美军空战术语
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A-A - Air-to-air.
AAA - Anti-Aicraft-Artillery.
Aardvark - F-111.
AAI/APX - Air-to-Air Interrogator.
AAR - Air-to-Air Refueling.
AAW - Antiair Warfare.
AB - Afterburner.
ABCCC - Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center.
ABORT - Directive to cease action/attack/event/mission.
ACA (Airspace Coordination Area) - A three-dimensional box in the sky
defined by grid and/or land references and an altitude block (AGL). The
intent of an ACA is to allow simultaneous attack of targets near each
other by multiple fire support means, one of which is air. (See Army Field
Manual 6-20).
ACBT - Air Combat Training; a general term which includes (D)BFM, (D)ACM,
and (D)ACT.
ACC - Air Component Commander.
Acceleration Maneuver - An offensive or defensive maneuver, flown in the
vertical plane, if possible, designed to increase or reduce distance from
an object. A low Yo-Yo is an acceleration maneuver.
ACE - Airborne Command Element (AWACS/ABCCC).
ACM - Air Combat Maneuvering; training designed to achieve proficiency in
element formation maneuvering and the coordinated application of BFM to
achieve a simulated kill or effectively defend against one or more
aircraft from a planned starting position.
ACO - Airspace Control Order. Document that details all approved airspace
requests. The ACO will complement the ATO cycle and serve as the single
planning document for airspace considerations.
ACT - Air Combat Tactics; training in the application of BFM and ACM
skills to achieve a tactical air-to-air objective.
ACMI - Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation.
Action - The point of the initial position-to-target run where the
pre-briefed maneuver is begun. Also, the Officer’s Club on Friday.
Adnan 1 - Iraqi AWACS aircraft.
ADA - Air Defense Artillery.
ADIZ - Air Defense Identification Zone.
Adverse Yaw - The tendency of an aircraft to yaw away from the applied
aileron while at high angles of attack.
Advisory Control - A mode of control in which the controlling agency has
communications but no radar capability.
Aerodynamic Center - A point on the wing chord through which aircraft lift
is directed. The aerodynamic center is usually defined as the point on the
longitudinal axis of the airplane where the lift vector is centered. The
distance between the aerodynamic center and the center of gravity is
static margin, and is the major factor affecting the longitudinal static
stability of the aircraft.
AEW - Airbone Early Warning.
AFAC - Airborne Forward Air Controller.
Afterburner - Acceleration over and above normal military power, achieved
by sp
raying fuel out the back of the engine.
A-G - Air-to-Ground.
AGL - Altitude above ground level.
AGM - American designation for Air-to-Ground Missiles.
AGM-65 - An optically-guided A-G missile.
AHC - Advanced or Aircraft Handling Characteristics; training designed to
gain proficiency in and to exploit the flight envelope of the aircraft,
consistent with operational and safety constraints.
AI - Air Interdiction/Air Intercept.
Airborne Order - A command authorization for tactical flight (departure
time will be specified).
Air Refueling Time - Planned lapsed time from ARCT to drop off.
Air Refueling Track - A flight path designated for air refueling.
Aileron - A trailing-edge wing control surface used to roll aircraft.
AIM - Air Intercept Missile.
Aiming Funnel - An element of the HUD display in DGFT mode.
Aiming Reticle - A visual aid to help improve probability of hitting a
target. If a target is inside the reticle, you have a good chance of
hitting it.
Airfoil - Curved wing or blade surface designed to produce lift when air
passes over it.
Airframe - Basic construction of the aircraft.
Airspeed - The velocity of the aircraft in relation to the surrounding
air.
All-aspect - Weapons which are effective at any angle to the target.
ALIC - Aircraft launcher interface computer.A
ALO - Air liaison officer.
ALPHA CHECK - Request for bearing and range to described point.
ALQ-131 - A jamming pod mounted on the underside of the F-16 designed to
counter enemy radar.
ALT - Altitude above sea level.
AMRAAM - Advenced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile.
ANCHOR - Orbit about a specific point; ground track flown by tanker.
Information call indicates a turning engagement about a specific location.
Angels - Altitude of friendly aircraft in thousand of feet. „Viper is at
angels 23" means that the pilot is at 23,000 feet. It is also the name of
the U.S. Navy demo team.
Angle of attack - The angle formed by an aircraft’s direction of flight
and its longitudinal axis.
Angle of climb - The angle of the aicraft nose above the horizon.
Angle of dive - The angle of the aircraft nose below the horizon.
Angle-off - The distance, measured in degrees, between heading and the
bandit’s heading. This angle tells you relative fuselage alignment.
Angle of Tail (AOT) - Angle formed between the flight path of an attacking
aircraft and its target.
Anti-radiation missile - A missile which homes on radio frequency
radiation.
AOA - Angle of Attack.
AOB - Air Order of Battle.
A-POLE - The distance from the launching aircraft to the target when the
missi
le begins active terminal guidance.
Apache - AH-64 attack helicopter.
Apex/Alamo - Russian-built, radar-guided missile.
APG-66 - Designator for the radar installed in the F-16.
Aphid/Archer - Russian-built,all-aspect heat-seeking missile.
AR/NWM - Air Refuel/Nose Wheel steering system.
ARCING - Cutoff in plane of target motion to decrease range to
targetdefender allows attacker to use cutoff.
ARM/ARMED (Safe/Hot) - Select armament (safe/hot), or armament is
safe/hot.
ARCP - Air Refueling Control Point; the planned geographic point over
which the receiver(s) arrive in the observation/precontact position with
respect to the assigned tanker.
ARCT - Air Refueling Control Time; the planned time that the receiver and
tanker will arrive over the ARCP-
ARIP - Air Refueling Initial Point; the planned point to enter the
refueling track.
Armament Safety Check - Action taken by an aircrew to review armament
selection switches to preclude the inadvertent -launch/release of armament
(Switches Safe).
ARS - Air Rescue Service.
AS FRAGGED - Fighter, FAC, mission package, or agency will be performing
exactly as stated by the air tasking order.
ASPECT - Request/comment regarding target aspect information.
ASAT - Advanced Situational Trainer.
Aspect angle - This is the angle formed by the intersection of two lines
/the line from you to the target and the line through the target’s
longitudinal axis/. On the HUD, the aspect angle is represented by a caret
on the aiming reticle. If the MiG is comming at you head on, the aspect
angle is 180 deg and the indicator will be at the top of the Aiming
Reticle.
ASM - Air-to-Surface Missile.
