![]() If it was trying to be fast, it would probably lose all those low speeds characteristics, which is what makes the A-10 a good CAS platform. It's trying to be efficient and stay in the air for a longer time, flying at low altitudes and slower speeds, which is a good thing when giving support to troops on the ground. The most important thing when talking about this though is that, the A-10 is NOT trying to be fast. All these things produce a lot of drag, and when combined with not-so-powerful engines, it'll be pretty slow, but the fact that the A-10 is slow does not mean it's a bad thing, it's completely the opposite, it flies extremely well at low/slow, the stall speeds are pretty good, handling, maneuverability and so on. It has big, thick and straight wings which allow the airframe to produce a good amount of lift at slower speeds, big horizontal and vertical stabs also help the nose and rudder authority (survivability as well), big engines, and a not so aerodynamic fuselage. If it was designed to fly faster, it probably wouldn't be as good as it is at low/slow. A10 FLYS WITH HALF WING SERIESSo there are a series of technical reasons as to why the A-10 is slow, one of them being the A-10 is slow because it has to. The A-10 is also designed to be able to carry a lot of weapons (a lot of pylons too, which produce drag) and fly really well at low altitudes and speeds. The A-10 is designed to be fuel efficient in order to have a good time on station. ![]()
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