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

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This change increased the thickness of the lower skin on the center wing panel, but it required modifications to the lower spar caps to accommodate the thicker skin. The A-10 was designed to provide close air support (CAS) to friendly ground troops by attacking armored vehicles, tanks, and other enemy ground forces; it is the only production-built aircraft designed solely for CAS to have served with the U.

A-10 A/C Thunderbolt II Plastic Model kit, 1:72 Revell RV03857 A-10 A/C Thunderbolt II Plastic Model kit, 1:72

A-10s were initially an unwelcome addition to many in the USAF; most pilots did not want to switch to it as fighter pilots traditionally favored speed and appearance. The wing design, wheelbase, combined with its oversized turbofan engines, allow the A-10 to take off and land on shorter, primitive airfields. Great for intermediate and skilled pilots) Extended Flight simulator practice and experienced pilot supervision recommended. While the Phantom went on to be one of the most successful fighter designs of the 1960s and proved to be a capable fighter-bomber, its short loiter time was a major problem, as was its poor low-speed performance, albeit to lesser extent. Encyclopedia of US Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems: Volume 1 Post-World War II Fighters 1945–1973.She was able to land the plane safely after switching controls to manual and took control of the plane. During ground taxi, the offset front landing gear causes the A-10 to have dissimilar turning radii; turning to the right on the ground takes less distance than turning left. The two most common markings applied to the A-10 have been the European I woodland camouflage scheme and a two-tone gray scheme.

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Over the next few years, problems with wing structure fatigue, first noticed in production years earlier, began to come to the fore. The aging nature of the fleet led to questions about sustainability at a time when unmanned drones are taking over the ground attack and close air support roles.To protect the GAU-8/A rounds from enemy fire, armor plates of differing thicknesses between the aircraft skin and the drum are designed to detonate incoming shells. Aalbers, Willem "Palerider" (11 May 2001), "History of the Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, Part Two", Simhq.