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The A-10’s survivability in close air support greatly exceeds that of previous air force aircraft.
The A-10 was the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close air support of ground forces.
A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) Specifications
Primary Function:close air support (A-10), airborne forward air control (OA-10)
Contractor:Fairchild Republic Co.
Crew:One
Unit Cost:$9.8 million (fiscal 98 constant dollars)
Powerplant
Two General Electric TF34-GE-100 turbofans (9,065 pounds each)
Dimensions
Length:53 feet, 4 inches (16.16 meters)
Wingspan:57 feet, 6 inches (17.42 meters)
Height:14 feet, 8 inches (4.42 meters)
Weights
Empty:25,600 lb
Maximum Takeoff:51,000 lb (22950 kg)
Performance
Speed:420 mph (Mach 0.56)
Ceiling:45,000 feet (13636 meters)
Range:800 miles (695 nm)
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, incendiary cluster 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.
Service Life
First Flight:May 10, 1972 (prototype)
April 5, 1972 (A-10)
End of Service:N/A
Number Built:A-10A (721) + A-10B (30) [~751 total]
A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) Achievements
The A-10’s survivability in close air support greatly exceeds that of previous air force aircraft.
The A-10 was the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close air support of ground forces.
![Legendary A-10 Thunderbolt II Firing Guns and Rockets [Gunnery Exercises]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mWn7ynLKMEs/1.jpg)