Revell Monogram RVM5521 A-10 Warthog Plastic Model kit, Various

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According to official record from the conflict, the A-10 Warthog had a mission capable rate of 85 percent and fired 311,597 rounds of 30 mm ammunition over the course of hostilities. The weight is even higher when adding AGM-65 missiles, which weigh 670 pounds each and can destroy a tank in a single shot.

A-10 Warthog: 50 Facts About This Legendary Aircraft A-10 Warthog: 50 Facts About This Legendary Aircraft

If all four main tanks were lost, two self-sealing sump tanks contain fuel for 230miles (370km) of flight. It included a second seat for a weapon systems officer responsible for electronic countermeasures (ECM), navigation and target acquisition.One of the most powerful aircraft cannons ever flown, it fires depleted uranium armor-piercing shells. However, Austin reportedly told Minister Reznikov that the plan was "impossible", and that the "old-fashioned and slow" A-10 would be a "squeaky target" for Russian air defenses. S. Air Force issued a Requirements Action Directive, outlining its needs for a ground attack aircraft and inviting manufacturers to submit a potential design. An unusual feature is that many of the aircraft's parts are interchangeable between the left and right sides, including the engines, main landing gear, and vertical stabilizers.

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The A-10C first deployed to Iraq in 2007 with the 104th Fighter Squadron of the Maryland Air National Guard. The primary integral weapon of the A-10 Warthog is a nose-mounted 30mm GAU-A8 Avenger Gatling-type Autocannon. Four A-10s were shot down during the war by surface-to-air missiles and eleven A-10s were hit by anti-air artillery rounds. ATJ is the third alternative fuel to be evaluated by the USAF as a replacement for the petroleum-derived JP-8 fuel. On 25 March 2010, an A-10 conducted the first flight of an aircraft with all engines powered by a biofuel blend comprising a 1:1 blend of JP-8 and Camelina-based fuel.The 2024 NDAA is expected to retire an additional 42 aircraft, with Air Force Chief of Staff Charles Brown expecting all A-10s to be retired by 2028 or 2029.