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Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II

Ground attackUnited StatesFirst flight 1972In service since 1977
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
Photo: Master Sgt. William Greer, U.S. Air Force · Public domain · background removed

Key specs

Role
Ground attack
Manufacturer
Fairchild Republic
First flight
May 10, 1972
Entered service
1977
Status
In service
Units built
716
Crew
1

Aircraft

247 / 317
Sikorsky Ilya MurometsVoisin IIIFokker EindeckerAirco DH.2Handley Page Type OSopwith PupSopwith TriplaneBristol F.2 FighterBreguet 14Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5Sopwith CamelAirco DH.4Albatros D.IIICaproni Ca.3Gotha G.IVHanriot HD.1Nieuport 11Nieuport 17Zeppelin-Staaken R.VIJunkers J.ISPAD S.XIIIFokker Dr.IVickers VimyHalberstadt CL.IIPfalz D.IIIFokker D.VIICurtiss P-6 HawkBoeing P-12Tupolev TB-3Hawker FuryPZL P.11Martin B-10Boeing P-26 PeashooterFiat CR.32Avia B-534Polikarpov I-16Polikarpov I-15Fairey SwordfishGloster GladiatorSavoia-Marchetti SM.79 SparvieroTupolev SBDornier Do 17Heinkel He 111Bristol BlenheimDouglas TBD DevastatorCurtiss P-36 HawkMesserschmitt Bf 109Boeing B-17 Flying FortressMorane-Saulnier M.S.406Junkers Ju 87Hawker HurricaneSupermarine SpitfireArmstrong Whitworth WhitleyIlyushin Il-4Messerschmitt Bf 110Vickers WellingtonHandley Page HampdenPZL.37 ŁośMitsubishi Ki-21Junkers Ju 88Petlyakov Pe-8Lioré et Olivier LeO 45Focke-Wulf Fw 200 CondorBoulton Paul DefiantSukhoi Su-2Grumman F4F WildcatBrewster F2A BuffaloMacchi C.200 SaettaCANT Z.1007 AlcioneNakajima B5NPolikarpov I-153Bell P-39 AiracobraFiat CR.42 FalcoDewoitine D.520Dornier Do 217Westland WhirlwindCurtiss P-40 WarhawkDouglas A-20 HavocAichi D3ALockheed P-38 LightningMitsubishi A6M ZeroIAR 80Short StirlingHenschel Hs 129Focke-Wulf Fw 190Bristol BeaufighterIlyushin Il-2Mitsubishi G4MHandley Page HalifaxHeinkel He 177 GreifPetlyakov Pe-2Consolidated B-24 LiberatorNakajima Ki-43 HayabusaYakovlev Yak-1Hawker TyphoonLavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3Douglas SBD DauntlessVought F4U CorsairMacchi C.202 FolgoreNorth American B-25 MitchellNorth American P-51 MustangMikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3de Havilland MosquitoMartin B-26 MarauderCurtiss SB2C HelldiverYokosuka D4Y SuiseiAvro LancasterMesserschmitt Me 262Republic P-47 ThunderboltGrumman TBF AvengerMesserschmitt Me 163 KometKawasaki Ki-61 HienMitsubishi J2M RaidenMacchi C.205 VeltroFiat G.55 CentauroKawanishi N1KNorthrop P-61 Black WidowGrumman F6F HellcatYakovlev Yak-9Douglas A-26 InvaderHawker TempestBoeing B-29 SuperfortressLavochkin La-5Yakovlev Yak-3Gloster MeteorArado Ar 234de Havilland VampireNakajima Ki-84 HayateLockheed P-80 Shooting StarLavochkin La-7Ilyushin Il-10Grumman F8F BearcatHawker Sea FuryHeinkel He 162Douglas A-1 SkyraiderRepublic F-84 ThunderjetMikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9Convair B-36 PeacemakerNorth American F-82 Twin MustangMcDonnell F2H BansheeTupolev Tu-4North American F-86 SabreGrumman F9F PantherBoeing B-47 StratojetMikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15Ilyushin Il-28Northrop F-89 ScorpionSaab 29 TunnanVought F7U CutlassSupermarine SwiftDassault OuraganLockheed F-94 StarfireEnglish Electric Canberrade Havilland VenomMikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17Avro Canada CF-100 CanuckRepublic F-84F ThunderstreakDouglas F4D SkyrayVickers ValiantHawker HunterGrumman F9F Cougarde Havilland Sea VixenGloster JavelinBoeing B-52 StratofortressTupolev Tu-16Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19Yakovlev Yak-25Avro VulcanDassault Mystère IVSud Aviation VautourDouglas A-3 SkywarriorSaab 32 LansenTupolev Tu-95Handley Page VictorMyasishchev M-4North American F-100 Super