Worlds ugliest airplane – And Worlds coolest Airplane… WARTHOG!
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
Close air support attack aircraft
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is an American twin-engine, straight-wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic in the early 1970s.
Top speed: 439 mph (706 km/h)
Range: 800 miles (1,287 km)
Weight: 24,960 lbs (11,320 kg)
Introduced: March 1977
Unit cost: 11,800,000–11,800,000 USD (1994)
Manufacturer: Fairchild Aircraft
Engine type: General Electric TF34
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Worlds ugliest airplane – And Worlds coolest Airplane… WARTHOG!
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
Close air support attack aircraft
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is an American twin-engine, straight-wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic in the early 1970s.
Top speed: 439 mph (706 km/h)
Range: 800 miles (1,287 km)
Weight: 24,960 lbs (11,320 kg)
Introduced: March 1977
Unit cost: 11,800,000–11,800,000 USD (1994)
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Ugly, but well hung. Does the job it was designs to do.
+Wayne Regaudie No Longer – I think they are phasing them out starting this year…
+Brent Burzycki too bad. They have served well past their original planned retirement date. Nothing to replace them and (unfortunately) I think they are required.
+Wayne Regaudie I cannot disagree with any of that…