(COPYRIGHT © 1990 By VERLINDIN PUBLICATIONS Verdes & Sik ov Dace, Cnemeestra 4 KMO dene Malt 182500, LERIBILGIUM, Al ise opt a ths Book may be epee any fan toed a eva it earl in any frm by an by any ears, be kt, nechanial htop Reno athrshie, sth the wet son ol he pba \VERUINDIN PUBLICATION VIRLNDIN&STOK NV Pb in eum by \VERLINDEN PUBLICATIONS nv Onderson 4 KMOZene Malt, 182500 LER! ELGIUM Publ’ and abe the Ute Stes by VIS CORPORATION ‘West Po iil Pak BOI Foe Fe Row aan Heys, Mo 65083 ust Projet Nana & (Qh Edi = Eanes VIRLINDEN US Ear Sb LETTERMAN “Toa 8 ach; Wily PETERS Layout Waly PEETERS Prlesting = SCANBOY Boor Bln Praued by Dufhs) DE POUTER rw ‘Heri Sean ISN 9070052:172 DEDICATION “To hep hing the 410 a RAF Betws and RAT Woodie r dana magica job sed er bing aay wheres We Wi rd. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Saver pope have agan bem inched the aking ofthis od On. Wout thr permison ‘dar uligres as we woul ase ban alto pish ta you wont ‘ag oli rar aly hig tha 10 nex whch hs baa eign e tep se of your model clketon. So, ny hee presi antace sing Cl Rs AL BRUS, ks Dror file Afais, HO Sr Ar FacL SAFE) who mace Henvaes fo make my Val ase fred basher ae ted cn be. To [iCal GIEMMO, fe sees 3 HO 3 Ait Tere USAFE, Mile tag ovr the nome LiCl BRUS eh ce. Mysinae hanks pCa BOYLE, Chi of Pubic Ati RAF Bevan, desi his TDY kee arargal ey vst 3 quoted and the dy ay is fice who waxed swt se ‘Mos fl, woud keto thank Mey Darric OONELLI wh in own pale way Kaen aged ip age the nha and faly gts what we nade» mike ths be ua 5. weld ke congue im o a eb ell dae Tate my tanks fo Col, DEMBROWSE fe lowing ne to scp is aca er he po sein and to beth Sf Tn Kruger and Sg Win G. DIMERS fx thar asst Gus the xual shooting the pices Thanks tomy anstan cn hep who doen wana be mnonedt who, noes ove tobe gal bp To hee bave fergie o min, my Shee pags. The ashe SCALE PLANS, ‘We ret o amour the dion ofthe 1/72nd sel AB le line fo hi bck on Jing ive whe nearly cach eae of sch gh ssa, we ope forthe omsion of 2 ‘worsens sale plan in vor ofa me equ pushing hale cl fhe Lock On books Fer hase uho hae acid fs see plas np ss, we can oly ce Yo tesa annnt fal ol gs, ly ager and cust cetanly on a more ec bas. ‘ke we Raves se, wed pre push het care bok ona su, Me nie we ofr a canes coverage wh ll es evry rhs og row te apne beter and which enable vey med o psu a ade of athe, ee sith the ncn of 2 pa. ‘We hope yo fl hs ay to.81g Tactical Tighler Wing, RAF Bentwates and RAF Woodbridge \-10A Thunderbelt I 78th TES, 91 TES, 92nd TFS, 510th TTS The tn basof RA Berens and RAF Woodbs, home oe lt Tac Fite Wing reste ame 8 mks nora of Lon, The weg, whch tats the AAG ul Ue 16 aa has aos 4:50 ya 282 Clans asiged oll he mers ofthe Blt TW, cea ipo andl dss cba tn he Bl TTW cn of or guns 18 AO aca eachnd ene squton ol 12 46 sea Two of he teens the 78h and 9 TES, ate cated at Woodie The rear te the 92nd and 51h TFS al he 52h Agesor Suan, weld 3 RAF Beales. he &10squrens mene ev othe herd opmaig xa in Gemary:Sesxh, Laps and Newveih, The 10 suaders a ognoal nd he cere ol awa en ‘ont and arvana. AYO rng canted oye to has in Comany fia ls th he doe a pet rico in whic by woul pete nc of Rosi The ent ofthe 81 Taal Fie Wig sf 15 any 192, when the Bs ihe Ceo was int acted Siren he Grup nd lar, te wing, a ld de and excting en he ne of the wen wo Outing WW, the Bs was ave in bth he Lung and Pa fates The gap wasacve Nar Aca fn 8 Nove 1942 ul any 1943 when types gon opr ing the Ale deve agaet Ai csi Tues, From Al oly 145, he Bl tle he ed A an eet Als igi inthe Means Se The Bl move oe Pas far in Felnay 1948, whe ty provi forthe lee of a ln Chi. Tyson in Chia af the Wat wnt avs ck the wing Ie Hava 1a New Mca, Watirigon and fy the United Kinghen The wing ied st RAT Betas in Sender 1951 and RAT Woodridge was wed bythe iat TTW i 1958. The ttn fn FA wo ATO bon 1978 al ih cae the dose a seston. 