{"id":7711,"date":"2026-04-04T04:14:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T08:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/?p=7711"},"modified":"2026-04-04T04:14:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T08:14:48","slug":"hero-a-10-pilot-saved-by-titanium-bathtub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/articles\/hero-a-10-pilot-saved-by-titanium-bathtub\/","title":{"rendered":"Hero A-10 Pilot Saved by Titanium Bathtub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n \ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: Iran Reportedly Shoots Down Two U.S. Military Aircraft<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

\n Iran reportedly shot down two U.S. military aircraft<\/span><\/strong> on Friday… a\n McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle<\/strong> and a Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II<\/strong>\n (aka the “Warthog”). These are not<\/span> America’s\n most advanced<\/span> fighters<\/strong>, such as the\n Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor<\/strong>, which is composed of roughly 40% titanium<\/strong> by weight.\n <\/p>\n\n \n

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\n The A-10’s pilot<\/strong> likely survived<\/span><\/strong> because of one of\n the most unique design features<\/span><\/strong> in military aviation: its\n titanium “bathtub.”<\/strong> This armored enclosure… approximately\n 1.5 inches thick<\/strong>… surrounds the cockpit, shielding both the pilot and critical\n flight-control systems.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n If you look at ATI, Inc. (ATI)<\/strong> hitting new all-time highs<\/span><\/strong>\n in recent months, it has already priced in President Trump ramping up\n production<\/span> of U.S. fighter jets<\/strong>. However, ATI<\/strong> no longer produces\n titanium sponge<\/strong>… it all gets imported<\/span><\/strong>… and\n most titanium sponge<\/strong> is produced in China<\/strong> and Russia<\/strong>, with\n Japan being the largest friendly producer, yet Japan sources all of its titanium ore from China.\n <\/p>\n\n \n

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\n ATI<\/strong> produces high-margin titanium products<\/span><\/strong> for fighter\n jets. Now that ATI<\/strong> has been repriced, the rest of the titanium supply chain<\/strong> is\n likely to be re-rated<\/span><\/strong> next.\n <\/p>\n

\n Saga Metals (TSXV: SAGA)<\/strong> recently made North America’s\n only brand-new high-grade<\/span> titanium discovery<\/strong> with\n 22 drill holes currently pending<\/span><\/strong>.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n It is similar to how Nvidia (NVDA)<\/strong> with its high margins<\/span><\/strong>\n became the largest gainer<\/span><\/strong> in the market… but now\n undiscovered<\/span><\/strong> companies in the AI semiconductor supply\n chain<\/strong> like Trio-Tech International (TRT)<\/strong> are about to be\n re-rated<\/span><\/strong> next.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n \u2b50 Saga Metals (TSXV: SAGA)<\/strong> and Trio-Tech International (TRT)<\/strong> rank among the most important discoveries of our careers.<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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\n Past performance is not indicative of future results. NIA is not an investment advisor and does not provide\n investment advice. Always do your own research and make your own investment decisions. NIA has received\n compensation from SAGA of US$100,000 cash for a twelve-month marketing contract. This communication is for\n informational and educational purposes only.<\/em>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: Iran Reportedly Shoots Down Two U.S. Military Aircraft Iran reportedly shot down two U.S. military aircraft on Friday… a McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and a Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (aka the “Warthog”). These are not America’s most advanced fighters, such as the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, which is composed of roughly 40% […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7713,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[278,78,26,274,8,272,127],"class_list":["post-7711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-ati","tag-nvda","tag-politics","tag-saga","tag-technology","tag-titanium","tag-trt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7711"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7714,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7711\/revisions\/7714"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}