A-10

[Clave]

The Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II is a purpose designed tank-buster and ground attack aircraft. More commonly called the Warthog, it entered service in 1977 and has seen combat many times since 1991.

The A-10 was built around the GAU-8 30mm cannon which takes up most of the forward space in the aircraft. The principle of the aircraft design is simple: to fly close to front-line troops, be highly manoeuvrable, resistant to damage, and provide high stopping power.

The Warthog is armed with 1 x 30mm machine cannon with 1,174 rounds and 11 pylons for missiles, bombs, rockets, or fuel tanks. 2 x AIM-9s are normally carried for self-defence, and AGM-65s are a standard load, but almost any ground-attack munition can be used.

A-10A of the 25th Fighter Squadron USAF 2003.



A-10A of the 74th Fighter Squadron USAF 2003.





A-10A of the 358th Fighter Squadron USAF 1986.

[Wayne Little]

Brilliant Bill!!

[vikingBerserker]

Beautiful!

[Gnomey]

Excellent work!

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!! Excellent work Bill!

[Clave]

Thanks! - Been busy with real work lately, so could be quiet for a while...

[Wayne Little]

The 'real' work pays the "Bill" we can wait mate!

[Coors9]

Great job, very sweet.