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Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II

by Kazunori Ito

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A lot of models of A-10 exist.
There is a good thing, and is an awful thing.
I did not intend to make A-10.
However.......................,
Though YA-10B was made with great pains, It is a little too good in having ended only by this.
This A-10 was made for that reason.
Whether you like my A-10 or not ? , I do not understand it.
However, this is my A-10.
Please enjoy !!

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A-10 is an aircraft designed valuing low-speed mobility and survivability as a close air support machine to succeed A-1 skyraider.
It has a peculiar face as it is possible to identify it instantaneously.
And, there are a feature of steady manoeuverability and easiness of the access to a hard point under the main wing.

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[ Specification ]

Wing Span: 17,53 m
Length: 16,26 m
Height: 5,74 m
Engine (s): General Electric TF34-GE-100 (2x)
Weight: 9771 kg
Fuel/Payload: Max. internal fuel: 4853 kg.

External fuel: up to three 2271 liters drop-tanks

Max. Payload: 7250 kg.

Max.Take off weight: 22680 kg
Max. Speed: 834 km/h
Max. Range: 3949 km
Weapons: - One single General Electric GAU-8/A 30mm - Avenger cannon (1350 rounds)

- AGM-65 Maverick

- AIM-9M Sidewinder

- Conventional low drag and retarded bombs

- Cluster bombs

- The OA/A-10A's also carry the AN/ALQ-119 ECM pod (US based) or the AN/ALQ-131 ECM pod (overseas based)


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[ About the installation ]

The airframe must copy the \A-10 Thunderbolt II folder as it is in the Aircraft folder of FS2002 or FS2004.

\FS2002(FS2004)
-----\Aircraft
---------\A-10 Thunderbolt II

This time, the panel was not made by myself.
The panel for A-10 that is for a long time is bundled.
Please use this without a suitable panel.
However, the author has the copyright of this panel.
I do not take the responsibility for the use of this panel.

Please copy the gauge onto gauges folder of FS2002 or FS2004 after defrosting "A-10 panel.zip".
Moreover, please copy panel folder onto the YA-10B folder as it is.

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[ About the operations ]

Shift+"E" = Canopy Open/Shut
F5-F8 = Flap and Slat Open/Shut
"/" = Spoiler Open/Shut

Special Key setting.
Tail Hook Key ("K") = Nose Refuel-Door Open/Shut

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[ About free software ]

All aircraft that I made are free software.
The reprint and the repaint may go freely.
However, please defend the following conditions.

1.The change in contents of this file is prohibited.
(Please distribute it like the Zip file of the current state when distributing it. )
2.Please neither reverse-assembly nor never remodel it of the aircraft model.
3.Please open only the texture to the public when you open the repaint to the public.
(Opening in the state to bundle my aircraft model to the public is prohibited. )
4.Don't use DXT format for making texture.
Please make it by the format that everyone can change.
It is necessary to be able to read and change with usual drawing software.
5.It is prohibited to bundle and to open a new panel to the public to my aircraft model.
(Please open only the panel to the public.
It is included in this file, and remodeling the panel that uses the panel background and the change in the panel background are prohibited. )
6.I maintain the copyright of the aircraft model and the panel background.
7.The copyright of the gauge belongs to the author.

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[ About the directions point in FS2004 ]

This aircraft model is made by using FSDS Ver2.24.
Therefore, it is possible to play basically in FS2004(FS9).
However........!!
For a wide large-scale aircraft, the distortion is caused and the phenomenon of the aerofoil tip's disappearing happens in the spot shooting mode.
If this phenomenon happens, Please switch to the spot shooting mode by using other small aircraft.
Afterwards, if this aircraft is selected, it is normally displayed.

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Please give mail to the following mail address when there is a recommendation of making the opinion and the thing that doesn't come.

Kazu16643VT@aol.com

2005/03/19
Fukuoka, Japan
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