Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt 2
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Type |
Close air support attack aircraft
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| Manufacturer(s) | Fairchild Republic |
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| Prototype first flight | 10 May 1972 |
Introduction | October 1977 |
| Produced | 1972–1984 |
Number built | 716 |
| Status | In service |
Crew | 1 |
| Variants | |||
| YA-10A | Pre-production variant. 12 were built | ||
| A-10A | Single-seat close air support, ground-attack production version. | ||
| OA-10A | A-10As used for airborne forward air control. | ||
| YA-10B Night/Adverse Weather (N/AW) | Two-seat experimental prototype, for work at night and in bad weather. The one YA-10B prototype was converted from an A-10A. | ||
| A-10C | A-10As updated under the incremental Precision Engagement (PE) program. | ||
| A-10PCAS | Proposed unmanned version developed by Raytheon and Aurora Flight Sciences as part of DARPA's Persistent Close Air Support program. The PCAS program eventually dropped the idea of using an optionally manned A-10. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 16.26 m |
Empty Weight | 11321 kg |
| Wingspan | 17.53 m |
Loaded Weight | 13782 kg, 21361 kg*, 19083 kg** |
| Height | 4.47 m |
Max takeoff weight | 22700 kg |
| Wing area | 47 m² |
Wing loading | 482 kg/m² |
(*) CAS mission, (**) Anti-armor mission
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Guns | 1× 30 mm (1.18 in) GAU-8/A
Avenger rotary cannon |
Ammunition Carried |
1174 |
| Hardpoints | 11 (8× under-wing and 3×
under-fuselage pylon stations) with a capacity of 7260 kg,with provisions
to carry combinations of:
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| Rockets | 4× LAU-61/LAU-68 rocket pods (each
with 19×/7× Hydra 70 mm/APKWS rockets, respectively) 6x LAU-131 rocket pods (each with 7x Hydra 70 rockets) |
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| Missiles | 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder
air-to-air missiles for self-defense 6× AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles |
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| Bombs | Mark 80 series of unguided iron bombs or Mk 77 incendiary bombs or BLU-1, BLU-27/B, CBU-20 Rockeye II, BL755 nd CBU-52/58/71/87/89/97 cluster bombs or Paveway series of Laser-guided bombs or Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) (A-10C) or Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (A-10C) |
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| 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 |
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| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 2 ×
General Electric TF34-GE-100A turbofans
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| Dry thrust | 4112 kgp (40.32
kN) each |
Thrust with afterburner | - |
| Thrust/weight | 0.36
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Fuel Capacity | 4990 kg internally* |
(*) 2× 600 US gal (2300 L) Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for increased range/loitering time
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 706 km/h
at sea level |
Never Exceed Speed | 833 km/h at 1500 m |
| Cruise Speed | 560 km/h |
Stall Speed* | 220 km/h |
| Combat Radius | 460 km at 1500 m **,
467 km at sea level*** |
Ferry Range | 4150 km |
| Service Ceiling | 13700 m |
Rate of Climb | 30 m/s |
(*) Vitesse de décrochage, (**) CAS mission, (***) Anti-armor mission
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | aviationsmilitaires.net | - |
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