Stuka and Sturmovik — The Aircraft That Inspired the A-10

[Gunter_Severloh]

Check this out, never knew this, pretty good read

https://medium.com/war-is-boring/stuka-and-sturmovik-the-aircraft-that-inspired-the-a-10-8c8d885d61db

[Raven109]

You could add the Duck to this family. Maybe not as famous (no sirens, no heavy armor like the Sturmovik was known to have, although it also had a bath-tub), but designed in the spirit of the CAS mentality. 

Edited May 15, 2020 by Raven109

[Gunter_Severloh]

Your referring to the Henschel Hs 129, or the Grumman J2F Duck which im guessing would be the Duck (J2F-6)?

 

[Lusekofte]

It inspired maybe. Stuka was a product inspired by a us naval double decker 

A 10 is a development made due to experience made from countless conflicts since ww2. Corsair in Korea  mohawk and bronco in Vietnam. 
Design is a line of events since brother s wright took the first flight. A 10 with engines away from fueltanks And a big gatling gun proved to be the way to best fly slow and low over enemy. 
In Iraq they cleaned up a Bronco to do slow recce. 

[Rodwonder]

 

This... Douglas A-1 Skyraider is the direct predecessor of the A-10.

Edited May 17, 2020 by Rodwonder

[Tyberan]

The Skyraider now that's a beast of a plane, larger bomb load then a B17. 

[Blooddawn1942]

It has the same engine as the P-47, hasn't it? 

Anyway... I would love to have this beast for DCS.