ASOC - Air Support Operations Center.
ASUW - Antisurface Warfare.
ASW - Antisubmarine Warfare.
ATO - Air Tasking Order (Frag)-Assigns air-to-air and air-to-surface
targets, TOTS, and mission support information.
ATOC - Allied Tactical Operations Center (NATO).
Attack Restriction - Ingress, ordnance delivery, or egress restrictions
depending on situation, i.e., threats, weather, terrain, ROE, etc.
Atoll - Russian-built, rear-aspect heat-seeking missile.
Attack geometry - The spatial relationship between an attacking pilot and
his quarry.
ATTACK AXIS - An orientation direction usually thought of as an imaginary
line passing through the target on some particular headingexample, the
range run-in heading.
AUTHENTICATE() - To request or provide a response for a coded challenge.
AUTONOMOUS - Aircrew is operating without benefit of GCI/AWACS control.
AUTONOMOUS INTERCEPT - Intercepts initiated by aircrew when no target
information
is being received from command and control sources.
Autopilot - A feature of the flight control computer allowing it to fly
the plane.
Avionics - An aircraft’s electronic systems.
AVTR - Airborne Video Tape Recorder.
AWACS - Airborne Warning And Control System.
Backfire - Tu-26.
Badger - Tu-16.
BAI - Battlefield Air Interdiction.
Ballistic - Something with the aerodynamic qualities of a rock,i. e. out
of control. Never used to describe F-16 BFM.
Bandit - A plane identified as an enemy aircraft.
Bank - To roll left or right in the air so that your lift vector is no
longer vertical.
BARO - A term used synonymously used with System Altitude. (See System
Altitude)
BARREL ROLL MANEUVER - A vertical rolling maneuver used to reduce aspect
angle while keeping sight of the bogey and maintaining nose-tail
separation.
BASE (Number) - Reference number used to indicate such information as
headings, altitudes, fuels, etc.
BCE - Battlefield Coordination Element.
BDA - Bomb Damage Assessment. Summary of enemy surface targets destroyed
or damaged.
BDZ - Base Defense Zone (NATO).
Bear - Tu-95.
Bear - F - Tu-142.
BEAM/BEAMER (Direction) - Aircraft maneuvering stabilized within 700 to
1100 aspect; generally given with cardinal directions: east, west, north,
south.
BELLYCHECK - A momentary unloaded bank to check the blind side of a
turning aircraft.
()BENT - Identified system inoperative.
BFM - Basic Fighter Maneuvers. What you do to kill the other pilot once
you are in a fight. BFM implies a single plane rather than a formation.
BFM ADVANTAGE - The command or use of maneuvering airspace usually OUT OF
PLANE OF A BANDIT`S TURN TO ALLOW the attacker to gain or maintain an
offensive advantage or close to a gun solution. Requires positional and/or
energy advantage.
Bingo - Fuel level is such that immediate RTB is required.
Bitchin’ Betty - An electronic female voice utilized in the F-16 to warn
the pilot of potentially dangerous situations.
Blackbird - SR-71A.
Black Hawk - UH-60 transport helicopter.
Blackout - A loss of vision /or consciousness/ due to pulling too many
positive Gs.
Blackjack - Tu-160.
Blast fragmentation warhead - A warhead designed to explode with a large
of shrapnell.
Blinder - TU-22.
Blip - The image of a radar return appearing on the REO.
BLIND - No visual contact with friendly aircraft; opposite of term
"VISUAL."
BLOWTHROUGH - Directive/informational call that indicates aircraft will
continue straight ahead at the merge and not turn with target/targets.
Bogey - An unidentified aircra
ft.
BOGEY DOPE - A request for bearing and range to bogey and as available,
heading, speed, and altitude.
BOMB RANGE (BR) - The horizontal distance a bomb will travel from release
to impact.
BOMB TRAIL - The distance that represents bomb drag in weapon ballistic
computation.
BONE - Term used to indicate the formation will remain in a Racetrack-type
holding pattern (with all wingmen's tums into lead); exit formation must
be specified by lead.
BRA - Bearing, range, and altitude of target
BREAK AWAY - Tanker/receiver call indicating immediate vertical and
nose/tail separation between tanker and receiver is required.
BOX - Groups/contacts/formations in a square or offset square.
Bracket - A maneuver in which a pilot and his wingman separata to both
sides of an oncomming bandit. This forces the bandit to commit to one
plane, leaving him vulnerable to attack from the other. A bracket is
followed by a drag maneuver.
Break (Up/Down/Right/Left) - A defensive combat maneuver used when a plane
is attacked from the rear. It is performed by turning sharply into a
pursuer’s line of attack in an attempt to make him overshoot.
Brewer - Yak-28.
BREVITY - Term used to denote radio frequency is becoming
saturated/degraded and briefer transmissions must follow.
BROADCAST - Request/directive to switch to Broadcast Control.
BROKE LOCK - Loss of radar/IR lock-on (advisory).
Broadcast Control - A mode of control that passes target information by
referencing a designated location, series of locations, or grid system.
Buffer Zone (BZ) - Airspace of defined dimension and adjacent to or near
borders which may have special restrictions.
BUDDY SPIKE (Position/Azimuth/Altitude) - Receiving friendly AIRWR.
BUGOUT (Direction) - Combat separation for low fuel, loss of tactical
advantages or accomplishments of mission objectives; intent is to
permanently separate from that particular engagement/attack.
BULLSEYE - An established reference point from which the position of an
aircraft can be determined.
BULLSEYE - An established reference point from which the position of an
aircraft can be transmitted. Sometimes referred to as "broadcast control"
if more than one bullseye is used, designate by Alpha, Bravo etc.
BUMP/BUMP-UP - A fly-up to acquire line of sight to the target or laser
designation.
BUNT - A pushover maneuver.
BURNER - Directive to select/deselect afterburner (generally to fly at
maximum speed).
BUZZER - Electronic communications jamming.
BUFF - Big Ugly Fat Fucker; the nickname for the B-52.
Buy the farm - Go to the big F-16 pasture in the sky.
BVR - Beyond Visual Range.
C3 - Command, Control and Coordination.
Callsign - A codename for a particular fighter pilot.
CAP - Combat Air Patrol.
CAS - Close Air Support.
Cat 1, 2, 3 - Load Category, where Cat 1 is the lightest.
CATA - Collision Antenna Trail Angle. The azimuth of your radar antenna
when tracking (locked on) a target that is on a collision course with your
aircraft.
CBU - Cluster Bomb Unit.
