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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-10C Thunderbolt II 82-0661 was c/n 709 and first assigned to the 353rd TFS/354th TFW and participated in Operation Desert Storm with the 75th FS/23rd FW. On May 15, 2001 it was sent to AMARC but returned to service July 19, 2001 until January 17, 2006 when it again was sent to AMARC. Once more it was returned to service, this time with the 23rd FS/23rd FW. In 2010 the 163rd FS, Indiana ANG "Blacksnakes" received their A-10's and in 2011 82-0661 was the Boss Bird.

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