109/R365 - Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (aka Warthog) - Whiteman Air Force Base - Knob Noster, Missouri

The first production A-10A was delivered to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, in October 1975. It was designed specifically for the close air support mission and had the ability to combine large military loads, long loiter and wide combat radius, which proved to be vital assets to the United States and its allies during Operation Desert Storm and Operation Noble Anvil. In the Gulf War, A-10s had a mission capable rate of 95.7%, flew 8,100 sorties and launched 90% of the AGM-65 Maverick missiles.

The A-10C Thunderbolt II is the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close air support of ground forces. They are simple, effective and survivable twin-engine jet aircraft that can be used against light maritime attack aircraft and all ground targets, including tanks and other armored vehicles.

-- Technical Specifications --
‧ Primary Function: A-10 -- close air support, airborne forward air control, combat search and rescue
‧ Contractor: Fairchild Republic Co.
‧ Power Plant: Two General Electric TF34-GE-100 turbofans
‧ Thrust: 9,065 pounds each engine
‧ Length: 53 feet, 4 inches
‧ Height: 14 feet, 8 inches
‧ Wingspan: 57 feet, 6 inches
‧ Speed: 420 miles per hour (Mach 0.56)
‧ Ceiling: 45,000 feet
‧ Maximum Takeoff Weight: 51,000 pounds
‧ Range: 800 miles (695 nautical miles)
‧ Armament: One 30mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun; up to 16,000 pounds of mixed ordnance on eight under-wing and three under-fuselage pylon stations, including 500 pound Mk-82 and 2,000 pounds Mk-84 series low/high drag bombs, incendiary cluster bombs, combined effects munitions, mine dispensing munitions, AGM-65 Maverick missiles, laser-/GPS-guided bombs, unguided and laser-guided 2.75-inch rockets; infrared countermeasure flares; electronic countermeasure chaff; jammer pods; illumination flares and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.
‧ Crew: One
‧ Date Deployed: March 1976
‧ Unit Cost: $9.8 million (fiscal 98 constant dollars)
‧ Inventory: Total Force – approximately 281

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Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera - Nikon D5200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 100
Aperture – f/5.6
Exposure – 1/640 second
Focal Length – 300mm

The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.

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Taken in: United States / Missouri / Washington Township / Whiteman Air Force Base (show map)

Taken on: April 19, 2013

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Camera: Nikon D5200, f/5.6, 1/640 sec, 300mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5200
Lens:	18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	300mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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