A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog - COBI plastic kit
American A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog single-seat jet in USAF 74th Operation Desert Storm camouflage, as a COBI kit. The assembled model can stand on its own chassis or on a stand with a label.
The kit is processed in a scale of 1:48. The kit contains 667 cubes.
Recommended Age: 9+
Model dimensions: 340 x 100 x 369 mm
The Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is an American military single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft designed to provide close air support (CAS) to ground forces (destroying tanks, armored vehicles and other ground targets). It can also act as a forward flight guide and guide other aircraft to ground targets.
It is the first type of US Air Force aircraft designed from the ground up to perform direct fire support missions. The official combat name is derived from the World War II P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft, which was very effective in performing the same tasks. In the Air Force, however, it is more often unofficially referred to as a Warthog (warthog) or simply just a Hog (pig). A-10 machines serving in the U.S. Air Force in the function of forward air guides carry the official designation OA-10.
The A-10 was intended to improve the performance and firepower of the Douglas A-1 Skyraider. His dragon was designed to be durable; e.g. 1,200 pounds (540 kg) of titanium armor to protect the aircraft's cockpit and systems, allowing it to absorb damage and continue flying. Its ability to take off and land from relatively short runways allows operation from airstrips close to the front lines, and its simple design allows for maintenance with minimal equipment.
The A-10 saw deployment in the first Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm) - the American intervention against the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, where the aircraft distinguished itself. The A-10 also participated in other conflicts, e.g. in Grenada, the Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq and against the Islamic State in the Middle East.
The single-seat A-10A variant was the only version produced, although one pre-production airframe was modified to the two-seat YA-10B prototype to test an all-weather night version. In 2005, a program was initiated to upgrade the remaining A-10A aircraft to the A-10C configuration with modern avionics for use with precision weapons. The US Air Force has stated that the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II will replace the A-10 once it enters service, but this remains highly contested within the USAF and in political circles. Thanks to a series of improvements and replacements of airframe parts such as wings, the life of the A-10 can be extended until 2040; as of June 2017, the date of decommissioning the aircraft is not planned.
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