Atlantic 10 Conference

The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates mostly on the United States' eastern seaboard but also in the Midwest. Member schools are located in Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, and Missouri as well as in the District of Columbia. Although some of its members are state-funded, half of its membership is made up of private, Catholic institutions. Despite the name, there are 14 full-time members, and two affiliate members that participate in women's field hockey only.

History

The Atlantic 10 Conference was founded in 1975 as the Eastern Collegiate Basketball League (ECBL) and began conference play in 1976. At that time, basketball was its only sport. After its first season, it added sports other than basketball and changed its name to the Eastern Athletic Association. However, despite its official names, it was popularly known as the Eastern 8, as it then had eight members (Villanova, Duquesne, Penn State, West Virginia, George Washington, Massachusetts, Pittsburgh, and Rutgers).

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Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II

The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is an American twin-engine, straight wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic in the early 1970s. It entered service in 1976, and is the only United States Air Force production-built aircraft designed solely for close air support, including attacking tanks, armored vehicles, and other ground targets.

The A-10 was designed around the 30 mm GAU-8 Avenger rotary cannon that is its primary armament. The A-10's airframe was designed for durability, with measures such as 1,200 pounds (540 kg) of titanium armor to protect the cockpit and aircraft systems, enabling it to absorb a significant amount of damage and continue flying. Its short takeoff and landing capability permits operation from airstrips close to the front lines, while its simple design enables maintenance at forward bases with limited facilities. The A-10A single-seat variant was the only version built, though one A-10A was converted to an A-10B twin-seat version. In 2005, a program was begun to upgrade remaining A-10A aircraft to the A-10C configuration.

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A10

A10, A.10 or A-10 may refer to:

Aviation

Aero A.10, a Czech biplane airliner

AmeriPlanes Mitchell Wing A-10, an ultralight aircraft

Breda A.10, a 1928 Italian single-seat fighter-trainer prototype

Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, a combat aircraft flown by the United States Air Force

Fiat A.10, a World War I Italian aero engine

Military

Cruiser Mk II, also known by its General Staff designation "A10", a British cruiser tank of World War II

HMS A10, a British A class submarine

10th Artillery Regiment (Sweden), in the list of Swedish artillery regiments

Aggregate 10, a German World War II rocket in the Aggregate rocket family

Science and technology

AMD A10, AMD Accelerated Processing Unit

ATC code A10 Drugs used in diabetes, a subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System

British NVC community A10 (Polygonum amphibium community), a British Isles plant community

HLA-A10, a broad antigen serogroup of the Human MHC HLA-A

Homeobox A10, a human gene

Subfamily A10, a Rhodopsin-like receptors subfamily

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