3 ew ste and 4 fovaté opraig etn Geran1 you we abe whe he ft poop ol his Fahd Replied i, woul our ans he br 1972 7H ras aly re ad ecg xing aa oi Both hay > yous oe 10 The AOA "Thunder Wate" (o plane can do witha ninane) sige se wind aat dep io den a otal ery gous Alle esry Atos nog the sea apertmissn arb no the 10 sch a sponses, fea, sniy and ct ofall sai Vesaty a Bexly of he A10 ate be day by ts ge pad, rg ter ine and wie as cape can ler or boas win te ale wes whe can oper cer 11000‘ cas wi than twos Ths mats the 10 hy esse the rime nee an arn ca cameo Sho ake landing tae po oper tc in apd out of fwd coat latins wear ft bes The 410 an cary up to 16000 fs of mixed omnia serge weapons mcs, char br mantis and ced Mowe mises Alii, conan cen oie tnesice doves cal and ie pods, ne rly lng th o'connor, a (Gav sin gr cpl fg at eth 2100 or 4 200 reo) per mite ses 30m Stl, whe eee a high roy ca ak lon a Sg ai pas nyo veo the vo reas hy Fail, whe he 410 donate sinking bit by evr syrnne 1162 tk with ore and tossed bus, FRodtion oh ana pcag ete whch scape pratima be as, thei fe high eagle reunion wich este gat wide ane far tags a tc, amore pone i nd the vei, Who was hal i Te fae be By Aidt hal Ue exrene maneuver te 10 allowing the plot ode is care ‘guy, ren unr arose wer ted por iy. The Hog powered by two quel emake Gn grvrating 900 Tso tse Rogues ly nd oe of marenance be brn pea comin ints spl Je sigh The race 8 coger wh groin 95 pean of ata cers alurinan. Numousarcak ats ae itchangoble It andrei the engi, ai sting So and ec bers Dec 134-10 tron eng. ch The 10 acess suvivbity trough 2 cantnano igh manner ow a sa se ital po» Wain arose bi whch en the pet wh ao pres {he sl elms fhe Bi corte tem. Radin prmy traders an a ‘ir damage Sst fel cls a proce wih kal al external fn. The pray hese ih corel som tte byl bcp sem ich a he lt oy an nd te sr whe sl yi: at. Aone al "Eren hod mo re tg cee the re lm tl soe I ag Home The icin the AF Apache croc ert have rnb he ayo his agian sro det # wl pay av oe ged gt dren or ry yuo ee, Te rt en the Ea ny veined W's vas ter tobe re pre! han ote somo aera(Conte US A Fore)Theight leeward now ston where fet as is relight wallaroud. Porto staying in and cranking up, all eter ehcp exceed by the pil, secompanied by the rew chi fhe at is convinced the acrat sill bas both swings ala engines, he takes ul rsponsbity over the a rat by sgn the logbook. ‘Ts side view of he nove ston ows the remacabe de mounted pylon to hold the Pave Penny laser desgnatc (no isle hee). Te bottom igh picture shows the qucreeae hatches of he ght ecronics hay which can be pened ee fgh-Ine seta. te the cooling ai intakes art exhaustsThree small BDU-33 practice bors attached to a TER‘9 cor Trple Eector Rack which i mounted to underving station nab 8, Note the difrent cole of the TR. and the ed and white seni, P¥lon tation number 10 and 11, the later beng the ot rma harpoit. Nete this pen lckrg the bulb just unsdemeath the wing surface andthe fcodigt fon the sane pylon. Ths odie olin the cock pit ae dung nighttime operations Left and ght view ofan inet vein of the heal AGM658 Maverick mise The missle moun ted to specal launching rail undereath habit number 9. hough nol armed and lacking te roe and the guidance fn, this mise powdes the pit with TV mages formula isle rns. The color of he mise aed launch ii