FAIRCHILD-REPUBLIC A-10 THUNDERBOLT II
A-10 SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | Fairchild-Republic Co., Fairchild Industries Inc., Farmingdale,
Long Island, New York, USA (In 1987, rights to Grumman Aerospace Corp. when Fairchild left the aircraft production business). |
| Model: | ? |
| Designation: | A-10 |
| Names: | Thunderbolt II (official); Warthog (unofficial) |
| First official flight: | (YA-10) 10/05/1972 |
| Factory production period: | 1972 - 1984 |
| Primary service period: | 1976 - present |
| Last official flight: | Still in service |
A-10 VARIANTS AND PRODUCTION
YA-10
1972, prototype twin-engined, close air
support attack aircraft. Fuselages and wing
center sections built at Farmingdale, with final
assembly and flight testing at Hagerstown.
Produced 1972
Fairchild Hagerstown, Maryland (FA)
| 71-1369, 71-1370 | ? |
Total: 002 |
YA-10A
1973, as YA-10, pre-production test version,
minor changes, later upgraded to A-10A standard.
Produced 1973 - 1974
Fairchild Hagerstown, Maryland (FA)
| 73-1664 / 73-1669 | 1 / 6 | Total: 006 |
| 4 additional airframes cancelled. | ||
A-10A
1975, as YA-10A, production version, minor changes.
Produced 1975 - 1984
Fairchild Hagerstown, Maryland (FA)
| 75-0258 / 75-0309 | 7 / 58 | |
| 76-0512 / 76-0554 | 59 / 101 | |
| 77-0177 / 77-0276 | 102 / 201 | |
| 78-0582 / 78-0725 | 202 / 345 | |
| 79-0082 / 79-0225 | 346 / 489 | |
| 80-0140 / 80-0283 | 490 / 633 | |
| 81-0939 / 81-0998 | 634 / 693 | |
| 82-0646 / 82-0665 | 694 / 713 | Total: 707 |
| 32 additional airframes cancelled. | ||
|
Grand Total: 715 |
A-10 CONVERSIONS
USAF
| N/AW A-10A | 1 | YA-10A(73-1664), 1979, prototype for Night / Adverse Weather capabilities, second seat in extended cockpit for systems operator. Also planned as the production YA-10B 2-seater trainer, later cancelled. |
| OA-10A | 100 | A-10A, 1988-present, forward-air-control (FAC) conversions. |
| A-10C | 356* | A-10A, 2005-present, major avionics / systems upgrade. Conversions by Lockheed-Martin Systems Integration, New York. * Number of aircraft scheduled to be converted from 2005-2012. |