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FAIRCHILD REPUBLIC A-10A THUNDERBOLT II
1975
 
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FAIRCHILD REPUBLIC A-10A THUNDERBOLT II
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 INTERCEPTOR/AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 FAIRCHILD REPUBLIC
FIRST FLIGHT :
 October 21, 1975
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 March 30, 1976
NUMBER BUILT :
 713
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 57 ft 6 in (17.53 m)
LENGTH :
 53 ft 4 in (16.26 m)
HEIGHT :
 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)
WING AREA :
 506 sq ft (47.0 m sq)
WING LOADING :
 99 lb/ft sq (482 kg/m sq)
POWER LOADING :
 0.36
ASPECT RATIO :
 ---
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 24,959 lb (11,321 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 30,384 lb (13,782 kg);
 
 47,094 lb (21,361 kg) - On CAS mission;
 
 47,094 lb (21,361 kg) - Anti-Armor Mission
WEIGHT MAX :
 50,000 lb (23,000 kg)
ARMAMENT :
 1 x 30 mm GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling Cannon
PAYLOAD :
 16,000 lb (7,260 kg) Mixed Ordnance in 11 Hardpoints;
(MISSILES) -
 2 x AIM-9 Sidewinders air-to-air missiles,
 
 6 x AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles,
(BOMBS) -
 Mark 80 series of unguided iron bombs,
 
 Mk 77 incendiary bombs,
 
 BLU-1, BLU-27/B Rockeye II
 
 Mk20, BL-755
 
 CBU-52/58/71/87/89/97 cluster bombs
 
 Paveway series of Laser-guided bombs,
(ROCKETS) -
 4 x LAU-61/LAU-68 Rocket Pods (each with 19× / 7× Hydra 70 mm rockets)
 
 4 x LAU-5003 rocket pods (each with 19× CRV7 70 mm rockets)
 
 6 x LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× 127 mm (5.0 in) Zuni rockets)
(AVIONICS) -
 AN/AAS-35(V) Pave Penny laser tracker pod[100] (mounted beneath
 
 right side of cockpit) for use with Paveway LGBs
POWER PLANT :
 2 x General Electric TF34-GE-100A Turbofans Engines, Producing
 
 9,065 lbf (40.32 kN) each
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
 
 
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 439 mph (706 km/h)
CRUISING SPEED :
 340 mph (560 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 ---
CLIMB RATE :
 6,000 ft/min (1828 m/min)
RANGE :
 290 miles (467 km); 2,580 miles (4,150 km) - Ferry Range
SERVICE CEILING :
 45,000 ft (13,700 m)
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

Donald, David; Lake, Jon. The Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2000. ISBN 0-7607-2208-0.

  
 
     
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