Specifications for the Fairchild Republic A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt II


Origin: USA
Type: A-10 - close air support, OA-10 - airborne forward air control

Weights
Maximum takeoff: 51,000 pounds

Dimensions
Wing span: 57 feet, 6 inches
Length: 53 feet, 4 inches
Height: 14 feet, 8 inches
Wing Area: Unknown to me, contact me if you know.

Armament
External: One 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun; up to 16,000 pounds (7,200 kilograms) of mixed ordnance on eight under-wing and three under-fuselage pylon stations, including 500 pounds (225 kilograms) of Mk-82 and 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms) of Mk-84 series low/high drag bombs, incendiary cluster bombs, combined effects munitions, mine dispensing munitions, AGM-65 Maverick missiles and laser-guided/electro-optically guided bombs; infrared countermeasure flares; electronic countermeasure chaff; jammer pods; 2.75-inch (6.99 centimeters) rockets; illumination flares and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.

Performance
Powerplant: Two 9,065-lb.-thrust General Electric TF34-GE-100 turbofans.
Maximum speed: Mach 0.56 or 420 m.p.h.
Service Ceiling: 45,000 feet.
Maximum unrefueled range: 800 mi.

Cost: $9.8 million.


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