Admin What is the A-10 Thunderbolt used for?
The A-10 was designed for close air support (CAS) of friendly ground troops, attacking armored vehicles and tanks, and providing quick-action support against enemy ground forces. It entered service in 1976 and is the only production-built aircraft that has served in the USAF that was designed solely for CAS.
Can an A-10 dogfight?
Can Warthogs dogfight? Conventional wisdom says slow attack jets like the A-10 can’t dogfight. The Thunderbolt II’s 30mm GAU-8/A Gatling gun can fire 3,900 rounds a minute and can defeat an array of ground targets to include tanks.
What is the difference between a-10 Warthog and A-10 Thunderbolt?
Affectionately called the “A-10 Warthog” for its aggressive look and often painted with teeth on the nose cone, the A-10 Thunderbolt II is the U.S. Air Force’s primary low-altitude close air support aircraft. The A-10 is perhaps best known for its fearsome GAU-8 Avenger 30mm gatling gun mounted on the nose.
Has the A-10 ever shot down an aircraft?
Seven hundred and fifteen A-10s had been built, but the active fleet was down to 390 units, what with weary and excess A-10s sent to the Davis-Monthan boneyard. (Many returned to base almost unflyable, but only seven Warthogs have ever been shot down or crashed due to combat.)
What is the latest version of the A-10 Thunderbolt II?
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 September 2019. The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin turbofan engine, straight wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF).
What is Thunderbolt and how does it work?
Some people may know Thunderbolt better through its former name, Light Peak. Thunderbolt (and Light Peak before it) is a fairly new peripheral connection technology that was made with Intel and Apple working together. This new technology combines audio, data, power, and video through one connection.
How fast is Thunderbolt?
The connectivity of Thunderbolt is very fast and can provide up to 10 Gigabits per second worth of data throughput. Each port on Thunderbolt includes two channels. What makes the speed and connectivity of Thunderbolt even more impressive is that it is bi-direction—it can transmit data, and receive data at the same time.
How much does it cost to buy a Thunderbolt 2?
Unit cost. US$18.8 million. (approx. $39.9M in 2019) The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin turbofan engine, straight wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF).