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The A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II is the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close air support of ground forces. They are simple, effective and survivable twin-engine jet aircraft that can be used against all ground targets, including tanks and other armored vehicles.
The A-10/OA-10 have excellent maneuverability at low air speeds and altitude, and are highly accurate weapons-delivery platforms. They can loiter near battle areas for extended periods of time and operate under 1,000-foot ceilings (303.3 meters) with 1.5-mile (2.4 kilometers) visibility. Their wide combat radius and short takeoff and landing capability permit operations in and out of locations near front lines. Using night vision goggles, A-10/ OA-10 pilots can conduct their missions during darkness.
The aircraft can survive direct hits from armor-piercing and high explosive projectiles up to 23mm. Their self-sealing fuel cells are protected by internal and external foam. Manual systems back up their redundant hydraulic flight-control systems. This permits pilots to fly and land when hydraulic power is lost.
The Thunderbolt II's 30mm GAU-8/A Gatling gun can fire 3,900 rounds a minute and can defeat an array of ground targets to include tanks. Some of their other equipment includes an inertial navigation system, electronic countermeasures, target penetration aids, self-protection systems, and AGM-65 Maverick and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.
General Characteristics
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Primary Function: A-10 -- close air support, OA-10 - airborne forward air control
Contractor: Fairchild Republic Co.
Power Plant: Two General Electric TF34-GE-100 turbofans
Thrust: 9,065 pounds each engine
Length: 53 feet, 4 inches (16.16 meters)
Height: 14 feet, 8 inches (4.42 meters)
Wingspan: 57 feet, 6 inches (17.42 meters)
Speed: 420 miles per hour (Mach 0.56)
Ceiling: 45,000 feet (13,636 meters)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 51,000 pounds (22,950 kilograms)
Range: 800 miles (695 nautical miles)
Armament: One 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun; up to 16,000 pounds (7,200 kilograms) of mixed ordnance on eight under-wing and three under-fuselage pylon stations, including 500 pound (225 kilograms) Mk-82 and 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms) Mk-84 series low/high drag bombs, incendiary cluster bombs, combined effects munitions, mine dispensing munitions, AGM-65 Maverick missiles and laser-guided/electro-optically guided bombs; infrared countermeasure flares; electronic countermeasure chaff; jammer pods; 2.75-inch (6.99 centimeters) rockets; illumination flares and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.
Crew: One
Date Deployed: March 1976
Unit Cost: $9.8 million (fiscal 98 constant dollars)
Inventory: Active force, A-10, 143 and OA-10, 70; Reserve, A-10, 46 and OA-10, 6; ANG, A-10, 84 and OA-10, 18
The A-10 is a perfect example of the combined-arms theory.
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10:10 preferably pm is a time, that if you touch your ears, it is believed you get good luck. The reason for this tradition is because at 10/10/1910 at 10:10pm a man named George Inmad who had been deaf since birth, suddenly was able to hear, no doctors can explain this medical mystery and the only explanation they had was that he got very lucky. Ever since then George would touch his ears at 10:10 because of how lucky he felt.
Totally bro i missed the last couple 10:10's i dont want to miss my chance for good luck.
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10:10 is the equivalent of saying 10 out of 10.
friend "Whats your favorite dish?"
me" Deffo chicken & rice bro, rice is 10:10"
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The most outrageous cheeseburger available. For you eastcoast folk, this will word does not apply. Only us lucky western type are blessed with what we call "In 'n Out Burger". Part of the sacred "secret menu," this burger is not a meal, it's an event. A normal, hungry teenage boy could be satisfied with a double cheeseburger, but for the man with a real appetite, the 10 by 10 will be the only burger that would suffice. 10 patties, slabbed with 10 pieces of american processed cheese, this thing is a monster. It can't be eaten normally, unless you can unlock your jaw. Most people eat it on its side, and end up eating about 6 patties and cheese slices by themselves, like a steak. Only a true man can handle this 5000 calorie beast.
Last weekend Tim ate a 10 by 10 and puked up his small intestine.
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The time everyday when you think about the person you really give a crap about and wish them all the happiness in the world.
Her: look at the time
Her friend: you thinking about him?
Her: it's 10:10 of course I am
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Someone who is super hot and sexy.
Oh yeah. Savi is 10/10. 10/10 would slam Savdeep because she is fucking gorgeous.
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