A10 - Thunderbolt

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Crew  1 pilot 
Dimensions   
Wingspan  17.53 metres 
Overall length  16.26 metres 
Height  4.47 metres 
Empty weight  25,000 lbs 
Maximum take-off weight  50.000 lbs 
Engines   
Non-afterburning turbo fan engines  two General Electric TF34-GE-100 
Thrust  9,065 lb each 
Performance   
Flight ceiling  41,000 feet 
Speed  700 km/hour 
Range  990 kilometres 
Weapons   
30 mm cannon  one GAU-8/A Avenger seven barrel Gatling gun 
Cannon rounds  1,350 30 mm rounds ammunition 
Firing rate  2,100 or 4,200 rounds per minute. 
Bombs  LDGP Mk 82 226 kg , 500 lb general purpose bombs, BLU-1 and BLU-27/B Rockeye II cluster bombs, Cluster bomb unit CBU-52/71 
Missiles   
Air to surface missiles  AGM-65A Maverick 
Air to air missile  AIM-9 Sidewinder 
Electronic Countermeasures  podded system