'' A-10A Thunderbolt
The A-10 and OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs are the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close air support of ground forces. They are simple, effective and survivable twin-engine jet aircraft that can be used against all ground targets, including tanks and other armored vehicles. The primary mission of the A-10 is to provide day and night close air combat support for friendly land forces and to act as forward air controller (FAC) to coordinate and direct friendly air forces in support of land forces. The A-10 has a secondary mission of supporting search and rescue and Special Forces operations. It also possesses a limited capability to perform certain types of interdiction. All of these missions may take place in a high or low threat environment.
The A/OA-10 aircraft was specifically developed as a close air support aircraft with reliability and maintainability as major design considerations. The Air Force requirements documents emphasized payload, low altitude flying capability, range and loiter capability, low speed maneuverability and weapons delivery accuracy. The A-10 is slow enough to be an observation plane. This greatly increases the A-10's effectiveness at protecting ground troops.
The A/OA-10 is a single place, pressurized, low wing and tail aircraft with two General Electric TF-34-100/A turbo-fan engines, each with a sea level static thrust rating of approximately 9000 pounds. The engines are installed in nacelles mounted on pylons extending from the fuselage just aft of and above the wing. Two vertical stabilizers are located at the outboard tips of the horizontal stabilizers. The forward retracting tricycle landing gear incorporates short struts and a wide tread. The nose wheel retracts fully into the fuselage nose. The main gear retracts into streamlined fairing on the wing with the lower portion of the wheel protruding to facilitate emergency gear-up landings
Twee uitvoeringen mogelijk;
- Versie A : "BLUE FOX" 18 TFS 343 TFW AAC.
- Versie B : 47 TFS 917 TFG AFRES.
Aantal onderdelen: 112.
Afmeting:
- Lengte 225 mm
- spanwijdte 242 mm
Gunze verf omgenummerd naar Humbrol:
- Gunze 1 - HB 22 Gloss White
- Gunze 8 - HB-11 Metallic Silver
- Gunze 12 - HB 33 Matt Black
- gunze 18 - HB 27003 Metal Cote Steel
- Gunze 24 - HB 24 Matt Trainer Yellow
- Gunze 76 - HB 53 Metallic Gunmetal
- Gunze 302- HB 149 Matt Foliage Green
- Gunze 57 - HB 147 Matt Light Grey
- Gunze 304 - HB 155 Matt Olive Drab
- Gunze 72 - HB 85 Satin Coal Black
- Gunze 80 - HB 155 Matt Olive Drab
Versie A & B
- Gunze 301 - HB 32 Matt Dark Grey
- Gunze 302 - HB 149 Matt Foliage Green
- Gunze 303 - HB 117 Matt US Light Green
