A-10 `Thunderbolt'

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General Specifications

Contractor : Fairchild

Nation of origin : USA

Function : Attack

Crew : 1

Date of introduction : ?

In-service year : 1975

Dimensions

Wing span : 17.53m / 57 ft 6 in 

Length : 16.26m / 53 ft 4 in

Height : 4.47m / 14 ft 8 in

Weight : 24,959 lb empty / 50,000 lb max. take off

Ceiling : 41,175 ft

Speed : 706 km/h / 439 mph

Range : 992 km / 620 miles

Engine : Two General Electric TF34-GE-100 non-afterburning turbofan, 9,065 lb thrust each

Armament : One GAU-8/A 30mm cannon with 1,174 rounds, plus up to 16,000 lb including laser-guided bombs, AGM-65 Marverick ASMs, ECM pods, AIM-9 Sidewinder AAMs, and fuel tanks on eleven external points.

 

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