#1 HOP MEANS IN FLIGHT CODE#
NATO code names for Soviet-manufactured air-to-air missiles.īombardier-navigator the specific term for the NFO in the A-6 aircraft.įlight suit or anti-exposure suit (“Put on a bag”) as a verb to collect or acquire: as in, “bag some traps.”Ĭold weather or water conditions which require the wearing of anti-exposure gear which is very restrictive, uncomfortable and unpopularĪn aviator who manages to obtain more traps or flight time than his squadron mates, usually through dubious means.Īn amber visual landing aid that the pilot uses to adjust aircraft-relative position to a desired final approach glideslope.
A vehicle that Commanding Officers use to keep Junior Officers in a central location for a given amount of time to keep them from screwing up his (or her ) command tour. The ultimate in an angles fight is an angle of zero straight up the enemy’s tailpipe.Īll Officer’s Meeting. Gaining angles on a dogfight opponent involves maneuvering for a shot from astern. On any aircraft, too great an angle of attack will cause the wing to stop flying (stall), as airflow across the upper surface is disrupted. Also, a term lovingly ascribed to the rescue helicopter by any aviator who has experienced an ejection and subsequent helicopter rescue.Īircraft strobe, or anti-collision, lights.Īngle of the wing relative to the forward flight path of the airplane. The F-14 is so large that it is sometimes referred to by this term.Īltitude, measured in thousands of feet (“angels fifteen” means 15,000 feet above sea level). The Navy has time restrictions as to how long a crew can stand an Alert-5 watch.
The entire complement of aircraft fielded by the carrier in battle: fighters, attack jets, early-warning planes, tankers, helicopters, antisubmarine patrol craft, etc.Ī manned aircraft can launch within five minutes. Head of the Air Department on board a carrier he rules the flight deck. Most military aircraft have a radar-altimeter, which reads aircraft height above ground level. An airplane’s altimeter reads height above Mean Sea Level (MSL), the more realistic measurement over land is height Above Ground Level. If you hit it, you’ll be “ringing the admiral's doorbell” to explain why.Ībove Ground Level. The yellow button in an F/A-18 cockpit that jettisons all the external stores in an emergency. Rapid-firing cannon or machine guns, often aimed by computers and radar.
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