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A-10 Thunderbolt II (Sharkmouth)

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The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin-turbofan, straight-wing, subsonic attack aircraft developed by Fairchild Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF). In service since 1977, it is named after the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, but is commonly referred to as the "Warthog" or simply "Hog".[3] The A-10 was designed to provide close air support (CAS) to ground troops by attacking enemy armored vehicles, tanks, and other ground forces; it is the only production-built aircraft designed solely for CAS to have served with the U.S. Air Force.[4] Its secondary mission is to direct other aircraft in attacks on ground targets, a role called forward air controller (FAC)-airborne; aircraft used primarily in this role are designated OA-10........Read More###

CONTROL

AG3=Navigation light
AG4=Detach Weapon ground
AG5=Detach Weapon air
AG6=Air Brake
AG7=Canopy
VTOL=Flaps

A little advice

Pull the trim all the way down to make the plane fly more stably.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 57.1ft (17.4m)
  • Length 52.5ft (16.0m)
  • Height 15.5ft (4.7m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 27,136lbs (12,309kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 4.968
  • Wing Loading 64.6lbs/ft2 (315.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 419.8ft2 (39.0m2)
  • Drag Points 13343

Parts

  • Number of Parts 308
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 1,744