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General Background

The A-10C is an updated version of the 30-year old A-10A. The cockpit has two-F-16 style 5.5 inch color displays, a moving map display and other electronic upgrades while keeping the A-10 ability to function as a CAS aircraft/tank killer. They have taken the best of the "new" and matched it with the best of the "old" and come up with one mean machine. The A-10C has already seen combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. The A-10 motto, "Go Ugly Early".

The Aircraft

Fairchild Republic A-10 serial 79-0193 was manufactured in 1979 as c/n A10-0457 and was assigned to the 76th FS/23rd FG "Vanguards" before being re-assigned to the 103rd FS/111th FW Pennsylvania ANG. With base re-alignments the PA ANG A-10s were distributed to other units and 79-0193 was sent to the 107th FS/127th Wing (Red Devils) Michigan ANG at Selfridge ANGB. The 107th FS/127th Wing (Red Devils) had completed a deployment in Afghanistan and are facing the same fate as the 103rd FS/111th FW.

Specifications :

Crew :	One
Main role :	A-10 - close air support, OA-10 - airborne forward air control
Manufacturer :	Fairchild Republic Co.
Power Plants :	Two General Electric TF34-GE-100 turbofans
Thrust :	9,065 pounds per engine
Length :	16.16 meters
Height :	4.42 meters
Wingspan :	17.42 meters Speed: 420 miles per hour (Mach 0.56)
Ceiling :	13,636 meters
Maximum Takeoff Weight :	22,950 kg.
Range :	800 miles (695 nautical miles)
Armament :	One 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun
	Maximum 7,200 kg of mixed ordnance including : 225 kg “ Mk-82 ” and 900 kg “ 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 , jamming pods , 6.99 cm (2.75in.) rockets , illumination flares , AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles