Combat Proven



General Info

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  • Primary Function: A-10 - close air support, OA-10 - airborne forward air control
  • Contractor: Lockheed Martin (9 year contract held since December 1997).
  • Previous Contractor: Northrop Grumman
  • Original Contractor: Fairchild Republic Co.
  • Power Plant: Two General Electric TF34-GE-100 turbofans.
  • Thrust: 9,065 pounds (4079.25 kilograms) each engine.
  • Length: 53 feet, 4 inches (16.16 meters).
  • Height: 14 feet, 8 inches (4.42 meters).
  • Wingspan: 57 feet, 6 inches (17.42 meters).
  • Speed: 420 mph (805 km/h) (Mach 0.56).
  • Ceiling: 45,000 feet (13,636 meters).
  • Maximum Takeoff Weight: 51,000 pounds (22,950 kilograms).
  • Turning Radius: 2,700ft
  • Range: 288 miles (250 nautical miles) carrying 9,500 pounds (4,275 kilograms) of weapons and with a 1.7-hour loiter time.
  • Range: 800 miles (4200 km) (695 nautical miles) empty.
  • Systems AN/ALE-40 AN/ALQ-119.
  • Crew: One.
  • Introduction Date: March 1976.
  • Expiration Date: 2028
  • Cost: 8.8 million USD (5.75 million GBP)
  • Inventory: Unconfirmed



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