Vampyr Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 I just read this article about the whole upgrade dilemma with the A-10 fleet: http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/20106/the-air-force-may-have-managed-to-quietly-ground-roughly-a-third-of-the-a-10-fleet Despite initial plans in 2007 to upgrade all of its approximately 280 aircraft with new “thick” wings, the service stopped after a little more than 170 had received the modifications. What exactly does the author mean by "new thick wings"? Wouldn't bolting on thicker wings change the aerodynamics of the entire aircraft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederf Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Should be the skin material. The ribs are probably redesigned for the thicker skin for the same exterior dimensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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