A-10 Thunderbolt II
General characteristics
Primary function: Close-air support, airborne forward air control, combat search and rescue
Power plant: two General Electric TF34-GE-100 turbofans
Wingspan: 57 feet, 6 inches
Length: 53 feet, 4 inches
Height: 14 feet, 8 inches
Crew: One
C-17 Globemaster
General characteristics
Primary function: Cargo and troop transport
Power plant: Four Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engines
Wingspan: 169 feet, 10 inches
Length: 174 feet
Height: 55 feet, 1 inch
Crew: Three (two pilots and one loadmaster)
AH-64 Apache
General characteristics
Primary function: The AH-64 Apache is the most advanced multirole combat helicopter for the U.S. Army and a growing number of international defense forces.
Length: Maximum level flight speed
Height: 15.24 feet
Wing span: 17.15 feet
C-5M Super Galaxy
General characteristics
Primary function: Outsize cargo transport
Power plant: Four F-138-GE100 General Electric engines
Wingspan: 222 feet 9 inches
Length: 247 feet 10 inches
Height: 65 feet 1 inch
Height: 13 feet 6 inches
Width: 19 feet
Length: 143 feet, 9 inches
Maximum cargo: 281,001 pounds (127,460 Kilograms)
Speed: 518 mph
Crew: Seven – pilot, co-pilot, two flight engineers and three loadmasters
C-130 Super Hercules
General characteristics
Primary function: Global airlift
Power plant: Four Allison T56-A-7 turboprops; 4,200 prop shaft horsepower
Wingspan: 132 feet, 7 inches
Length: 97 feet, 9 inches
Height: 38 feet, 10 inches
Speed: 410 mph
Unit cost: $48.5 million
F-15 Strike Eagle
General characteristics
Primary function: Air-to-ground attack aircraft
Power plant: Two Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 or 229 turbofan engines with afterburners
Wingspan: 42.8 feet
Length: 63.8 feet
Height: 18.5 feet
Weight: 37,500 pounds
Crew: Pilot and weapon systems officer
Unit cost: $31.1 million
F-15
General characteristics
Primary function: Tactical fighter
Power plant: Two Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-100, 220 or 229 turbofan engines with afterburners
Wingspan: 42.8 feet
Length: 63.8 feet
Height: 18.5 feet
Weight: 31,700 pounds
Speed: 1,875 mph (Mach 2 class)
Crew: F-15A/C: one. F-15B/D/E: two
Unit cost: C/D models, $29.9 million
69th Fighter Squadron
F-16 Fighting Falcon
Arizona Air National Guard
General characteristics
Primary function: multirole fighter
Power plant: One Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-200/220/229 or General Electric F110-GE-100/129
Wingspan: 32 feet, 8 inches
Length: 49 feet, 5 inches
Height: 16 feet
Weight: 19,700 pounds without fuel
Speed: 1,500 mph (Mach 2 at altitude)
Crew: F-16C, one; F-16D, one or two
Unit cost: F-16C/D,$18.8 million
F-22 Raptor
General characteristics
Primary function: Air dominance, multirole fighter
Power plant: Two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofan engines with afterburners and two-dimensional thrust vectoring nozzles.
Wingspan: 44 feet, 6 inches
Length: 62 feet, 1 inch
Height: 16 feet, 8 inches
Weight: 43,340 pounds
Speed: Mach 2 class with super-cruise capability
Crew: one
Unit cost: $143 million
F-35 Lightning II owned by Japan
General characteristics
Primary function: Multirole fighter
Power plant: One Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 turbofan engine
Wingspan: 35 feet
Length: 51 feet
Height: 14 feet
Speed: Mach 1.6
Crew: One
KC-46 Pegasus
General characteristics
Primary function: Aerial refueling and airlift
Wingspan: 157 feet, 8 inches
Length: 165 feet, 6 inches
Height: 52 feet, 10 inches
Aircrew: Fifteen permanent seats for aircrew, including aeromedical evacuation aircrew
Passengers: 58 total (normal operations); up to 114 total (contingency operations)
KC-135 Stratotanker AZ ANG
General characteristics
Primary function: Aerial refueling and airlift
Power plant: CFM International CFM-56 turbofan engines
Wingspan: 130 feet, 10 inches
Length: 136 feet, 3 inches
Height: 41 feet, 8 inches
Crew: Pilot, co-pilot, boom operator and navigator on some missions
Unit cost: $39.6 million
OA-X
The aircraft should be capable of finding, tracking, and attacking targets either on its own, or in support of ground forces.
The aircraft is capable of operating from semi-prepared runways such as grass or dirt surfaces.
The aircraft includes several defensive measures.
Armored cockpit and engine.
Long loiter time performing five-hour sorties.
T-38 Talon
General characteristics
Primary function: Advanced jet pilot trainer
Power plant: Two General Electric J85-GE-5 turbojet engines with afterburners
Length: 46 feet, 4 inches
Height: 12 feet, 10 inches
Wingspan: 25 feet, 3 inches
Speed: 812 mph
Unit cost: $756,000
Crew: Two, student and instructor
MQ-1 Predator
General characteristics
Primary function: Armed reconnaissance, airborne surveillance and target acquisition
Power plant: Rotax 914F four-cylinder engine
Wingspan: 55 feet
Length: 27 feet
Height: 7 feet
Speed: 84 to 135 mph
Armament: Two laser-guided AGM-114 Hellfire missiles
Crew (remote): Two (pilot and sensor operator)
Unit cost: $20 million (includes four aircraft with sensors, ground control station and Predator Primary satellite link)
UH-60 Black Hawk
General characteristics
Function: Multirole helicopter
Engine: T700-GE-701D
Weight: 22,000 pounds
Personnel: Transports 12 fully seated troops
UH-72A LAKOTA
General characteristics
Mission: Provides a flexible response to Homeland Security missions
Description: Twin-engine, single-main-rotor commercial light utility helicopter, which conducts general support missions