A-10 Inlet/Engine Fan & Exhaust set (late) for the Academy kit
There hasn’t been an A-10 kit yet, that has come stock with accurate inlets, engine fans, or Exhaust.
SHM’s Engine Fan/Inlet & Exhaust set corrects the kit’s TF-34 Engine Fan, Inlet, and Exhausts. The kit fans are too shallow, inaccurate center cone/Fan Blade pitch, the wrong blade count and the inlet lip profile is off. The kit Exhaust lacks proper rivet detail and nozzle shape is wrong.
SHM’s A-10 Inlet set features High Resolution printed Engine Fan and Stator frame. The Engine fans are now enhanced with open fan blades. The inlets are with embedded the blade track, corrected lip contour, latch detail, and are the only resin cast parts in this set. The Exhaust nozzle have the proper rivet layout, dual nozzle TE liner and detailed turbine. Side links are provided for the 4 & 8 o’clock IB Engine mounts. All parts are designed from the actual TF-34 and aircraft inlet, which results in the most accurate A-10 set on the market. We’re also one of the only AM companies to offer the option for both the early and late Engine fans. The A-10A was configured with the early Engine fans from their initial production run, of which the center fan hub is the difference. The Early hub has cylindrical bolt holes while the Late fan hub has triangular notches.
The late TF-34 fan hub became the standard since the early 80s, until the S-3 Viking was retired in 2015. The S-3 TF-34 engines were refurbished and put back into the supply system. This is why the early fan hubs are becoming more common on the A-10C. It’s typical to see the aircraft configured with both engine fan types.
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