CCA - Command and Control Agency.
C^2 - Command and Control.
C^3 - Command, Control, and Communications.
C^3CM - Command, Control, and Communications Countermeasures.
C^3I - Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence.
CCT - Combat Control Team.
CCIP - Continuously Computed Impact Point. The HUD designation for
air-to-ground bombing mode using Mk84 bombs.
Center Point - The exact center of the HUD.
Central Command - Main command center in any theater.
Cell - Two or more tankers/bombers flying in formation.
Center of Gravity (CG) - That point along the horizontal axis, fore and
aft of which airplane weight is equal.
CFF - Composite force training or con formal fuel tank.
Chaff - Packages of tiny foil strips dropped from F-16 that confuse
radar-guided missiles.
Charlie - Cool pilot talk for „Yes" as in „That’s a charlie."
CHAMPAGNE - An attack of three distinct groups with two in front and one
behind. The leading two groups are attempting to bracket with the trailing
third group flying up the middle.
CHANDELLE TURN - A near vertical turn up, used to attack a high bandit
from a medium to front quarter aspect. Does not require as much altitude
separation as the Immelmann turn. Should terminate in a rear hemisphere
weapons envelope with overtake.
CHATTERMARK - Begin using briefed radio procedures to counter comm
jamming.
CHEAP SHOT - A qualifying statement to indicate the shot had low
probability of success.
CHECK ( ) - A directive statement made to momentarily monitor (specified
items/systems).No response is required if status is normal.
CHECK LEFT/RIGHT - By GCI: Alter course ( ) degrees left or right
momentarily for airborne search positioning, then resume original heading.
By Flight Lead: Alter course to new heading, 30 degrees if not specified.
CHECK ANGELS /FUEL - An information statement made by GCI to aircrew ng
ACBT. No aircrew response required.
CHICKS - Friendly fighter aircraft.
CHRISTMAS TREE - Directive to briefly turn on exterior lights to enable
visual acquisition.
CIRCLE (RIGHT/LEFT) - Flight-lead-directed defensive maneuver in which the
flight establishes a circular holding pattern for mutual support.
CLEA
N - No radar contacts; used to confirm a good battle damage check
(i.e., no air-to-surface ordnance remaining on the wingman's aircraft).
CLEAR - No enemy aircraft are a threat to your rear quadrantthat is, your
six is clear. Also used when flight lead is authorizing change of command
or role swap for wingman from supporting to engaged.
CLEARED - Requested action is authorized (no engaged/support roles are
assumed).
CLEARED DRY - Ordnance release not authorized.
CLEARED HOT - Ordnance release is authorized.
CL Max - Maximum Coefficient of Lift
Occurs at that angle of attack at which lift is maximum, thereby creating
the maximum turn rate and maximum G loading for any condition of flight.
Clock Code - Description of position using the aircraft as a reference:
the nose is 12 o'clock; the tail is 6 o'clock.
Close Control - A mode of control varying from providing vectors to
providing complete assistance including altitude, speed, and heading.
Closure - Relative velocity of one aircraft in relation to another.
CLOSE CONTROL - The maximum degree of control that GCI can provide.
CLOSING - Bandit/bogey/target is getting closer in range.
Closure rate - The rate at which a targeted MiG is closing on your F-16 /+
number/ or pulling away /- number/.
Coalition - The combined forces arrayed against Iraq in Operation Desert
Storm.
Collision Course - A flight path along which an aircraft is directed
towards a point at which it will collide with another aircraft.
COMAO - Combined Air Operations. Combat Separation (AWACS) See classified
description para 4-2(b)5. Combined Multinational. Comm Jamming Attempt to
interrupt communications.
Comparison Diagram - A chart comparing turn rate, radius, and excess power
for two different aircraft. Also called energy/maneuvering (E/M) diagrams.
Compass Call - A C^3CM platform.
Composite Force Training - Scenarios employing multiple flights of
aircraft, each under the direction of its own flight leader. Requires a
minimum of three different types of aircraft in three different mission
roles.
COMMS - Communications.
Continuous wave radar - A radar which emist a continuous beam of energy.
Also known as doppler radar.
Contrails - Trails of vapor in an aircraft’s wake. They are generated by
high G turns.
COLD - In context; attack geometry will result in a pass or roll out
behind the target; or, on a leg of the CAP pointed away from the
anticipated threats. Air-to-surface, dry or no-ordnance attack.
"COLD" SIDE - The side of the RED opposite that where collision antenna
train angle occurs.
COMEBACK HIGH/ LOW/LEFT/RIGHT - Informative cal
l requesting the addressed
fighter to reposition accordingly.
COMEOFF (Left/Right/High/Low/Dry) - A directive to maneuver as indicated
to either regain mutual support or to deconflict flight paths for an
exchange of engaged and supporting roles. Implies both "visual" and
"tally."
COMMITTED/COMMIT - Fighter intent to engage/intercept; weapons director
(WD) continues to provide information.
Condition of Vulnerability - A condition with the defender in the lethal
envelope of the attacker's weapon system. It is possible for combatants to
arrive at a mutual condition of vulnerability, particularly during a
head-on pass.
CONNING - Leaving contrails or otherwise marking aircraft position.
CONTACT - Radar/IR contact at the stated position; should be in bearing,
range, altitude (BRA), Bullseye, or geographic position format.
CONTACT - Radar and/or IP pick-up at the stated position. Position usually
stated in magnetic bearing, range, altitude (BRA), Bullseye, or geographic
position format if locked on. Friend or foe unknown.
CONTINUE - Continue present maneuver; does not imply clearance to engage
or expend ordnance.
Control zone - The area behind the bandit where the attacking pilot can
establish a stable position from which to employ his weappons and counter
any defensive move.
Coot - A - Il-20.
Corner velocity - The minimum speed at which an aircraft can pull its
maximum rated Gs.
Corsair - A-7
Court-martial - A trial before a board of field grade officers for a
serious breach of the UCMJ.
COUNTEROFFENSIVE MANEUVERING - Maneuvers which are performed by an
aircraft under attack and which are designed to negate the present threat
and proceed to an offensive position as the attacker.
COVER - Directive to assume briefed support position and responsibilities.
CR - Control and Reporting.
CRC - Control and Reporting Center.
CRP - Control and Reporting Post.
CRANK (Direction) - F-Pole maneuver; implies illuminating target at radar
gimbal limits.
CROSS TURN/CROSS - A 180 heading reversal by a flight where aircraft turn
into each other.
