I retired 29 feb 1984 ,went to work next day at Robins AFB Transient alert for the next 10 years. Moved to Panama City ,FL . Sold RV'S for a few years and in 2007 moved to Alabama to be close to my daughters. I met a lot of friends during my 30 years in the Airforce I had a. wonderful career in Aircraft MAINTENANCE. I miss being around all the Aircraft. . What a great 30 years it was for me.Now i enjoy my Quarter Horses.
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: