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Lockheed A-10 Thunderbolt II

US Military Aircraft Marking

[ United States Air Force ]

 
 
 
Specifications
   
Primary Function: Close Air Support
Manufacturer: Fairchild Republic Co. (Now Lockheed)
Crew: One
Power Plant: Two General Electric TF34-GE-100 turbofans
Max Speed: 420 miles per hour (Mach 0.56)
Thrust: 9,065 pounds each engine
Length: 53 feet, 4 inches (16.16 metres)
Height: 14 feet, 8 inches (4.42 metres)
Wingspan: 57 feet, 6 inches (17.42 metres)
Ceiling: 45,000 feet (13,636 metres)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 51,000 pounds (22,950 kilograms)
Range: 800 miles (695 nautical miles)
Armament: One 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun;
Up to 16,000 pounds (7,200 kilograms) of mixed ordnance on eight under-wing and three under-fuselage pylon stations, including:
500 pounds (225 kilograms) of Mk-82 and 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms) of Mk-84 series low/high drag bombs,
Combined effects munitions,
Mine dispensing munitions,
AGM-65 Maverick missiles and laser-guided/electro-optically guided bombs;
Infrared countermeasure flares;
Electronic countermeasure chaff;
Jammer pods;
2.75-inch (6.99 centimeters) rockets;
Illumination flares and,
AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.
 
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