CS - Antipersonnel chemical incapacitating agent (tear gas).
CSAR - Combat Search and Rescue.
Crusader - F-8
Cub - AN-12
CUTOFF - Request for, or directive to, intercept using cutoff geometry.
DAISY CHAIN - Numerous fighters in-trail maneuvering for shots on one
another.
DCA - Defensive counter air.
DEADEYE - Informative call by an airborne laser designator indicating the
laser is inoperative.
DEFENSIVE (Spike/Missle/SAM/Mud/AAA) - Aircraft is in a defensive position
and maneuvering with reference
to the stated condition. If no condition
stated maneuvering is with respect to A/A threat.
Defensive Maneuvering - Maneuvers designed to negate the attack/ordnance
of a threat.
Defensive Spiral - A descending, accelerating dive using high G and
continuous roll to negate an attack and gain lateral separation.
DEFENSIVE TURN - A planned turn designed to prevent an attacker from
entering/ remaining in the defender's vulnerable cone. This maneuver has
limitations since it may allow arcing; however, done early enough and
properly executed, allows defender to keep sight, makes attacker's BFM
problem more difficult, and may cause attacker to overshoot.
DEPLOY - Directive for the flight to maneuver to briefed positioning.
Dead-reckoning - Navigating without instruments.
Death Dot - CCIP HUD mode indicator showing where the bombs will hit.
Delta Sierra - Dog Shit, meaning „bad." „The weather is Delta Sierra."
Delta Dagger - F-102.
Delta Dart - F-106.
DGFT - The HUD designation for air-to-air gun mode.
Diamond X - A missile-mode HUD indicator.
DISENGAGE - Discontinue the current attack.
DIVERT - Proceed to alternate mission/base.
DISC - Disconnect.
DLZ - Dynamic launch zone.
DMPI - Desired mean point of impact-.
DOLLY - Data link equipment
DOPE - Directive to "delay the engagement."
Dogfight - A maneuvering air-to-air engagement with an enemy plane.
DR - Dead reckoning; navigation technique estimating position based on
last known position, heading, speed, and time. EC
Drag factor - An index for the increase in drag caused by loading an
external store.
Drag- An ACT maneuver in which one plane decoys the enemy into a chase
while the other sneaks behind for the kill.
Driver - A pilot flying the plane in a two-seater; also used as a term for
pilot in a one-seater like the F-16.
DUKE IT OUT - Meet the enemy head on to engage.
DUR - The HUD designation for air-to-ground bombing mode using Durandal
bombs.
Durandal - A bomb that drives into an airstrip before exploding, making
repairs much more difficult.
Duty Roster - The crew chief’s list of available pilots.
Eagle - F-15
EBS - Electronic Battlefield Series.
EC - Electronic Combat.
ECCM - Electronic counter-countermeasures.
ECHELON (Cardinaldirection) - Groups/contacts/formation with wingman
displaced approximately 45 deg behind leader's wing line.
ECM - Electronic Countermeasures.
Egress - Flying out of the target area.
EID - Electronic Identification.
Elbow - Also known as „control zone." The area behind the bandit where the
attacking pilot can es
tablish a stable position from which to employ his
weapons and counter any defensive move.
ELINT - Electronic Intelligence Equipment.
Element - A flight of two aircraft.
EMCON - Emission control.
Engagement - Maneuvers by opposing aircraft attempting to achieve/prevent
weapons firing positions.
Engage - Commence BFM.
ELEMENT - Formation of two aircraft.
ENGAGED (FIGHTER) - Indicates the fighter or element is maneuvering to
attain or deny weapons release parameters or is in the visual arena
maneuvering in relation to the targetWC stops providing specific target
information and continues with situation awareness information.
Envelope - The safe or effective ranges of operation for aircraft or
missile systems.
Escape window - A pilot’s opportunity to successfully disengage from a
dogfight.
EW radar - Early Warning radar.
E-O - Electro-Optical.
EOB - Electronic Order of Battle.
EON - AMRAAM Engagement Order Number.
EPA - Evasive Plan of Action.
E-Pole - The range from a threat aircraft that a drag must be accomplished
to kinematically defeat any missile the bandit could have launched or is
launching.
ETA - Estimated Time of arrival.
ETAC - Enlisted Terminal Attack Controller.
EW - Electronic Warfare/Early Warning.
EXTEND (LEFT/RIGHT) - Gain energy and distance using proper energy profile
with the possible objective of reentering the fight.
EXTENSION - A straight-line unloaded (slightly less than 1 G) acceleration
maneuver. This maneuver may be interrupted by a series of checkturns so
that the extending fighter can maintain sight of the attacking aircraft.
ESTIMATE - Using information available to provide data required, implies
degradation.
EXTEND (Direction) - Directive to gain energy and distance with the
possible intent of reengaging.
EYEBALL - Fighter with primary visual identification (VID) responsibility.
FAC - Forward Air Controller.
FACP - Forward Air Control Post (radar station).
FCS - Fire Control System.
FADED - Previous radar contact is lost
Fagot - Mig-15.
Falcon - F-16.
Fantail - La-15.
Fargo - Mig-9.
FAST - Target speed is estimated to be 600 knots ground mach 1 or greater.
Farmer - MiG-19.
Fencer - Su-24.
FEBA - Forward edge of the battle area as set during the scenario
briefing.
FEET WET/DRY - Flying over water/land.
FENCE - Boundary separating hostile and friendly area.
FENCE CHECK - Set cockpit switches as appropriate.
Feather - Yak-15, 17.
Fiddler - Tu-28P.
FIGHTER DOPE - Request for bearing and range to friendly aircraft.
Fighter jo
ck - A slang term for a fighter pilot.
Fire and Forget - Designates a self-guided weapon.
Firebar - Yak-28.
Fishbed - MiG-21.
Fishpot - Su-9, 11.
Fitter - Su-7, 17, 20, 22.
Flagon - Su-15, 21.
Flak - Shrapnel from an AAA battery.
Flanker - Su-27.
Flanker -D - Su-33.
Flaps - A wing control surface designed to increase lift.
Flares - Magnesium-based packages designet to fool heat-seeking missiles
when released from your F-16.
FLANK/FLANKING - Target with a stable aspect of 120 deg. to 150 deg.
FLARES - Flares have been detected or directive to deploy flares.
FLASH (MODE) - Temporary activation of IFF transponder on desired
mode/code.
Flashlight - Yak-25.
FLIR - Forward-looking infrared.
