Syark Airforces (SAF) - 1/48 Tamiya USAF A10A Thunderbolt II
















Syark Airforces (SAF) - 1/48 Tamiya USAF A10A Thunderbolt II

Modeler : Naza Dremel


A-10 Thunderbolt II

Specifications

Primary Function
A-10 -- close air support, OA-10 - airborne forward air control

Contractor
Fairchild Republic Co.

Power Plant
Two General Electric TF34-GE-100 turbofans
Thrust
9,065 pounds each engine

Length
53 feet, 4 inches (16.16 meters)

Height
14 feet, 8 inches (4.42 meters)

Wingspan
57 feet, 6 inches (17.42 meters)

Speed
420 miles per hour (Mach 0.56)

Ceiling
45,000 feet (13,636 meters)

Maximum Takeoff Weight
51,000 pounds (22,950 kilograms)

Range
800 miles (695 nautical miles)

Armament
up to 16,000 pounds (7,200 kilograms) of mixed ordnance on eight under-wing and three under-fuselage pylon stations, including infrared countermeasure flares; electronic countermeasure chaff; jammer pods; 2.75-inch (6.99 centimeters) rockets; illumination flares and:
MK-82 (500 pound bomb)
MK-84 (2000 pound bomb)
MK77 incendiary
10 MK20 Rockeye II (4 - 6 standard load)
10 CBU-52 (4 - 6 standard load)
10 CBU-58 (4 - 6 standard load)
10 CBU-71 (4 - 6 standard load)
10 CBU-87 (4 - 6 standard load)
10 CBU-89 (4 - 6 standard load)
CBU-9710 BL755 (4 - 6 standard load)
AGM-65 Maverick missiles
GBU-10 laser-guided bomb
GBU-12 laser-guided bomb
1000A-10C Precision Engagement
Joint Direct Attack Munition
Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser
LITENING AT targeting pod
Sniper XR targeting pod


Systems
AN/ALE-40
AN/ALQ-119

Crew
One

Date Deployed
March 1976

Unit Cost $FY98[Total Program]
$13 million


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