A-10 Warthog: the Plane the Air Force Wants to Kill

And why does the Air Force want to kill the A-10?

1. It’s ugly. The fact that it’s extremely effective matters less to them.
2. It’s slow. Who would want a plane that can’t fly at Mach 2? Never mind that Mach 2 has almost no military value.
3. It supports ground troops. That’s not something the Air Force particularly wants to do.
4. It doesn’t engage in air combat. Flying it, you can’t pretend you are in the glorious tradition of Manfred von Richthofen.
5. It doesn’t cost a lot.
6. It’s ugly.