This A10 Thunderbolt air show demo video was taken on the First Day of the Tampa Bay Airfest 2024 at MacDill Air Force Base. I used a small Sony DSC HX80 Camera with a super zoom lens to record this A10 Thunderbolt Warthog Close Air Support (CAS) demo. Awesome to see and hear the A10 Thunderbolt in action in Tampa! Wow, seeing this A10 Thunderbolt Warthog Close Air Support demonstration at MacDill Air Force Base was super impressive!

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The A10 Thunderbolt offers excellent maneuverability at low airspeeds and altitude while maintaining a highly accurate weaponsdelivery platform. They can loiter near battle areas for extended periods, are capable of austere landings, and operate under 1,000foot ceilings (303.3 meters) with 1.5mile (2.4 kilometers) visibility. Additionally, with the capability of carrying precisionguided munitions and unguided munitions, they can be employed above, below, and in the weather. Their wide combat radius and short takeoff and landing capability permit operations in and out of locations near the front lines. Using night vision goggles, A10 Thunderbolt pilots can conduct their missions during darkness.

General Characteristics
Primary Function: A10 close air support, airborne forward air control, combat search and rescue
Contractor: Fairchild Republic Co.
Power Plant: Two General Electric TF34GE100 turbofans
Thrust: 9,065 pounds for each engine
Length: 53 feet, 4 inches (16.16 meters)
Height: 14 feet, 8 inches (4.42 meters)
Wingspan: 57 feet, 6 inches (17.42 meters)
Speed: 420 miles per hour (Mach 0.56)
Ceiling: 45,000 feet (13,636 meters)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 51,000 pounds (22,950 kilograms)
Range: 800 miles (695 nautical miles)
Armament: One 30mm GAU8/A sevenbarrel Gatling gun; up to 16,000 pounds (7,200 kilograms) of mixed ordnance on eight underwing and three underfuselage pylon stations, including 500 pound (225 kilograms) Mk82 and 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms) Mk84 series low/high drag bombs, incendiary cluster bombs, combined effects munitions, mine dispensing munitions, AGM65 Maverick missiles, laser/GPSguided bombs, unguided and laserguided 2.75inch (6.99 centimeters) rockets; infrared countermeasure flares; electronic countermeasure chaff; jammer pods; illumination flares and AIM9 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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