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Xian H-6 and A-10 Thunderbolt II

Name:	Xian H-6	A-10 Thunderbolt II
Type:	Strategic bomber	Ground-attack aircraft
Origin:	China	USA
Produced:	1959	1972–1984
Unit cost:	-	18.8 million $

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Range:	6,000 km	4,150 km
Max speed:	1,050 km/h (656 mph)	706 km/h (439 mph)
Service ceiling:	12,800 m	13,700 m
Weight empty:	37.2 t	11.32 t
Weight max:	79 t	23 t

Crew:	4	1

Range

Speed

Service ceiling

Weight empty

Weight max

Dimensions

Length:	34.8 m	16.26 m
Width:	33.0 m	17.53 m
Height:	10.36 m	4.47 m

Images

Xian H-6

Author: By Li Pang - http://www.airliners.net/photo/China---Air/Xian-HY-6/1453755/L/, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17242943 License

A-10 Thunderbolt II

Author: "A-10 Thunderbolt II In-flight-2" by SRA Greg L. Davis, USAF - defenseimagery.mil. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A-10_Thunderbolt_II_In-flight-2.jpg#/media/File:A-10_Thunderbolt_II_In-flight-2.jpg License