| Manufacturer |
Fairchild |
Ilyushin |
| Description |
The Fairchild Republic A-10 , also widely known by the nickname Warthog, is a single-seat, twin-turbofan, straight-wing, subsonic attack aircraft developed by Fairchild Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF). |
The Ilyushin Il-102 is a Soviet experimental jet-powered ground-attack aircraft designed by Ilyushin. |
| First Flight |
1972-05-10 |
1982-09-25 |
| Entry Into service |
1977-10-01 |
|
| Production End |
1984-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Fairchild |
Ilyushin |
| Type |
Close air support attack aircraft |
Ground-attack aircraft |
| Length (m) |
16.26 |
17.5 |
| Height (m) |
4.47 |
5.08 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
2 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
706 |
950 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
560 |
|
| Min Speed (km/h) |
220 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
13700 |
|
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
30 |
|
| Armament |
1× 30 mm (1.18 in) GAU-8/A Avenger rotary cannon with 1,174 rounds; 11 (8× under-wing and 3× under-fuselage pylon stations) |
; 1 × 30mm GSh-30-2 cannon externally mounted under fuselage; 1 × 23 mm GSh-23L cannon in remotely controlled tail turret; 7,200 kg (15,873 lb) external stores in six wing bomb bays and eight external pylons (six under wing and two under fuselage) |
| National Origin |
United States of America |
|
| Number Built |
716 |
2 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × General Electric TF34-GE-100A turbofans, 40.32 kN thrust each |
2 × Klimov RD-33I turbofan engines, 51 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
United States Air Force |
|
| Status |
In service |
Prototype |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-102 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
17.53 |
16.9 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
47 |
63.5 |
| Aircraft Engine |
General Electric TF34 |
Klimov RD-33 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |