Caldwell, John, MSgt

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USAF Retired
Current/Last Rank
Master Sergeant
Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
53670-Nondestructive Inspection Technician
Current/Last AFSC Group
Aircraft Maintenance
Service Years
1961 - 1984
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Looking for old and new friends

   

 1983-1984, A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog)
From Year
1983
To Year
1984
   
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Model Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II (Warthog)
Length 53.31 ft | 16.25 m
Width 57.51 ft | 17.53 m
Height 14.67 ft | 4.47 m
Engine(s) 2 x General Electric TF34-GE-100 non-afterburning turbofan engines generating 9,065lbs of thrust each.
Empty Weight 27,999 lbs | 12,700 kg
MTOW 51,998 lbs | 23,586 kg
Max Speed 439 mph | 707 km/h | 382 kts
Max Range 474 miles | 763 km
Ceiling 34,695 ft | 10,575 m | 6.6 miles
Climb Rate 6,000 ft/min (1,828 m/min)
Hardpoints 11
Armament 1 x 30mm GAU-8/A Seven-Barrel Gatling Gun

Up to 16,000 pounds (7,200 kilograms) of mixed ordnance on eight under-wing and three under-fuselage pylon stations, including:

Mk-82 Series 500lb Bombs, Mk-84 Series 2,000lb Bombs, Incendiary Cluster Bombs, Combined Effects Munitions, Mine Dispensing Munitions, AGM-65 Maverick Missiles, Paveway Laser-guided / Electro-Optically Guided Bombs, Infra-red Countermeasure Flares, Electronic Countermeasure Chaff, Jammer Pods, 2.75-inch Rocket Pods, Illumination Flares and AIM-9 Sidewinder Air-to-Air Missiles.
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