FLOAT - Directive/informative to expand the formation laterally within
visual limits to maintain a radar contact or prepare for a defensive
response.
FLOT - Forward Line of Own Troops.
Flogger-B - MiG-23.
Flogger -D,J - MiG-27.
Flora - Yak-23.
Fly the needles - Follow the ILS flight path indicators.
Fly-by-wire - A design whereby all the controls of the plane are controled
directly by the flight computer based on input from the control stick.
Fokker - German WWI fighter plane.
FOLLOW DOLLY - Follow data-link commands.
Forger - Yak-38.
FOX - Air-to-air weapons employment.
Fox one - A radio call from a friendly aircraft announcing that he is
firing a radar-guided missile.
Fox Two Mike - A radio call from a friendly aircraft announcing that he is
firing an AIM-9M Sidewinder.
Fox Two - A radio call from a friendly aircraft announcing that he is
firing an AIM-9P Sidewinder.
FOX THREE - Simulated/actual launch of AMRAAM/Phoenix missile.
FOX FOUR - Bomber gunner has simulated firing on a target.
FOX MIKE - VHF/FM radio.
Foxbat - MiG-25.
Foxhound - MiG-31.
Foxtrot Uniform - Fucked Up. „ My radar is Foxtrot Uniform."
F-Pole - The distance from the launching aircraft to the target at missile
impact.
Frag - Fragmentary Order (ATO).
Frag list - A list of military targets ordered by priority.
Freestyle - Yak-141
Fresco - Mig 17
Frogfoot - Su-25.
FSCL - Fire Support Coordination Line.
Fulcrum - MiG-29.
Furball - A frantic dogfight.
FUSELAGE REFERENCE LINE (FRL) - A basic reference line extending through
the fuselage, parallel to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft.
G - Gravitation force.
G suit - A suit worn by pilots to counter the physiological effectsof high
G force.
GADGET - Fire control radar / Emitter of radar equipment.
GADGET SICK - Airborne
FCS/ ground equipment is degraded.
GADGET BENT - Airborne FCS/ ground equipment is inoperative.
GADGET WELL - Airborne FCS/ ground equipment is working.
Gainful - SA-6 Sam.
Gazelle - SA-342, French light attack helicopter.
GBU - Guided Bomb Unit.
GCI - Ground Controlled Intercept.
GIMBAL (Direction) - Radar target is approaching azimuth or elevation
limits.
Glarescreen - Term for the HUD.
Glareshield - Term for the HUD.
Glide Slope Deviation /GSD/ - Vertical deviation from the ILS beam.
GLCM - Ground Launched Cruise Missile.
GLOC - Gravity Induced Loss of Consciousness.
Good landing - One you walk away from.
GO ACTIVE - Go to briefed Have Quick net.
GOB - Ground Order of Battle.
GO SECURE - Activate secure voice communications.
GORILLA - Large force of indeterminable numbers and formation.
GPS - Global positioning system.
Grail - SA-7 shoulder-launched SAM.
Grecko - SA-8 SAM.
GREEN (Direction) - Direction determined to be clearest of enemy
air-to-air activity.
GROUP - Radar target(s) within approximately 3 NM of each other.
GUN (Direction) - Visual acquisition of gunfire, AAA site, or AAA fire.
GUNS - An air-to-air or air-to-surface gunshot.
GUNS - Indicates a simulated guns shot.
GUNS BREAK - Directive call to perform a break out of the plane.
GUNS JINK or JINK (DIRECTION) - Directive call to perform gun defensive
maneuvers.
HARM - High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile AGM - 88.
HARD (Direction) - High-G, energy sustaining turn.
HARD TURN - Maximum G turn sustaining energy. Whether to use AB or not is
a briefing item.
HARMONIZATION - The adjustment of a gun and sight of an aircraft so that
when within effective range, the tracking index will indicate the impact
point of the bullets.
Harrier - AV-8
HASSLE - Two or more aircraft involved in an air combat maneuver.
Have Quick - A UHF jam-resistant radio.
HAWK - Staying above the flight.
Hawkeye - E-2.
HCA - Heading Crossing Angle.
HEAD - Target with an aspect of 160 deg. to 180 deg.
HEADS DOWN - Call to infom aircrew that leader/wingman is head-down in the
cockpit and wingman/leader is responsible for clearing.
HEADS UP (Direction/Altitude) - Enemy/bogey got through; no kill.
Heat signature - An infrared „portrait" of an aircraft or other object
which determines its vulnerability to heat-seeking missiles.
Hercules - C-130.
HFR - High Fidelity Radar.
HIAC - HARM interface adaptor computer.
HIDACZ - High Density Airspace Control Zone.
High Angle (Snap) Shot - A gun shot made with a high track-crossing angle,
normall
y attempted because a tracking shot was not possible or desired.
HIMAD - High- and Medium-Altitude Air Defense.
HIMEZ - High Missile Engagement Zone (NATO).
HIGH - Target above 30,000 feet MSL.
HIGH DEFLECTION GUNSHOT - Gun attack during which the fighter is firing as
the bandit passes through the pipper at high angle-off. Tracking is
impossible due to excessive line-of-sight rate of the bandit. High
deflection gun shots normally terminate in close-in overshoots of the
target's flight path by the attacker.
HIT - Radar return in search (A/A). Weapons impact within lethal distance
(air-to-ground [A/G]).
High yo-yos - An out-of-plane fighter maneuver.
Hind - Mi-24 attack helicopter.
HOLD DOWN - Directive to key transmitter for DF steer.
HOLDING HANDS - Aircraft are joined in formation, implies visual contact
by all flight members.
HOOK (LEFT OR RIGHT) - Directive to perform an in-place 180 deg. turn.
HOOKING (LEFT OR RIGHT) - Directive/information call to approach target
from a single/indicated side.
Home plate - Home airfield.
Horizontal axis - The line running from wingtip to wingtip of an aircraft.
Hornet - F/A-18.
Hostile - A contact positively identified as enemy in accordance with
(IAW) operational command ROE.
HOTAS - Hands On Throttle And Stick.
HOT - In context; attack geometry will result in rollout in front of the
target; or on a leg of the CAP pointing toward the anticipated threats
(A/A). Ordnance employment authorized, expected, or completed (A/G).
"HOT" SIDE - The side of the REO where the collision antenna train angle
is located.
HOTEL FOX - HF radio.
HOUND DOG - Call made by supporting fighter or a wingman indicating he has
visual, tally, and a clear path to the bandit and is in an advantageous
position to engage. Clock position and distance are normally added to
indicate bandit position relative to the flight, or wingman position
relative to the leader.
