A-10 Thunderbolt II General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 53 ft 4 in (16.26 m) Wingspan: 57 ft 6 in (17.53 m) Height: 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m) Wing area: 506 ft² (47.0 m²) Airfoil: NACA 6716 root, NACA 6713 tip Empty weight: 24,959 lb (11,321 kg) Loaded weight: 30,384 lb (13,782 kg) On CAS mission: 47,094 lb (21,361 kg) On anti-armor mission: 42,071 lb (19,083 kg) Max. takeoff weight: 50,000 lb (23,000 kg) Powerplant: 2 × General Electric TF34-GE-100A turbofans, 9,065 lbf (40.32 kN) each Performance Never exceed speed: 450 knots (518 mph,[123] 833 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,500 m) with 18 Mk 82 bombs[124] Maximum speed: 381 knots (439 mph, 706 km/h) at sea level, clean[123] Cruise speed: 300 knots (340 mph, 560 km/h) Stall speed: 120 knots (138 mph, 220 km/h) [125] Combat radius: On CAS mission: 250 nmi (288 mi, 460 km) at 1.88 hour loiter at 5,000 ft (1,500 m), 10 min combat On anti-armor mission: 252 nmi (290 mi, 467 km), 40 nm (45 mi, 75 km)) sea-level penetration and exit, 30 min combat Ferry range: 2,240 nmi (2,580 mi, 4,150 km) with 50 knot (55 mph, 90 km/h) headwinds, 20 minutes reserve Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,700 m) Rate of climb: 6,000 ft/min (30 m/s) Wing loading: 99 lb/ft² (482 kg/m²) Thrust/weight: 0.36 Armament Guns: 1× 30 mm (1.18 in) GAU-8/A Avenger gatling cannon with 1,174 rounds Hardpoints: 11 (8× under-wing and 3× under-fuselage pylon stations) with a capacity of 16,000 lb (7,260 kg) and provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: 4× LAU-61/LAU-68 rocket pods (each with 19× / 7× Hydra 70 mm rockets, respectively) 4× LAU-5003 rocket pods (each with 19× CRV7 70 mm rockets) 6× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× 127 mm (5.0 in) Zuni rockets) Missiles: 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders air-to-air missiles for self-defense 6× AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles Bombs: Mark 80 series of unguided iron bombs or Mk 77 incendiary bombs or BLU-1, BLU-27/B Rockeye II, Mk20, BL-755[126] and CBU-52/58/71/87/89/97 cluster bombs or Paveway series of Laser-guided bombs or Joint Direct Attack Munition (A-10C)[127] or Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (A-10C) 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 2× 600 US gallon Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for increased range/loitering time. Avionics AN/AAS-35(V) Pave Penny laser tracker pod[128] (mounted beneath right side of cockpit) for use with Paveway LGBs Head-up display (HUD) for improved technical flying and air-to-ground support
Posted on: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 03:58:07 +0000
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