A-10 Thunderbolt (Warthog) Ground Attack Aircraft, USA
Key Data:
Crew
1 pilot
Maiden Flight
5 October 1972
Dimensions:
Wingspan
17.42m
Length
16.16m
Height
4.42m
Empty Weight
25,000lb
Maximum Take-Off Weight
50,000lb
Wing Area
506ft²
Payloads
7,257kg
Engines:
Type
2 x General Electric TF34-GE-100
Thrust
9,065lb each
Performance:
Flight Ceiling
41,000ft
Speed
700km/h
Range
990km
Wing Loading
99lb/ft² (482 kg/m²)
Rate of Climb
6,000ft/min (30m/s)
Cruise Speed
560km/h
Stall Speed
220km/h
Weapons:
30mm Cannon
1 x GAU-8/A Avenger 7-barrel Gatling gun
Cannon Rounds
1,350 30mm rounds ammunition
Firing Rate
2,100 or 4,200 rounds a minute
Bombs
LDGP mk 82 226kg, 500lb general-purpose bombs
BLU-1 and BLU-27/B Rockeye II cluster bombs
Cluster bomb unit CBU-52/71
Air-to-Surface Missiles
AGM-65A Maverick
Air-to-Air Missiles
AIM-9 Sidewinder
Electronic Countermeasures
Podded system
