I saw an A-10 at an air show around 1990. I looked pretty impressive to me. The thing could almost fly sidewise while the pilot pivoted with the nose obviousl

I saw an A-10 at an air show around 1990. I looked pretty impressive to me. The thing could almost fly sidewise while the pilot pivoted with the nose obviously tracking a fixed point a few hundred yards out. Scary stuff if you knew what you were looking at. No gun at the show, of course, but easy to visualize what was happening: approach the target slightly off to the side, then start a spin while strafing with the gun. From the ground target's POV, you are moving past faster than most cars on a freeway, while the pilot has the target locked into view during the spin for about 2 seconds, then breaks away again at about 200 knots.