| Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series (Jet Powered) HA1307 - A-10A, 52nd FW Spangdahlem Germany |
| THESE PICTURES ARE PRE-PRODUCTION, NOT THE FINAL PRODUCT |
True 1/72 scale
Professionally painted
Great attention to detail
All markings are Tampoed (pad
applied)
Option to display the model on a
stand that is provided
Model can be shown with the
landing gear in the down or up
positions
Loads of optional armament has
been provided
Canopy opens
Extremely heavy metal with a
minimum of plastic
Highly collectable
Professionally painted
Great attention to detail
All markings are Tampoed (pad
applied)
Option to display the model on a
stand that is provided
Model can be shown with the
landing gear in the down or up
positions
Loads of optional armament has
been provided
Canopy opens
Extremely heavy metal with a
minimum of plastic
Highly collectable
52 FW
The USAF took delivery of the first A-10A in March 1976. It was built to survive low-level missions in support
of ground troops where it would encounter everything from small arms to AA fire. Equipped with an array of
bombs, missiles and a deadly 30mm Gatling gun the A-10 became the most feared low altitude aircraft
against the Iraqi Army in Desert Storm. The Warthog has a long onsite lingering capability and caused
great anxiety for the enemy as they waited to see which unfortunate target would be chosen for
extermination.
The present day 52nd FW was formed the last day of 1971 at Spangdahlem Air Base Germany. It is the
largest fighter operation in Germany and consists of 3 squadrons with one being the 81st FS flying the A-
10A Thunderbolt II. One task assigned to the 81st known as “The Panthers” was in support of NATO in
Kosovo. Here they flew a total of 1,181 sorties during 4,705 hours of flying. The “Panthers” won the 1997
Commander in Chief Trophy as best fighter squadron in the USAFE (USAF Europe).
of ground troops where it would encounter everything from small arms to AA fire. Equipped with an array of
bombs, missiles and a deadly 30mm Gatling gun the A-10 became the most feared low altitude aircraft
against the Iraqi Army in Desert Storm. The Warthog has a long onsite lingering capability and caused
great anxiety for the enemy as they waited to see which unfortunate target would be chosen for
extermination.
The present day 52nd FW was formed the last day of 1971 at Spangdahlem Air Base Germany. It is the
largest fighter operation in Germany and consists of 3 squadrons with one being the 81st FS flying the A-
10A Thunderbolt II. One task assigned to the 81st known as “The Panthers” was in support of NATO in
Kosovo. Here they flew a total of 1,181 sorties during 4,705 hours of flying. The “Panthers” won the 1997
Commander in Chief Trophy as best fighter squadron in the USAFE (USAF Europe).
| Specifications A-10A Crew: One Main role: A-10 - close air support, OA-10 - airborne forward air control Manufacturer: Fairchild Republic Co. Power Plants: Two General Electric TF34-GE-100 turbofans Thrust: 9,065 pounds per engine Length: 16.16 meters (53 ft 4 ins) Height: 4.42 meters (14 ft 8 ins) Wingspan: 17.42 meters (57 ft 6 ins) Speed: 420 miles per hour (Mach 0.56) Ceiling: 13,636 meters (45,000 ft) Maximum Takeoff Weight: 22,950 kg. (51,000 lbs.) Range: 800 miles (695 nautical miles) Armament: One 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun; maximum 7,200 kg (16,000lbs.) of mixed ordnance on eight under-wing and three under-fuselage pylon stations, including 225 kg (500 lbs.) Mk-82 and 900 kg (2,000 lbs.) Mk-84 series low/high drag bombs, incendiary cluster bombs, combined effects munitions, mine dispensing munitions, AGM-65 Maverick missiles and laser-guided/electro-optically guided bombs; infrared countermeasure flares; electronic countermeasure chaff; jammer pods; 6.99 cm (2.75 in.) rockets; illumination flares and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. |