HUD - Head-Up Display.
Hunter-Killer - Flight mix of F-4C; Wild Weasel and other aircraft
employed in SEAD operations.
IADS - Integrated Air Defense System.
ID - Directive to intercept and identify the target; also aircrew ID
accomplished, followed by type aircraft.
IFF/SIF - Identification Friend or Foe/Selective Identification Feature.
IMMELMANN TURN - A vertical turn up designed to solve a high angle-off and
high aspect angle attack situation. Optimally performed, the Immelmann
turn should terminate in the defender's 6 o'clock, within heat missile
range and a relatively high energy state. Normally performed from head-on
aspect with large altitude separation.
speed measurement equal to the speed of sound at sea level
/about 760 ft/sec/.
Madcap - An-74.
Magic - French-built, all-aspect heat-seeking missile.
MAGNUM - launch of AGM-88 HARM.
Mainstay - IL-76, Russian AWACS aircraft.
Maneuverability - The ability to change direction and/or magnitude of the
velocity vector.
Maverick - The nickname for the AGF-65.
May-A - Il-38.
MARKING - leaving contrails or otherwise marking aircraft position.
Maximum Coefficient of Lift - SeeCl Max.
MAXIMUM TURNING PERFORMANCE - Turn performance during which the maximum
obtainable turn rate is achieved.
MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE - Performance near the limits of the maneuvering
envelope, includes minimum speed, maximum speed, low G, and placard G.
MEDIUM - Target altitude between 10,000 feet AGL and 30,000 feet MSL.
MERGE(D) - Informative that friendlies and targets have arrived in the
same visual indicating radar returns have come together.
MIA - Missing Inn Action.
MICKEY - Have Quick time-of-day (TOD) signal.
MIDNIGHT - Informative call advising that command and control functions
(GCI/AWACS) are no longer available.
MiG - Mikoyan/Gurevich, common designator for Russian-built fighters.
MIL ( Milliradian ) - An angular measurement which subtends one foot at
1.000· (17.45 mils equal 1 degree ). Also, military power.
Military Crest - A position along a ridge or hill two-thirds the distance
from the base to the summit.
Military power - 100% RPM /thrust/.
MINIMUM ATTACK PERIMETER (MAP) - An imaginary circle centered on the
target which depicts the distance from the target at which rollout occurs
and tracking begins. The radius of this circle varies with planned
delivery parameters.
Mirage - French-built fighter aircraft.
Missile growl - An audible cue produced by the Sidewinder seeker head.
MISS DISTANCE (MD) - The distance and direction of bomb impact from the
target due to imperfect release conditions.
Mixed Force - The employment of a single flight of different types of
aircraft, performing the same tactical role, under the direction of a
single flight leader.
MIW - Mine Warfare.
MEL - Directive to select military power.
MORT - Simulated kill on a friendly aircraft in ACBT.
Moss - Tu-126.
Mover - A moving target on the ground.
MRM - Medium Range Missile.
MR/MS - Mission Ready/Mission Support.
MRU - Military Radar Unit.
MSA - Minimum Safe Altitude as defined in the FLIP General Planning
Document.
MSL - Mean Sea Level.
MSLS - The HUD designation for air-to-air missile mode.
MUD (Direction-Type) - Indicates unknown RWR ground th
reat displayed;
followed normally by clock position.
MUSIC - Electronic radar jamming. On AI radar, electronic deceptive
jamming.
MUTUAL SUPPORT - The coordinated maneuvering of two or more aircraft to
provide combined firepower and survivability. This coordination can be
achieved via position, radio, fire control system or a combination of
these factors.
NCA - National Command Authority.
NCC - Naval Component Authority.
NAEW - NATO Airborne Early Warning.
NAKED - No RWR indications. Opposite of term "spike".
NAM - Normal Air Mode.
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Nautical mile - Nautical and aeronautical unit of distance equal to 6,076
ft.
NEGATIVE CONTACT - Lack of radar and/ or SIF contact.
Negative Gs - The force you would experience if you were swung in a circle
by your ankles.
No joy - I don’t see it.
NOB - Naval Order of Battle.
NORDO - No operative radio.
NOE /Nap-of-the-Earth/ flying - Flying as low to the ground as possible to
avoid enemy radar.
NOTCH (Direction) - All-aspect missile defensive maneuver to place threat
radar/missile near the beam.
NUDET - Nuclear Detonation.
NWS - Nose Wheel Steering.
NWSS/LGSI - Nose Wheel Steering System / Landing Gear Status Indicator.
OCA - Offensive counterair.
Offensive Maneuvering - Maneuvers against an opponent to achieve weapons
parameters.
OFF (Direction) - Informative call indicating attack is terminated and
maneuvering to the indicated direction.
OFFSET (Direction) - Informative call indicating maneuver in a specified
direction with reference to the target.
Off-Station - Not in position.
On-Station - In position, ready for mission employment.
On the beam - Aligned to the ILS landing beacon.
OPEC - Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
Ops Check - Periodic check of aircraft systems performed by the aircrew
(including fuel) for safety of flight.
OPTIMUM TURN - A turn during which energy remains constant and turn rate
is maximized.
Orion - P-3 anti-submarine aircraft.
Out-of-plane maneuver - A maneuver which entails leaving the horizontal
plane.
Overshoot - To fly past a pursued enemy aircraft.
PACKAGE - Geographically isolated collection of
groups/contacts/formations.
PADLOCKED - Informative call indicating aircrew hqs "tally" and cannot
take eyes off an aircraft/ground target without risk of losing
tally/visual.
PAINT - Friendly AAI/APX interrogation retum.
Painted - To be illuminated by a search radar.
Parasitic drag - Skin friction drag.
PARROT - A military IFF transponder.
PDF - Panam
anian Defense Forces.
Pd - Probability of damage.
Pb - Probability of hit
PERCH - Position from which an attack can be launched.
Phantom - F-4.
Pickling - Setting a weapon to fire at one specific location, similar to a
lock-on.
PICTURE - Situation briefing which includes real-time information
pertinent to a specific mission.
PIGEONS (Location) - Magnetic bearing and range to a specified point.
PINCER - A tactic designed to maneuver an enemy into a defensive position
by simultaneous attack from both sides of bogey.
PIPPER - A HUD symbol representing an aiming line of sight. The pipper is
in the center of the reticle.