Smart the TER deseribd above. The blue kare indate ths Masenck i used only or pase puroNote the alleon aati rod potting em the rar of pylon |, mak the rear end of ths pylon much wide than gylons 9 and 10. Te cure a ight shows the nae disperser and wingpnavgticn ight. Pao he wing pita boom can sil be seen a Fight. Both bot parurs shaw the rig upper wig fom cbove. Nate he aleon Walia eg pichap an the droped wingi “The General Beer: TF-34-100 urboan engines are mounted ine two huge enlne nacelles placed ‘on ithe sof the useage, above ae behind the wings. Avery dine A10 chaacersic which made this ara eam 4s nickname. Nevertheless, plang the engines way above grourdcew hard ling eve has the seat advantage of beng kss vulnerable to TOD (Foreign Obes. Daag) when taling of en rough ails. Thy can alo be ft runing while the ground crew ru and rbd the acral without the danger of being sucked in by the lage a intakes. The lt picture provides a close look atthe very ct shaped vertical tail wi he flenh ae. [Note the formation Tight ac the coll fn bad ‘The picture below shows the eevee and thc tim tabs on ether side of he tone on which the right radar warring receiver and the center navigaion bight are evdenLooking orvard through the engines athe cpen canopy. "The two ed is in fen of the engines and on ip othe hse are re mat fol all specton hatches, Note he way the engnemounts eend to the rex The top fight picur shows he tal end of the ght eng. Neaty 85 pert ofthe AO's ‘hrst comes fom cald fan ait which Keay bypases the combustion chamberEXTERNAL LIGHTING (Gury US fi ee) Boren view ofthe fselage ith fo Itt ight the VHEFM antnna, the olfcentr fuel dump aed the \VHFIAM rado antenta. Note the concave shape ofthe ‘wing and fas. (Geto ight) The tapered fing of the landing gear ‘penson hold four cattle dispensing units which are Sill overed here The sperson is underut for fap clearance= i, il a eras Pe ab ee Al} ne 4 CHAFFIFLARE DISPENSING SYSTEM ‘il ane ofthe main counters devices use bythe USAP cn many. ainza © the Westinghouse bit ANALQ431(V-5) ICM pod seen from bh sides hee ven the A-10 uss them to gpa advantage Color and matings ofthis ECM device carly show Nove the ang of tack sersing vane on the lading ofge fhe wing in the bottam pre. Aso on ts view can be seen the much more pei shape of he cukercst prion compare to the two ner hardy,rend a. reladirg hose-comecion and cle abe ditnce apn cease Tt causing total a both wing tanks, forward and aft main hiselge tank be reused rom ths poi, asirng quick tumaroun between sorts. This ial fo ness of cowA singletube boarding Iadier is stowed behind pane 6S, enabling the lt to board his aia even at remote ang ses with itl or no equipment avaiable Very rarely, the inside ofthis door i kt ungined as swith this arr. Graf of al bids usualy "adorns inner sutice Note the 81s TFW hae af ofthe cockpit ‘The le main landing gear stat and pa ofthe TER 9. When ily close, the treet landing sear dao ony ‘ves the tu, kavng the ite exposed to the element, ‘The shalowness ofthe spenson doesnot allow forthe ao be fly rearedThe huss end of the A-10 ""Warhog”. The huge canterine mounted GAUIA futher oi of intrest sgl point in fight rehaing dor on op ofthe cee ec 30mm, “Avenger” gun caused the reasoning of Te nose landing gear to the far ght ton, wih a white "IN" marking et ont ot. Ths making sa reerence pois fr the the asa: Nol the way the gun mule incor inthe res Sion of the boem-gunner inthe tanker rat. Because the eudng boom would remove mest of the pant anyway, is pane left unpainted swig is bare real sfc, Two more ANUALR.69 radar waming antorms can