thunderbolt

[demokrat]

agan n sista sekalian ini dia pesawat jet tempur amerika yang mungkin nggak terkenal tapi smua pilot dari US Navy/ US ARMY/ US AIR Force pada kagum karena kemampuanya yang bisa mengankut seabrek arsenal tipe apapun termasuk Kanon avengerKarakteristik umum

Kru: 1

Length: 53 ft 4 in (16.26 m)

Wingspan : 57 ft 6 in (17.53 m)

Height: 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)

Wing area: 506 ft� (47.0 m�)

Airfoil : NACA 6716 root, NACA 6713 tip

Empty weight : 24,959 lb (11,321 kg)

Loaded weight: 30,384 lb (13,782 kg)) On CAS mission: 47,094 lb (21,361 kg)

On anti-armor mission: 42,071 lb (19,083 kg

Max takeoff weight : 50,000 lb (23,000 kg)

Powerplant: 2 � General Electric TF34-GE-100A turbofans , 9,065 lbf (40.32 kN) each



Kinerja

Never exceed speed : 450 knots (518 mph, [ 91 ] 833 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,500 m) with 18 Mk 82 bombs [ 92 ]

Maximum speed : 381 knots (439 mph, 706 km/h) at sea level, clean [ 91 ]

Cruise speed : 300 knots (340 mph, 560 km/h)

Stall speed : 120 knots (138 mph, 220 km/h) [ 93 ]

Combat radius :

On CAS mission: 250 nmi (288 mi, 460 km) at 1.88 hour single-engine loiter at 5,000 ft (1,500 m), 10 min combat

On anti-armor mission: 252 nmi (290 mi, 467 km), 40 nm (45 mi, 75 km) sea-level penetration and exit, 30 min combat

Ferry range : 2,240 nmi (2,580 mi, 4,150 km) with 50 knot (55 mph, 90 km/h) headwinds, 20 minutes reserve

Service ceiling : 45,000 ft (13,700 m)

Rate of climb : 6,000 ft/min (30 m/s)

Wing loading : 99 lb/ft� (482 kg/m�)

Thrust/weight : 0.36



Persenjataan

Guns: 1� 30 mm (1.18 in) GAU-8/A Avenger gatling cannon with 1,174 rounds

Hardpoints : 11 (8� under-wing and 3� under-fuselage pylon stations) with a capacity of 16,000 lb (7,260 kg) and provisions to carry combinations of:

Rockets:

4� LAU-61/LAU-68 rocket pods (each with 19� / 7� Hydra 70 mm rockets, respectively)

4� LAU-5003 rocket pods (each with 19� CRV7 70 mm rockets)

6� LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4� 127 mm (5.0 in) Zuni rockets )

Rudal:

2� AIM-9 Sidewinders air-to-air missiles for self-defense

8� AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles

Bombs:

Mark 80 series of unguided iron bombs or

Mk 77 incendiary bombs or

BLU-1, BLU-27/B Rockeye II, Mk20, BL-755 [ 94 ] and CBU-52/58/71/87/89/97 cluster bombs or

Paveway series of Laser-guided bombs or

Joint Direct Attack Munition (A-10C) [ 95 ] or

Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (A-10C)

Lain-lain:

SUU-42A/A Flares/Infrared decoys and chaff dispenser pod or

AN/ALQ-131 & AN/ALQ-184 ECM pods or

Lockheed Martin Sniper XR & LITENING targeting pods (A-10C) or

2� 600 US gallon Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for extended range/loitering time.



Avionics

AN/AAS-35(V) Pave Penny laser tracker pod [ 96 ] (mounted beneath right side of cockpit) for use with Paveway LGBs

Head-up display (HUD) for improved technical flying and air-to-ground support. [IMG][/IMG]