The Warthog: A Sci-Fi Take On The A-10

Here's a Sci-Fi take on the A-10 Fighter.

This one has no wings, and for armament "only" uses it's 30mm cannon.

The ejection charge from the motor is routed up through the perforated motor tube, and ejects dual parachutes out the back of the upper tubes.

It has a lower oval half tube to carry an altimeter, which doubles as a drag maker, to counteract the upper drag from the closed tubes.

2026-05-21

Let the build begin..... headed out to the barn to make a nose cone.

Turned the nose from a couple of previously glued together 2 x 4's.

2026-05-25 Drawing Set Rev 01

2026-05-25 Jet Engine Air Inlets and Body Tubes

2026-05-27 Lag Screw Eyes Install Into Jet Engine Air Inlets

Jet Engine Air Inlets to BT/C-60 Tubes

Mock Up

2026-06-06 Cutting the Tubes and Gluing the Jet Engines to The Body Tube

Internal Glue Fillets at the Jet Engines

I cut a piece of Balsa 1.51" wide to use as a fixture to hold the inside of the C-60 straight while I glued the internal surface of the Body to the Jet Engine Tubes.

2026-06-11 Started fabricating up the Motor Tube Sub-Assy

2026-06-12 Nose Cone Ballast and Cutting the Rear of the BT/C-60 to Length

2026-06-14 Fabricated the Wings, Vertical Stabilizers and the Cockpit.

Started gluing the parts to the various Sub-Assy's. Used the Fin Alignment guide I made for my very 1st BAR rocket, X-Wing Alpha, back in 2018

Glue Fillets

Vertical Stabilizers

Modified the Vert Stabilizers by drilling some 3/8" diameter holes with a Forstner bit, then cleaned up the holes with a wood chisel. This made a slot for insertion of the Vert Stabilizers over the Wing Tips. Started gluing them... fillets to follow.