PIRQUETTING - Rolling an aircraft about its longitudinal axis while
pointed up or down at low G thus effecting a rapid change in heading when
higher G is again applied.
PITCH/PITCHBACK (Left/Right) - Directive call for fighter/flight to
execute a nose-high heading reversal.
Pigeons - Friendly aircraft.
Pincer - Attack bandit from opposite sides.
PIREP - Pilot-reported weather conditions.
Pitch - The movement of a plane in the vertical and longitudial axes.
PJ - Pararescueman.
Pk - Probability of kill.
PLACARD G LIMIT - The limiting cockpit G for the particular configuration.
PLANE OF TURN - Plane defined by the flight path of an aircraft and its
turn radius.
PLAYTIME - Amount of time aircraft can remain on station.
POINT - Directive for an element to turn towards each other either as a
defensive response or to reestablish a mutually supportive formation.
Point of impact - Point along the leading edge of an airfoil where the air
separates and flows over the top and bottom surfaces.
POL - Petroleum, Oil, Lubricants.
POP - Starting climb for air-to-surface attack.
POPEYE - Flying in clouds or area of reduced visibility.
POSIT - Request for position; response normally in terms of a geographic
landmark, or off a common reference point.
POST ATTACK (Direction) - WD transmission to indicate desired direction
after completion of intercept/engagement.
POST-ATTACK (DIRECTION) - Cardinal direction weapons controller assigns a
fighter for the purpose of leaving the target area.
POST-ATTACK (HEADING) - Specific heading passed by the weapons controller
after aircrew has completed the attack.
POST HOLE - Rapid descending spiral.
Positive Gs - The force you would experience if swung in a circle by your
wrists.
POW - Prisoner Of War.
POWER - Reminder to set the throttles appropriately considering the IR
threat and desired energy state.
PRESS - Directive / informative call to continue the attack. Normally
given by supporting fighter in response to engaged fighter's statement of
intentions and means he is in a position to attack should the engaged
fighter's position deteriorate.
Primary Force - The flight(s) that are being protected/escorted.
PRESSING - Term describing a delay resulting in releasing ordnance closer
and/or lower to a target than planned.
Pre-strike-sweep - A sweep flown in advance of an attack force to clean
the area of enemy fighters.
Ps - Specific excess power; Probability of survival.
Puke - An insult to another pilot. An F-16 driver could call an Eagle
driver a „twin-enngine puke".
PULLING - Descriptive of the situation where the bandit is behind the one
stating "I'm pulling."
Pulling lead - Purposely aiming in front of an enemy plane while figuring
in the distance to target and the target’s speed to insure the weapon
scores a hit.
Pulse-doppler radar - A type of radar which emist a pulsed rather than
continuous signal.
PUMP - A briefed maneuver to stop closure on the threat or geographical
boundry while maintaining situation awareness.
Punch out - Eject.
PURE - Call indicating pure pursuit is being used or directive call to go
pure pursuit.
PURE PURSUIT ATTACK - An attack geometry that will cause the attacker to
fly directly at the target. The nose of the attacker's aircraft remains
pointed at the defender's aircraft.
PUSH (Channel) - Go to designated frequency.
PUSHING - Descriptive of the situation where the bandit is in front of the
one stating "I'm pushing".
QUARTER PLANE MANEUVER - A maneuver, executed from an offensive position,
used to preserve nose-tail separation and a positional advantage for
future maneuvering when presented with an impending flight path overshoot
or to counter a reversal attempt by the defender. An aggressive,
exaggerated rolling pull out of the bandit's plane of motion at close
range to reposition the attacker's lift vector at least 90 degrees away
from the bandit's plane of motion. This maneuver is often performed
instead of a high yo-yo when the attacker realizes too late how quickly
the aspect is increasing.
Ra - Maximum aerodynamic missile range.
RADIAL G - The vectored sum of cockpit G and gravity.
RANCH HOUSE (Altitude) - Directive or informative indicating subject
fighters will return to CAP.
RANGE WIND - That component of a wind that is parallel to the attack
axisi.e., headwind or tailwind.
Radar - Radio Detection And Ranging.
Rate of Turn - Rate of change of heading, normally measured in degrees per
second.
RAYGUN (Position/Azimuth/Altitude) - Radar lock-on to unknown aircraft.
Awareness Display.
SAFE - Selected Area For Evasion.
SAG - Surface action group.
SAM - Situation Awareness Mode.
SAM - Surface-to-Air Missile.
Sanitize - Area clear of threats.
SANDWICH - A situation where an aircraft / element finds themselves in
between opposing aircraft / element(s).
SANDWICHED - A situation where an aircraft/element finds themselves
between opposing aircraft/elements.
SA-6 Gainful missile - A SAM designed in 1967, and launched from SAM sites
against aircraft flying at medium heights. It is more effective than SA-2,
but can be fooled occasionally by ECM and chaff.
SA-7 Grail missile - A shoulder-launched SAM designed to be used against
low-flying targets.
SA-8 Grecko missile - A truck-mounted, short-range, low altitude SAM.
SAUNTER - Fly at best endurance. Loiter.
SCISSORS - A series of turn reversals designed to cause an attacking
aircraft to overshoot and lose nose-tail separation.
Scooter - A-4.
SCP - Stores Control Panel.
Scramble - Takeoff as quickly as possible.
Scramble Order - Command authorization for tactical flight establishing an
immediate departure time.
Screen - A type of defensive patrol. Differs from CAP in that a screen is
flown between the defended area and a threat, while a CAP is flown
directly above the defended area.
SEAD - Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses.
SEARCH LEFT / RIGHT / HIGH / LOW - Search area indicated as briefed and
report all contacts.
SEPARATE - Leave the fight/engagement due to loss of advantage, change of
odds or situation. Similar to bugout, except bugout is usually permanent
separation. May or may not reenter.
SEQUENTIAL ATTACK - Swapping of roles of engaged and supportive fighters
as one or the other comes into a more favorable position to achieve a
kill.
Semiactive - A system wherein the receiver uses radiations or reflections
from the target which has been illuminated by an outside source.
Sentry - E-3 AWACS aircraft.
Separation - Distance between an attacker and defender; can be lateral,
longitudinal, or vertical.
SHACKLE - One weave; a single crossing of flight paths; maneuver to
adjust/ regain formation parameters.
SHADOW - Follow indicated target.
Sharped charge - An explosive device designed to penetrate armor, concrete
or other defensive shields.
Shilka - ZSU-23-4 mobile AAA battery.
SHIFT - Directive to illuminate second target with laser designator.
