A-10A "Flipper" AF76-0530, 47th TFS, 1990 (w/12 x Mk.82, 2 x GBU-10, 6 x AGM-65, 2 x AIM-9)

Product Dimensions: 8.89 x 9.58 x 2.44 in.

Model History and Information: The A-10 came out of a mid-1960s requirement for a cheap, heavily armed and heavily armoured aircraft that could stay over a battlefield for a long time and kill Soviet armour. Two prototypes first flew in May 1972, the type was chosen over the competing YA-9 in January 1973, and deliveries began in March 1976. The airframe was designed around its gun, a seven-barrel 30 mm rotary cannon firing at up to 3,900 rounds a minute, and the pilot sits in a titanium bath. It is the only production aircraft the United States Air Force has operated built solely for close air support.

Model Features & Details:

• 1:72 scale Hobby Master Air Power Series die-cast model
• Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II Flipper, AF76-0530
• 47th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 1990
• Depicted loadout of 12 Mk.82 bombs, 2 GBU-10, 6 AGM-65 Maverick and 2 AIM-9 missiles
• Removable under-wing mounted ordnance
• 30mm Gatling-gun barrel with cooling vents
• Hinged opening canopy over a detailed cockpit interior
• Cambered control surfaces on a solid metal wing, presentation stand and die-cast metal with some plastic parts

Packaging: Full-color printed Hobby Master retail box with internal protective packaging.