GIANT I/6.25 SCALE RC SKYMASTER A-10 WARTHOG / THUNDERBOLT - TWO JETSMUNT 166 TURBINES ANDY - 2021

BELIEVE IT OR NOT BUT THIS ACCORDING TO ANDY THE PILOT IS THE VERY FIRST TWIN ENGINED MODEL OF ANY KIND THAT HE HAS EVER FLOWN (BEEN FLYING 30 + YRS)

BALLS OF BLOODY STEEL I SAY (WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE OVERALL PRICE)
THIS TYPE OF MODEL DOES NOT NECESSARILY FLY WELL WHEN ONE ENGINE FLAMES OUT !

Skymaster - A10
Scale - 1:6.25
Span - 2784mm
Length - 2552mm
Weight - 36kg fully loaded with fuel and ordnance,
scale retracts by skymaster,
transmiter - Jeti DS24
receivers - 2 x Jeti Rex 3
Powerbox Competition SRS
Cortex Pro Gyro
JR Servos - all around
2 x 3300mah 3s lipo turbine batteries
2 x 5000mah 2s lipo flight batteries

The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin turbofan engine, straight wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic for the United States Air Force.
Top speed: 706 km/h
Introduced: March 1977
Wingspan: 18 m
Unit cost: 11,800,000–11,800,000 USD (1994)
Manufacturer: Fairchild Aircraft
Engine type: General Electric TF34

The development of conventionally armed attack aircraft in the United States stagnated after World War II, as design efforts for tactical aircraft focused on the delivery of nuclear weapons using high-speed designs like the F-101 Voodoo and F-105 Thunderchief. As the U.S. military entered the Vietnam War, its main ground-attack aircraft was the Korean War-era Douglas A-1 Skyraider. A capable aircraft for its era, with a relatively large payload and long loiter time, the propeller-driven design was relatively slow and vulnerable to ground fire. The U.S. Air Force and Navy lost 266 A-1s in action in Vietnam, largely from small-arms fire, The A-1 Skyraider also had poor firepower.

The lack of modern conventional attack capability prompted calls for a specialized attack aircraft. On 7 June 1961, Secretary of Defense McNamara ordered the USAF to develop two tactical aircraft, one for the long-range strike and interdictor role, and the other focusing on the fighter-bomber mission. The former became the Tactical Fighter Experimental, or TFX, which emerged as the F-111, while the second was filled by a version of the U.S. Navy's F-4 Phantom II.

While the Phantom went on to be one of the most successful fighter designs of the 1960s and proved to be a capable fighter-bomber, its lack of loiter time was a major problem, and to a lesser extent, its poor low-speed performance. It was also expensive to buy and operate, with a flyaway cost of $2 million in FY1965 ($16.4 million today), and operational costs over $900 per hour ($7,000 per hour today).

After a broad review of its tactical force structure, the U.S. Air Force decided to adopt a low-cost aircraft to supplement the F-4 and F-111. It first focused on the Northrop F-5, which had air-to-air capability. A 1965 cost-effectiveness study shifted the focus from the F-5 to the less expensive LTV A-7D, and a contract was awarded. However, this aircraft doubled in cost with demands for an upgraded engine and new avionics.

FILMED ON 11-7-2021 - THE DAY ENGLAND LOST THE WORLD CUP !