Don’t worry, Warthogs will soon be retrofitted with drone remote control, so the chain of guilt will be broken. Plus it’s the only legal and politically acceptable way of getting rid of all that DU. It’s not like Native Americans are going to allow it back into their jurisdictions. I mean, haven’t they suffered enough…

Opinions (they’re like assholes) differ on whether SU25=A9… they look so uncannily similar it seems quite plausible. And whether it’s a direct copy or an emulation… well, who cares? Soviets were stealing our plans wholesale in the 70’s-80’s… could have even been intentionally leaked by US. SU-25 losses in Afghanistan…

A-10 is apparently much more survivable than SU-25… though successful ejection in IS territory is probably not all that survivable. You are correct to point out recent SU-25 losses in Ukraine (5 and counting). Iraqi’s are using SU-25 in the current conflict, but no reported crashes or shoot downs.

Mee-YOW!

I don’t know what it is, but I am guessing the green-shorted birkenstud in the background is the target consumer.

Yes, Ron’s AirCam was built specifically as a photography platform. He’s an amazing photographer, you should check out his site, ronlowery.com for more info on his plane and his work.

I know, I know… I have flown in an “ultralight”: my neighbor’s AirCam. Flying is amazing, especially in an open cockpit.

Because there is the sound of 10,000 angry bees a few inches behind your head?

On a Subaru, the hood scoop is actually functional, if you remove the blocking panel. The scoop is there for when you replace the motor with a 2.5 turbo pulled from a salvaged WRX. Nothing fake about that. ;-)

This. This. This.

Yes: imagine the load on the outside rear when you hit the kinky uphill grade. It looks like the suspension and tire just disintegrated.

So, it appears the left rear blew? Definitely the worst (but most probable) spot for that to happen.

red table wine is a wonderful drug.

That hood is standard because eventually every one of these cars will get a built turbo/intercooled EJ and go rallycrossing or street racing. And the scoops and vents are functional after you remove the seal-off panels. I actually own an OBS, and though it lacks an intercooler (for now, while the 230,000 mile EJ-22 is…

That is a "grumper"... fronting as a grill, but it's really a bumper. I thought that was the worst until I saw the "grood" on the new Cherokee:

This one next please. It’s why ‘ol toofless is smiling.

It’s a Saaburu… Saab smile on a Subaru .

Yeah! Saaburu.

Yes, that’s close to what I want. Hatch plus moar powar. Honestly, something in the middle would be nicer, as Crosstrek's 8" clearance is overkill.

bwahahah!