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A-80 ThunderStar

36.9k Gabriel747  10 months ago
Auto Credit Based on WinsWings's WW2 Jets Challenge 8/23 [CLOSED]

Grandfather of the A-10

A medium ground attack aircraft made in 1949 it is very well armed with 10 armament pods plus 6 .50 machine guns and an 85 mm cannon.
It was heavily used in the Korean War and was also used in a smaller unit in the Vietnam War being used alongside the A-37 Dragonfly.
After the 60s it was still operating as a coach in its P version being used until 1979 when it was retired by Brazil
He was decisive in the Korean War with the A-1 Skyraider and the f4U Corsair he was well known for flying with a squadron of Corsairs whose people who saw him from afar thought he was just another Corsair being that it was actually a jet full of democracies ready to be dropped on enemy heads :)
Armament:
-10 unguided rockets

-1 Cannon With 100 ammo

-6 machine guns.50

AG-1 engine
AG-8 Lights

AG-5 canopy

cockpit

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor WW2 Jets Challenge 8/23 [CLOSED]
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 28.5ft (8.7m)
  • Length 29.0ft (8.8m)
  • Height 13.0ft (4.0m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 4,976lbs (2,257kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 3.251
  • Wing Loading 38.8lbs/ft2 (189.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 128.4ft2 (11.9m2)
  • Drag Points 3068

Parts

  • Number of Parts 84
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 568