be seen on ether Se ofthe nose‘The now landing gear and the se ofthe nose par vel. Atbough nunca by the comailege color of the ie cal, the landing gear st and the inside ofthe wheel ‘wel ae pained Whe, Note they are kept extremely dean for easy sting of hyerau leas The nose gear doo sis inio two segnens, one pat boing mechanical linked othe nose earl while the her door hai sidernouned to the fase. ‘Two tmlghandnglghtunts are mounted on thesia, The botom let picure shows pat of the Pave Penny pron fom below.ANTENNA LOCATIONS. susenneurenn sugannoodsns punmaneeatees, ERS RN me ES es SL en : ee Soa a ae \ “IDENOIBCATION FRIEND OR FOE) '‘All quires aces pando the gun unltched. Ampie dali vibe in these tree shots “Thetwo rearward lang sca in fot ofthe boarding ladder hosing ithe batery compart rent coolant exhaust (nest forward) and the ammo loa compartment venation ove ‘The ammo bded through the large door shown at le, a ofthe nose landing gear (Opposie page) The Automatic Divcion Fade, a Bush dsc below the gun cong ita “The mide picture shows al acess hatches in aed postion wih to addtional antennas lady visible. The bttor oemation igh andthe “oop” homing aria ae shown in he Third picure. Note the two veal rakes asthe fuslage het ee -the enter pylon inthe fst pictur He Trsgestion hatches, swing pins, a vention holes and mere antennas ae lead here, Saag servicing, and maintenance by grou ew emis All saving can be dane without the use of spp ams unl aking the pct as shown in the fot ofthis book oe which acd mainerance pa feem was mild Noethe intemal suices ofthe A 10 are pi ‘mage yell” while the iside of the panes pained white,A-10A COCKPIT INSTRUMENT PANEL (TYPICAL)The cock aig mechs satached to the rear ofthe eeton set sappat suture “The bronze and yellow dt potting fom the bole alt he ralsing mechanism Used 1p son the canopy in case olan emery Init 0 The front wineshied and the insrument cover the let. The HUD or headup display, developed by Kater Electors, canbe seen under the winds, Not the inflight reg panel at front and the raised aserblg boson te cxkpt rang, Se view ofthe ACES I jcson sat moun in the ALLOA, Noteworthy ae the two canopy ples atop the seat heares,no ound onthe F-5 an the F-16 ACES Tea. The angled canopy linkage arm attaches to the canopy inner framing. Qe an unssalcanopy locking sem ge for this arr Acer name ta" onthe canopy faning rakes very dear who actualy “owns” this ara. Beware the one ‘who dares dispute this clan, PyThe winded fom the opeate se. Minor dilrenoes ccmarbehseen theft and mgt ide The main instrument panel ofthe A-10A shown here and on page 23 i ofa conventional yout, the oaly sophisticated in Stument bei the Maverck TV diply other sec the cect Uke in the F-15,a dual et. gages is provided o monitor the proper funcring ofthe TF34 engines. Engine instruments ‘an be found cn the ight while fight navigation insruments and weapenseletar panel ae located cn the lt ie ofthe inrurment pane ‘Noe the auxliary landing ger exerion handle andthe rut ‘ker pel edhusment handle cn the le and the ght side of the center console. The yellow eacion seat “pull lo dec handles denna this nse view ofthe cack. Ako pay atention tothe fre pll handles ingraedin Ue ting edge ofthe instant pane cover andthe posien of the HUD coatol pee(Coty US i“The cockpit rating mechanism ram the rt side. Note the lines ol he cocks deggie yer and he two retanguar os inthe cork ba tom pte al fhe caropy’s eens mechanism, which are the cocks ar vahes, ‘The “probe” which can be sen ist af the cock in he botom igh tues indicative for A 10 crying the neal navgition syste