Hobby Master HA1330 1/72 A-10C Thunderbolt II 354th FS Bulldogs Incirlik AFB April 2017 Diecast Aircraft

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

The 354th FS / 355th Fighter Wing from Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona received its first A-10C in 2009. In 2017 the 354th FS deployed to Incirlik AB, Turkey as 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. Operation Inherent Resolve was led by the U.S. and partner countries in an effort to eliminate ISIS forces that active in Iraq, Syria and other Middle East nations. One of the A-10C was 81-0976 that had been delivered to the USAF in 1981 and originally assigned to the 81st TFW at RAF Woodridge-Bentwaters.

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