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A-10 Thunderbolt II Collab with @Jetspeed1001

27.9k SteadfastContracting  7.8 years ago
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Well, as the title says, it was a collab with @Jetspeed1001. He did the main fuselage and I did the wings, landing gear, weapons, and other small details like the cannon which is modded to the stats of the real gun on the A-10 (I think it's called the GA2 "Avenger" or something like that.") It flies okay and the more weapons you deploy, the more agile it gets.
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HISTORY/BACKSTORY(*wiki*)-
-The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single seat, twin turbofan engine, straight wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic for the United States Air Force. Commonly referred to by its nicknames "Warthog" or "Hog", its official name comes from the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, a fighter particularly effective at close air support. The A-10 was designed for close-in support of ground troops, close air support (CAS), providing quick-action support for troops against helicopters, vehicles, and ground troops. It entered service in 1976 and is the only production-built aircraft that has served in the USAF that was designed solely for CAS. Its secondary mission is to provide forward air controller - airborne (FAC-A) support, by directing other aircraft in attacks on ground targets. Aircraft used primarily in this role are designated OA-10.

The A-10 was intended to improve on the performance of the A-1 Skyraider and its poor firepower.[4] The A-10 was designed around the 30 mm GAU-8 Avenger rotary cannon. Its airframe was designed for durability, with measures such as 1,200 pounds (540 kg) of titanium armor to protect the cockpit and aircraft systems, enabling it to absorb a significant amount of damage and continue flying. Its short takeoff and landing capability permits operation from airstrips close to the front lines, and its simple design enables maintenance with minimal facilities. The A-10 served in Operation Desert Shield, and Operation Desert Storm, the American intervention against Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, where the A-10 distinguished itself. The A-10 also participated in other conflicts such as Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada, the Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq, and against ISIL in the Middle East.

The A-10A single-seat variant was the only version produced, though one pre-production airframe was modified to become the YA-10B twin-seat prototype to test an all-weather night capable version. In 2005, a program was started to upgrade remaining A-10A aircraft to the A-10C configuration with modern avionics for use of precision weaponry. With a variety of upgrades and wing replacements, the A-10's service life may be extended to 2028.
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STATS-
-Engines: twin General Electric TF34-Ge-100 turbofans
Generated Thrust: 9,065 lb. per engine
Wingspan: 57ft.6" (17.42 meters)
Length: 53ft.4" (16.16 meters s)
Height: 14ft.8" (4.42 meters)
Weight: 29,000lb.(13,154 kilograms) Max. Takeoff Weight 51,000lb.(22,950 kilograms) Fuel Capacity 11,000lb.(7,257 kilograms)
Payload: 16,000lb.(7,257 7 kilograms)
Speed: 450 nautical MPH (Mach 0.75)
Range: 2,580 miles (2,240 nautical miles)
Ceiling: 45,000ft. (13,636 meters)
Crew: 1
Unit Cost: 18.8 Million dollars
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CONTROLS-
-Act. 1 drops the Paveway bombs I got from somebody but I can't remember.
Act. 5 drops the camera looking thing on the left (Left when looking from behind the craft).
Act. 7 drops missile racks and Act. 6 launches the missiles and makes everything else drop except the dumb bombs.
G for landing gear. It looks terrible, I know, but it was the best I could do.
TRIM for pitch trim and VTOL for roll trim.
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CREDITS-
-Credit to @Jetspeed1001 for the main fuselage and someone for the bombs.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor A-10 Warthog Collab
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 44.7ft (13.6m)
  • Length 38.1ft (11.6m)
  • Height 13.1ft (4.0m)
  • Empty Weight 2,482lbs (1,125kg)
  • Loaded Weight 8,456lbs (3,835kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 15.945
  • Wing Loading 16.8lbs/ft2 (82.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 502.2ft2 (46.7m2)
  • Drag Points 10019

Parts

  • Number of Parts 163
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 917