defeat an array of ground targets to include tanks.

What is the Brrrt noise?

Perhaps better known is the iconic “BRRRT” sound of the A-10’s 30 mm, 1,174 round gun as heard from the ground, a sound that US infantrymen have come to equate with salvation and safety. We can roll in and precisely go after the target while it keeps Americans safe.”

Why does a-10 Warthog make that sound?

The Warthog’s shreik signals help is on the way. The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt was built for close air support. Soldiers and airmen nicknamed it “Warthog,” due to the guttural belch made by its giant 30mm GAU-8 Avenger rotary cannon that sticks out its mouth. You can hear the sound in this YouTube video.

How many bullets does a warthog shoot a second?

That’s 30 rounds per second. The GAU-8 came first. The A-10 was built around it. The original design had the cannon centered under the aircraft, but testers found that the GAU-8 was so powerful, it pushed the A-10 off target when fired.

What sound does a bullet make when firing?

The BANG of gunfire is not the only sound associated with firing a bullet; there’s also an audible crack when the bullet passes by someone. This ‘crack’ is heard because some bullets travel at speeds that are greater than the speed of sound itself.

How do guns Shoot Loud?

The process goes something like this: you pull the trigger, the bullet leaves the muzzle, there is a loud noise and you experience a forceful jerk in the ‘firing’ hand (recoil). Also, you can add a spinning cartridge flying out of the gun for dramatic effect. Now, where does the loud bang come from in all of this?

Why do Bullets pop when fired from a gun?

Therefore, after the bullet exits the barrel, the pressure of the explosion (that occurred in the back) is suddenly released. This is the reason there’s such a loud BANG when you fire. A champagne bottle also produces a popping sound when it’s uncorked.

Why do we see a flash before we hear a sound?

It is because your ears are behind your eyes, so you see the flash before you hear the sound. Because light travels at 186,000 MILES per second (yes, in a vacuum) whereas sound travels 1,087 FEET per second. Even making allowances for atmosphere, light travels so fast it appears to be instantaneous to an observer.