The Politics of Building a Weapon: Early History of the A-10 Warthog.

Close Air Support failed in the Korean War.  It failed again in the Vietnam War.  The Army had had it with the Air Force and its distain for the land battle.  So, Army leaders designed a super-helicopter that cost twice as much as any fighter jet of the time.  This threatened Air

Force budgets and so forced the fly guys to very reluctantly design America’s first and only Close Air Support attack jet.  This fully illustrated presentation details the design considerations that resulted in the truly ugly and supremely effective Warthog.

Instructor:  Ed Herlek : BS in Engineering and Political Science from the US Air Force Academy and MA in National Security Studies from California State University. Ed is a recognized authority on “near space” or stratospheric unmanned systems. He is a pilot (both military and civilian aircraft), and served in the Air Force Space Command developing unmanned systems.

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