SabreMartin B-57 CanberraConvair F-102 Delta DaggerLockheed F-104 StarfighterDouglas A-4 SkyhawkDouglas B-66 DestroyerEnglish Electric LightningMcDonnell F-101 VoodooMikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21Dassault Super MystèreVought F-8 CrusaderFolland GnatSukhoi Su-7Republic F-105 ThunderchiefSaab 35 DrakenSukhoi Su-9Shenyang J-5Dassault Étendard IVFiat G.91Convair B-58 HustlerDassault Mirage IIIGrumman E-1 TracerConvair F-106 Delta DartYakovlev Yak-28Avro Canada CF-105 ArrowBlackburn BuccaneerMcDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IINorth American A-5 VigilanteDassault Mirage IVNorthrop F-5Tupolev Tu-22Shenyang J-6Xian H-6Grumman A-6 IntruderNorthrop Grumman E-2 HawkeyeTupolev Tu-128HAL HF-24 MarutTupolev Tu-126Sukhoi Su-15Lockheed YF-12Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25Helio AU-24 StallionNorth American XB-70 ValkyrieBAC TSR-2General Dynamics F-111 AardvarkCessna A-37 DragonflyDouglas AC-47 SpookyNanchang Q-5North American Rockwell OV-10 BroncoSoko J-21 JastrebLTV A-7 Corsair IIChengdu J-7Sukhoi Su-17Dassault Mirage F1Saab 37 ViggenDassault Mirage 5Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23Sukhoi Su-24Hawker Siddeley HarrierLockheed AC-130SEPECAT JaguarFairchild AC-119Shenyang J-8FMA IA 58 PucaráTupolev Tu-22MMikoyan MiG-27Grumman F-14 TomcatYakovlev Yak-38Fairchild AU-23 PeacemakerIAI NesherBoeing E-3 SentryFairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt IIMcDonnell Douglas F-15 EagleIAI KfirGeneral Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconPanavia TornadoDassault Super ÉtendardSoko J-22 OraoRockwell B-1 LancerSukhoi Su-25Mitsubishi F-1Mikoyan MiG-31Sukhoi Su-27Mikoyan MiG-29Dassault Mirage 2000McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier IIMcDonnell Douglas F/A-18 HornetBeriev A-50Dassault Mirage 4000Lockheed F-117 NighthawkTupolev Tu-160Northrop F-20 TigersharkAMX International AMXDassault RafaleMcDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike EagleIAI LaviAtlas CheetahYakovlev Yak-141Sukhoi Su-33Sukhoi Su-35Saab JAS 39 GripenXian JH-7AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuoNorthrop B-2 SpiritSukhoi Su-30Sukhoi Su-34Northrop YF-23Eurofighter TyphoonBoeing E-767Mitsubishi F-2Boeing F/A-18E/F Super HornetSukhoi Su-37Sukhoi Su-30MKIAero L-159 ALCALockheed Martin F-22 RaptorSukhoi Su-47Chengdu J-10Shenyang J-11Embraer EMB 314 Super TucanoEmbraer EMB-145 AEW&C (E-99)Mikoyan Project 1.44HAL TejasKAI T-50 Golden EagleKJ-2000CAC/PAC JF-17 ThunderBoeing E-7 WedgetailHESA SaeqehLockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIShenyang J-15Sukhoi Su-57Chengdu J-20Shenyang J-35Boeing F-15EX Eagle IIShenyang J-16Mikoyan MiG-35Beriev A-100DRDO Netra AEW&CSSaab GlobalEyeKAI KF-21 BoramaeNorthrop Grumman B-21 RaiderTAI KaanShaanxi KJ-500

Performance

Performance
Maximum speed
706 km/h
Combat range
463 km
Ferry range
4,150 km
Service ceiling
13,700 m
Rate of climb
30.0 m/s
Dimensions and weights
Length
16.26 m
Wingspan
17.53 m
Height
4.47 m
Empty weight
11,321 kg
Maximum takeoff weight
20,865 kg
Powerplant
Engines
2 × General Electric TF34 (turbofan)
Thrust
2 × 40.3 kN
Armament
Guns
1 × 30 mm GAU-8/A Avenger
Hardpoints
11
Payload
7,260 kg
Missiles, rockets and bombs
Hydra 70APKWSAIM-9 SidewinderAGM-65 MaverickMark 80 bomb seriesMk 77BL755PavewayJoint Direct Attack MunitionWind Corrected Munitions DispenserFlare (countermeasure)

Operators

United States

Conflicts

Vietnam War (1955–1975)Gulf War (1990–1991)Iraq War (2003–2011)Russo-Ukrainian War (2014–)

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, Wikipedia

Figures from the specifications in the English Wikipedia article. Armament lists what the type can carry, not a standard load.

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