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Air Force Completes A-10 Re-Winging to Keep Iconic Aircraft Flying for Years to Come
13 Aug 2019
https://www.military.com/daily-news...g-keep-iconic-aircraft-flying-years-come.html
The U.S. Air Force has completed a re-winging effort for 173 A-10 Warthog attack aircraft that began nearly a decade ago.
As part of the $1.1 billion "Enhanced Wing Assembly" contract awarded to Boeing Co. in 2007, the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, recently completed work on the last A-10 slated to receive the upgrade, the service said in a news release Monday. The effort began in 2011.
The new wings will give the A-10s a longer life span. They are expected "to last for up to 10,000 equivalent flight hours without a depot inspection," which should take them well into the 2030s, according to the release.
A-10C Precision Engagement Upgrades
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/a-10c.htm
13 Aug 2019
https://www.military.com/daily-news...g-keep-iconic-aircraft-flying-years-come.html
The U.S. Air Force has completed a re-winging effort for 173 A-10 Warthog attack aircraft that began nearly a decade ago.
As part of the $1.1 billion "Enhanced Wing Assembly" contract awarded to Boeing Co. in 2007, the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, recently completed work on the last A-10 slated to receive the upgrade, the service said in a news release Monday. The effort began in 2011.
The new wings will give the A-10s a longer life span. They are expected "to last for up to 10,000 equivalent flight hours without a depot inspection," which should take them well into the 2030s, according to the release.
A-10C Precision Engagement Upgrades
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/a-10c.htm