IN). [Noe tht the crew ches name cae onthe rf deo the cncpy seaming. Fah cre-ehi din io have ie best kept A-10 inthe squdion and alr ving sem the ara at Bera, we haven reawn tai doubt it ‘The arglod canopy linkage am viewed though the perspex hood,The it in ae bi b ther ara are a day cr night, eve his means workin through then take kes who ae of Vial inge Note the custom-made working patos which make minenance so muThe nt top helage with the panels described on the previous page ate. Noe the shape ofthe ft sie ofthe hood andthe cower plate ener he cancpy atuang mechanism. Antena designations can bend on page 20, The sal exhaust tg end on top ofthe helage the INS la air uteGAUBA "AVENGER" gun ofthe 4-10 Toa weight 4,190 Ibs. Linke the 20mm Vuln gun, ths gu has seven bal, instead ofS, o tow out he 4,200 rounds per minute deve by dual hyeaale motors Wat ol the rate ops o 2, 100 rounds per minut, cr hall the rate. Some 30mm shel can be sen in the tp mi (Rio The no hun, capable of hing 1350 armor piecing rounds likes aramo system hs cu ing the weaht o fhe gn assembly. Empl’ shall cas ae no wased bul retum to te anno drum alr fn, TW GAUBIA AVENGER GUNLoading the links AO ammo i done with his specal piece cf equipment, the Ammunition Lodi, System (ALS) pation The pine the same as that ofthe GAUSIA gun is It lads rounds cn one side and extracts rapty ax simullareouly. A fll oad of 4,200 rounds can be changed in less than 12 minites under forced lading condtins.The TFS4-IODA engine inside ts nacelle The lage aos doors ae peeled cpen ar ae soared sideways andl outvard to lactate ante hance and check ups ofthe eng. The engines ae atached oa op mo they can be removed aed replace inno tine, Wihous any adusment, ges can be changed fm lt o right nacelle and vice vers, Engine components are descrbed inthe ceawing at ih fon wth only fourbots,s0 | TF-34 ENGINE a28 Kit Review The A10 never was very pepular with mcs word, dig emt scarce numberof Grins in messing cones. A rel shar because seveal goo! Hs ae aallle of Hs magi fing mahi Many years ago, Tamiya rébeaed the AMO in {148th sale (lo my Inowlerge the fist “quate. Inch” scale rlexe), A geal tox art and 2 good quality piste replica of the A-1O should have con Vinod the modes 10 buy the Kt. Abough they may have done <0, few of thee kis ached oom fetion. Perhaps the lick of convineng reference Inateial was the main cause ofthis However, this didnot change the mind of the Hase- ‘ga prope, who produced a nice scale model on We2nd and had & released wih an even more agpealing box at by the maser himsell: Shige Koike. I must be said, what ths man capable of wath «single ish and some paint is beyond bel The Ki tel no lass mpresie. Good, csp maul ing ed fine deal ave become the trace mark over the yeas. If 1/72nd isthe sale you ae looking fo, ti ithe lito by. Some year ago, Moncgram beloved they were ale wo ree an even beter 48h Ki of the "'Warhog” and soon this Kit was sired in the she ve of many bobby shops, Molded in. dark roen plasic, overall shipe is pee, rily detaled pars ‘ae numerous and the copy & the bet we've ever Maverick misses, extemal fd tanks, ECM pods ad eght user bomis are induded to. decorate the finished model. Markings are lor aircraft 8079-147 of the AZiNTFS, 9Y7IKTTG, of the Ae Fore Resave, with the very dstincive ard. atc tke Warthog markings on the now. ‘One major drawback though, the panel ines and riveting, which i Beauly tooled, are raised and wl most catanly be ruined when sanding the inns. Repairing possble, but wil ake some tine and fot Anyway, iL 148th your sale, don't kt anything slop you fon buying thi