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.
INTERACTIVE MODEL LOADS WHEN NEARBY
2016 / ModernAirframe B
F-35A Lightning II
Lockheed Martin · Conventional multirole fighter
HISTORICAL FIELD NOTE
The conventional-runway F-35A combines low-observable shaping, sensor fusion, and internal weapons carriage with the lightest airframe and largest internal fuel load of the three F-35 variants. It entered U.S. Air Force operational service in 2016 and is designed for both air-to-air and precision-strike missions.
PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATION BREAKDOWN
METRICYA-10B WarthogF-35A Lightning II
Top speed
439 mphREFERENCE VALUE
Mach 1.6REFERENCE VALUE
Ceiling
45,000 ftREFERENCE VALUE
50,000 ftREFERENCE VALUE
Range
2,580 miREFERENCE VALUE
1,200+ nmiAPPROXIMATE / PUBLISHED
Archive milestone
First flight · 1979REFERENCE VALUE
Service entry · 2016REFERENCE VALUE
Nation
United StatesDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
United StatesDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Primary role
Two-seat attack prototypeDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Conventional multirole fighterDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Values are concise archive references and can vary by variant, payload, configuration, altitude, operating conditions, and source. Range may describe different published measures where a directly comparable figure is unavailable.
