Performance and mechanical data are combined here for a faster, more compact read. Values describe the represented model or nearest clearly identified source variant.
Performance and mechanical specifications for YA-10B Warthog
Primary role
Two-seat attack prototype
Crew
2
Configuration
Tandem-seat night-attack prototype
Powerplant
2 × General Electric TF34 turbofans
Top speed
439 mph
Ceiling
45,000 ft
Published range
2,580 mi
Length
≈53 ft
Wingspan
57 ft 6 in
Max weight
≈50,000 lb
02 · SERVICE CHRONOLOGY
FROM ORIGIN TO LEGACY.
A dated sequence follows the airframe from development through operational use and later evolution. The number of milestones follows the story rather than a fixed template, and each note explains why the event mattered—not only what happened.
ORIGIN
A production A-10A was converted with a raised rear cockpit for the night/adverse-weather demonstrator program. [1]
DEVELOPMENT
The sole two-seat demonstrator tested whether a second crewmember and additional sensors could improve night attack. Its cancellation left a useful case study in capability gained versus weight, cost, and fleet complexity. [1]
SERVICE HISTORY
The converted two-seat prototype made its first flight with a second cockpit and enlarged tail, beginning an evaluation of night and adverse-weather attack concepts. [1]
CONTEXT & LEGACY
Flight testing proved the two-seat concept, but the Air Force did not place the specialized version into production. [1]
03 · ARCHIVAL IMAGE
THE AIRFRAME IN CONTEXT.
A documented photograph or archival reference connects the interactive model to a real airframe, operation, or preserved example.
Fairchild YA-10B Thunderbolt II Rocket Sled (25749369740)2019-09-20 10:48:46 · 先従隗始Wikimedia Commons · CC0 · Accessed 29 August 2026VIEW ORIGINAL FILE & RIGHTS RECORD ↗
04 · ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE
THE AIRFRAME IN MOTION.
A short, rights-screened motion record adds sound, movement, and operational scale without autoplaying or delaying the interactive model.
Airframe: A-10 Thunderbolt II02:14
Related-airframe footage of the production single-seat A-10. The archive record covers the unique two-seat YA-10B prototype.
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A short, attributed line restores a human voice to the technical record. Period statements and later recollections are identified by the date label and accompanied by a source link.
“It was a very stable gun platform and easy to fly.”
Charles SewellFairchild Republic test pilot
Sewell's assessment describes the two-seat demonstrator as an A-10 first and a sensor experiment second.
Focused facts connect the airframe's systems to the way it was built, flown, or used.
01
Single conversion
Only one two-seat Night/Adverse Weather demonstrator was produced from an existing A-10 airframe.
02
Raised instructor
The rear cockpit sat higher to preserve forward visibility over the front seat.
03
Night concept
A sensor pod and second crew member were intended to improve low-level attack in darkness and poor weather.
07 · HISTORICAL FIELD NOTE
WHY IT MATTERS.
This rare two-seat A-10 prototype explored an all-weather attack and training configuration without entering production. A second cockpit and expanded avionics changed the familiar Warthog profile, showing how the durable close-air-support platform might have divided navigation, sensor, and weapons tasks between two crew members. [1]
Reference figures vary by variant, payload, configuration, altitude, test method, and source. Values here are an editorial orientation—not operational or flight-planning data.
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