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MANUFACTURER: Republic Aviation, Farmingdale, NY.
TYPE: Close support, low-level, daylight attack aircraft
CREW: One (pilot only)
ENGINES: Two 9,065 lb. thrust turbofans
DIMENSIONS: Span 57 ft. 6 in., length 53 ft. 3 in.. height 14 ft. 8 in., wing area 206 sq. ft.
WEIGHT: Empty 19,856 lb., maximum 46,786 lb.
PERFORMANCE: Maximum speed 460 mph at 10,000 ft. altitude
ARMAMENT: One seven-barrel 30 mm cannon, up to six Maverick missiles or up to twenty-eight 550 lb. bombs.
The A-10 is also affectionately called "Warthog" and "Can Opener". The A-10 grew out of a need for a close-support ground-attack aircraft. The need had been demonstrated in both Korea and Vietnam. After winning a competition with Northrop’s A-9, the first production A-10 flew in October 1975. The primary A-10 mission is to kill enemy tanks. During Operation Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, the A-10s 30 mm armor piercing explosive ammunition, Maverick missiles, and cluster bombs proved lethal to Iraqi troops and hundreds of Iraqi tanks. Although primarily intended for daylight missions, many Gulf War missions were flown at night.
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