and it looks like work has been underway to use an A-10 for just this purpose for a while. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II#

and it looks like work has been underway to use an A-10 for just this purpose for a while. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II#Other_uses http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunder...