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Re:Dark spot under cockpit of A-10s by logfromblammo on Thursday March 06, 2014 @12:29PM (#7355153)
Used for propulsion, the GAU-8 would run out of "fuel" after only 18 seconds, and would burn out its barrels after 5 minutes.
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Re:Dark spot under cockpit of A-10s by sp332 on Thursday March 06, 2014 @01:22PM (#7355557)
At top speed, the Bugatti Veyron's tires only last 15 minutes. But that's OK, because the fuel tank only lasts 12 minutes.
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Re:Dark spot under cockpit of A-10s by angersock on Thursday March 06, 2014 @12:37PM (#7355215)
Yes, yes, but what a glorious 18 seconds!
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