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A-
A- is the US Navy designation for attack aircraft. The designation was first introduced in 1964.
A-
A-10
The Fairchild A-10/OA-10 (Thunderbolt II) is a single-seater American close air support aircraft first deployed in 1976. The A-10 is powered by two General Electric TF34-GE-100 turbofans providing a top speed of 420 mph and a range of 800 miles. It carries an armament of one 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun; up to 7,200 kilograms of mixed ordnance on eight under-wing and three under-fuselage pylon stations, including 225 kilograms of retarded bombs, 900 kilograms of general-purpose bombs, incendiary and Rockeye II cluster bombs, combined effects munitions, Maverick missiles and laser-guided/electro-optically guided bombs; infrared countermeasure flares; electronic countermeasure chaff; jammer pods; 2.75-inch rockets; illumination flares and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.
A-10
A-12
The Curtiss Model 60 Shrike (A-12) was an American attack aircraft of the Second World War in service from 1933 to 1942. The A-12 was manned by a crew of two comprising a pilot and a gunner seated in tandem, and was powered by a Wright R-1820-37 radial piston engine rated at 690 hp giving a top speed of 177 mph and a typical range of 838 km. The A-12 was armed with four 7.62 mm Browning fixed forward-firing machine-guns in the landing gear fairings, and one 7.62 mm Browning trainable machine-gun in the dorsal position. Up to 221 kg of disposable stores could also be carried on two hard points under the wings and generally comprised four 122 lb or four 100 lb bombs or ten 25 lb or 30 lb bombs.
A-12
A-18
The Curtiss Model 76 Shrike (A-18) was an American attack aircraft of the Second World War in service from 1937 to 1943. The A-18 was a mid-wing monoplane of basically metal construction with the exception of the fabric covering on the control surfaces and those parts of the wing behind the front spar. The crew of two was located in a raised fuselage section over the wing, the pilot having good fields of vision from his position above the wing leading edges but being separated from the observer/gunner who was positioned above the trailing edges. The A-18 was powered by two Wright R-1820-47 radial piston engines rated at 850 hp providing a top speed of 247 mph and a typical range of 1048 km. Armaments consisted of four 7.62 mm Browning forward-firing machine-guns in the nose and one 7.62 mm Browning trainable rearward-firing machine-gun in the dorsal position.
A-18
A-27
The North American A-27 was an American built two-seater light attack bomber of the Second World War mainly built for export (ten were built for Siam, but Siam was invaded by the Japanese whilst the aircraft were en route, and the USA diverted the shipment to its own forces in the Philippines). It was powered by a Wright R-1820-75 radial piston engine rated at 785 hp providing a top speed of 250 mph and a range of 1287 km. The A-27 was armed with two 0.3 inch Browning fixed forward-firing machine-guns in the upper part of the forward fuselage firing through the propeller disc, two 0.3 inch Browning fixed forward-firing machine-guns in the wing leading edges and one 0.5 inch or 0.3 inch Browning trainable rearward-firing machine-gun in the rear cockpit. Up to 400 lb of disposable ordnance was carried on four under wing hard points, and generally comprising free-fall bombs.
A-27
A-37
The Cessna T-37/A-37 Dragonfly is an American two-seater light attack and forward air controller aircraft derived from the Cessna Model 318 trainer aircraft in 1963. The Cessna T-37/A-37B Dragonfly is powered by two general Electric J85-17A turbojets providing a top speed of 843 kmh and a range of 740 km fully laden. The Cessna T-37/A-37B Dragonfly is armed with one 7.62 mm GAU-213/A7 Minigun in the nose and can carry disposable stores on eight under-wing hard points.
A-37
A-4
The McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk II (Bantam Bomber) is an American single-seater carrier-borne and land-based light attack aircraft developed during the 1950s to the US navy's requirements for a turbojet successor to the Douglas AD-6 Skyraider. The McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk II is powered by a Pratt and Whitney J52-P-408 turbojet providing a top speed of 1103 kmh and a range of 547 km fully laden. It is armed with two 20 mm Mk 12 cannon in the wing roots and up to 9,155 lb (4153 kg) of disposable stores can be carried on five hard points, one under the fuselage and two under each wing.
A-4
A-5
The North American NA-247 (A-5 Vigilante) was an American two-seater carrier-borne strategic and operational-level reconnaissance platform and bomber aircraft designed during the late 1950's and in service from 1961 to 1979. The North American NA-247 was powered by two General Electric J79-GE-10 turbojets providing a top speed of Mach 2.1 and a range of 2414 km. Armaments consisted of a thermo-nuclear bomb or 5000 lbs of conventional bombs carried by the bomber variant.
A-5
A.I.S.A. H.M.1.
The A.I.S.A. H.M.1. was a Spanish two-seater primary training aircraft of the 1940's, entering service in 1943. The A.I.S.A. H.M.1. was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of mixed construction powered by a Hirth HM 506 4-cylinder inverted air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 230 kmh and a flying time of 3.5 hours.
A.I.S.A. H.M.1.
A.I.S.A. H.M.5.
The A.I.S.A. H.M.5. was a Spanish single-seater advanced training aircraft of the 1940's, entering service in 1943. The A.I.S.A. H.M.5. was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of mixed construction powered by a Hirth HM 506 4-cylinder inverted air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 230 kmh and a flying time of 3.5 hours.
A.I.S.A. H.M.5.
A.I.S.A. H.M.9.
The A.I.S.A. H.M.9. was a Spanish two-seater glider-towing aircraft of the 1940's, entering service in 1943. The A.I.S.A. H.M.9. was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of mixed construction powered by a Hirth HM 506 4-cylinder inverted air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 175 kmh and a flying time of 2 hours.
A.I.S.A. H.M.9.
AASEN BOMB
An Aasen bomb was an Italian aircraft bomb consisting of a converted grenade and used prior to the Great War.
Aasen Bomb
AC-130H
The AC-130H (Spectre) is an American close air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance aircraft first deployed in 1972. It carries a crew of 14 (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, fire control officer, electronic warfare officer, flight engineer, loadmaster, low-light TV operator, infrared detection set operator, and five aerial gunners). It has a top speed of 300 mph and a range of 1500 miles. The AC-130H carries armament of two 20 mm M61A1 cannons with 3,000 rounds, one 40 mm Bofors cannon with 256 rounds and one 105 mm howitzer with 100 rounds.
AC-130H
ADEN 25
The Aden 25 is a British 25 mm NATO calibre, gas-operated single-barrel cannon fitted to aircraft. The Aden 25 was developed from an improved development of the Aden Mk 4 and has a rate of fire of between 1650 and 1850 rounds per minute and a muzzle velocity of 1050 mps giving an effective range of 1510 meters.
Aden 25
ADEN MK 4
The Aden Mk 4 is a British 30 mm calibre, gas-operated single-barrel cannon fitted to aircraft. The Aden Mk 4 was developed during the Second World War from the German Mauser MG213C revolver cannon. The Aden Mk 4 has a rate of fire of 1200 to 1400 rounds per minute and a muzzle velocity of 741 mps giving an effective range of 1510 meters.
Aden Mk 4
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