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Technical Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 53 ft 4 in (16.26 m)
- Wingspan : 57 ft 6 in (17.53 m)
- Height: 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)
- Wing area: 506 ft² (47.0 m²)
- Airfoil: NACA 6716 root, NACA 6713 tip
- Empty weight: 24,959 lb (11,321 kg)
- Loaded weight: 30,384 lb (13,782 kg) On CAS mission: 47,094 lb (21,361 kg)
On anti-armor mission: 42,071 lb (19,083 kg) - Max. takeoff weight: 50,000 lb (23,000 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × General Electric TF34-GE-100A turbofans, 9,065 lbf (40.32 kN) each
- Never exceed speed: 450 knots (518 mph,[95] 833 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,500 m) with 18 Mk 82 bombs[96]
- Maximum speed: 381 knots (439 mph, 706 km/h) at sea level, clean[95]
- Cruise speed: 300 knots (340 mph, 560 km/h)
- Stall speed: 120 knots (138 mph, 220 km/h) [97]
- Combat radius:
- On CAS mission: 250 nmi (288 mi, 460 km) at 1.88 hour single-engine loiter at 5,000 ft (1,500 m), 10 min combat
- On anti-armor mission: 252 nmi (290 mi, 467 km), 40 nm (45 mi, 75 km)) sea-level penetration and exit, 30 min combat
- Ferry range: 2,240 nmi (2,580 mi, 4,150 km) with 50 knot (55 mph, 90 km/h) headwinds, 20 minutes reserve
- Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,700 m)
- Rate of climb: 6,000 ft/min (30 m/s)
- Wing loading: 99 lb/ft² (482 kg/m²)
- Thrust/weight: 0.36
- Guns: 1× 30 mm (1.18 in) GAU-8/A Avenger gatling cannon with 1,174 rounds
- Hardpoints: 11 (8× under-wing and 3× under-fuselage pylon stations) with a capacity of 16,000 lb (7,260 kg) and provisions to carry combinations of:
- Rockets:
- 4× LAU-61/LAU-68 rocket pods (each with 19× / 7× Hydra 70mm rockets, respectively)
- 4× LAU-5003 rocket pods (each with 19× CRV7 70 mm rockets)
- 6× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× 127 mm (5.0 in) Zuni rockets)
- Missiles:
- 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders air-to-air missiles for self-defense
- 6× AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles
- Bombs:
- Mark 80 series of unguided iron bombs or
- Mk 77 incendiary bombs or
- BLU-1, BLU-27/B Rockeye II, Mk20, BL-755[98] and CBU-52/58/71/87/89/97 cluster bombs or
- Paveway series of Laser-guided bombs or
- Joint Direct Attack Munition (A-10C)[99] or
- Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (A-10C)
- Other:
- SUU-42A/A Flares/Infrared decoys and chaff dispenser pod or
- AN/ALQ-131 or AN/ALQ-184 ECM pods or
- Lockheed Martin Sniper XR or LITENING targeting pods (A-10C) or
- 2× 600 US gallon Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for increased range/loitering time.
- Rockets:
- AN/AAS-35(V) Pave Penny laser tracker pod[100] (mounted beneath right side of cockpit) for use with Paveway LGBs
- Head-up display (HUD) for improved technical flying and air-to-ground support
Information Courtesy of Wikipedia "A-10 Thunderbolt II"
The A-10 Warthog is a mean machine. Most ground troops and armored vehicle operators hate to hear the sound of an enemy A-10.
The A-10's jet engines are quieter because of its design and the fact that it is a slower aircraft therefore does not need afterburners. Afterburners is a part of the engine that "makes the fire" it burns off extra fuel to give it a "boost " of speed. This part is usually on aircraft designed to chase and catch other fast aircraft. The A-10 is mostly designed to provide ground support for the troops on the ground. Another thing that is good about the design of the A-10 is the fact that it has a smaller profile. If you go back to the main page you can see a comparison of the profile of the A-10 and another USAF fighter the F-15. With the engines being mounted on the top of the jet it reduces the heat coming from the jets therefore making it easier for the A-10 to evade heat seeking missiles. Also on the underside of the A-10 right under the cockpit there is a painted dark oval. It is called a "fake cockpit" it confuses the enemy on which way the jet is oriented and which way its going. Here is a picture of it.
The A-10's jet engines are quieter because of its design and the fact that it is a slower aircraft therefore does not need afterburners. Afterburners is a part of the engine that "makes the fire" it burns off extra fuel to give it a "boost " of speed. This part is usually on aircraft designed to chase and catch other fast aircraft. The A-10 is mostly designed to provide ground support for the troops on the ground. Another thing that is good about the design of the A-10 is the fact that it has a smaller profile. If you go back to the main page you can see a comparison of the profile of the A-10 and another USAF fighter the F-15. With the engines being mounted on the top of the jet it reduces the heat coming from the jets therefore making it easier for the A-10 to evade heat seeking missiles. Also on the underside of the A-10 right under the cockpit there is a painted dark oval. It is called a "fake cockpit" it confuses the enemy on which way the jet is oriented and which way its going. Here is a picture of it.
The A-10 also has a longer loiter time. Loitering is when the aircraft is just flying over the battlefield waiting for a target to strike. This means it can stay in one area without needing to refuel for a longer time than many other aircraft. The engines use less fuel than a faster fighter. The A-10 is very useful resource in the United States Air Force's Arsenal. A lot of Army soldiers on the ground said that the worst sound the enemy hears is the A-10. After they hear the A-10 they are scared and run.
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