SHOOTER - Aircraft designated to employ ordnance.
SHOTGUN - Launch of antiradiation (SHRIKE) missile by Wild Weasel.
SHORAD - Short Range Air Defense.
Shrike - AGM-45A anti-radiation miss
ile.
SICK - Described equipment is degraded.
Sidewinder - The nickname for the AIM-9 air-to-air missiles.
Sierra Creek - As in „up Sierra Creek without a paddle."
Sierra Hotel - Shit Hot, meaning „good." "The weather is Sierra Hotel."
SIGHT PICTURE - Term used to describe the position of the pipper at
release.
SIGNAL CHARLIE - Landing area is clear; commence approach. (NAVY air
operations in control of airborne jets)
SIGNAL DELTA - Landing area is foul (not clear); commence standard holding
pattern. (NAVY air operations in control of airborne jets)
SIGNAL BUSTER - Use maximum speed (burner for those so equipped). (NAVY
air operations in control of airborne jets)
SILENT - "GO SILENT" directive to initiate briefed EMCON procedures.
Situational Awareness - A pilot’s ability to keep track of his
surroundings and foresee possible actions in air combat.
Six o’clock - Rear.
Skin friction - Aircraft wind resistance.
SKIP IT - Veto of fighter commit call; used by radar facility when higher
priority target is present, usually followed with further directions.
SLCM - Sea Launched Cruise Missile.
SLICE - An informative call for fighter to execute a nose-low heading
reversal to reposition as stated . Often used to obtain a change in flight
path direction while maximizing radial G and sustaining airspeed or
accelerating.
SLICE/SLICEBACK (Left/Right) - Directive to perform a high-G descending
turn in the stated direction; usually 180 deg. turn.
SLOC - Sea lines of Communication.
SLOW - Target with ground speed of less than 300 kts.
SLUFF - Slow Ugly Fat Fellow, or the A-10.
Smart weapon - An A-G weapon which can lock onto a target and guide itself
to the point of impact.
Snakeye - A high-drag version of the Mk82.
SNAP SHOT - High angle off Attack or passing gun shot. Attacker's turn
rate does not equal defender's LOS rate, whether intentional or
unintentional.
SNAP ( ) - An immediate vector (bearing and range) to the group described.
SNAP VECTOR - A quick vector to the requested position.
SOC - Sector Operations Center.
Soft target - A target withhout armour or other defensive reinforcement,
such as infantry, trucks and normal buildings.
Sonic boom - The shock wave created by breaking the soud barrier.
Sortie - A mission.
Sorting - Using any available information such as radar presentation, GCI
information, etc., to determine which bandit to attack.
SORTED - Criteria have been met which ensure individual flight members
have separate contacts; criteria can be met visually, electronically
(radar) or both. Final radar lock taken.
Sound barrier - The large increase in air resistance encountered by
aircraft approaching the speed of sound.
Spad - A WWI fighter.
SPARKLE - Target marking by a gunship or FAC using incendiary rounds.
Specific Energy - Total mechanical energy per pound. Can be loosely
described as an airplane's total energy resulting from airspeed and
altitude.
Specific Excess Power (PS) - A measure of an airplane's ability to gain or
lose energy in terms of altitude, airspeed, or combination there of also
called energy rate and expressed in feet per second or knots per second.
Spectre - AC-130U
Speed brakes - Aircraft control surface used to make a quick reduction in
speed while flying or to help stop the plane after it has landed on the
runway.
Split-Plane Maneuvering - Aircraft or elements maneuvering in relation to
one another, but in different planes and/or altitudes.
SPIKE - RWR indication of AT threat is displayed. Add clock position, and
type threat (radar/heat) if able.
SPITTER (Direction) - An aircraft that has departed from the engagement.
SPLASH - Missile time of flight is expired or missile destroyed; target or
bomb impact.
Splash one MiG - Statement commonly spoken after successfully downing an
enemy.
SPLIT - Request to engage a threat; visual may not be maintained, requires
flight lead acknowledgement (air-to-air). Also, directive to begin briefed
maneuver/attack.
Spoof - Slang term for „fooling" an enemy missile with flares or chaff.
SPOOFING - Informative that voice deception is being employed.
SPOT - Informative that laser target designation is being received.
SQUAWK ( ) - Operate IFF as indicated or IFF is operating as indicated.
SRM - Short Range Missile.
Stall speed - The minimum speed at which an aircraft will stall.
Stall - A loss of control of the plane due to low airspeed or radical
maneuvering in high altitudes.
Starfighter - F-104
STACK - Two or more groups/contacts/formations with a high/low altitude
separation in relation to each other.
STATUS - Request for an individual's tactical situation; response is
normally "offensive," "defensive," or "neutral" with number of targets.
May be suffixed by position and heading.
STERN - Request for, or directive to, intercept using stern geometry.
STERN ONLY - Intercept will be completed using stern geometry. A
conversion to a "CUTOFF" will not be attempted.
STINGER - Formation of two or more aircraft with a single in trail.
Stick - A pilot’s directional controller.
STOP - Strategic Orbit Point.
Stores - Anything which can be loaded onto an aircraft.
STRANGER - Unidentified traffic that is not a p
articipant in the mission.
STRANGLE ( ) - Turn off equipment indicated.
STRATFOR - SAC advisors to Tactical Air Forces (formerly SAC ADVON).
Stratofortress - B-52.
STRF - Strafe.
STT - Single Target Tracking.
STROBE - AI radar indications of noise radar jamming.
STRIKE - An attack which is intended to inflict damage, seize, or destroy
an objective (nuclear operations in NATO).
Suppressor - Aircraft designated to employ ordnance against defenses.
SUNRISE - Informative call that command and control functions are
available from GCI/AWACS (opposite of MIDNIGHT).
SUPPORTING - The act of assisting the engaged fighter in killing the
bandit while maintaining overall battle situation awareness.
SWITCH/SWITCHED - Indicates an attacker is changing from one aircraft to
another.
TAC-A (Tactical Air Coordinator-Airborne) - An airborne agency located far
enough away from threats and jamming to provide a communications relay
between fighters, FACS, and ground agencies. Typically aboard a FAC
aircraft, ABCCC, or AWACS.
TACC - TacticalAir Control Center.
TACP - Tactical Air Control Party.
TACS - Tactical Air Control System.
Tactical Control - A mode of control similar to Close Control with regard
to type information provided except vectors are not provided to the
aircrew by the WC.
Tactical Separation - See classified description para 4-2d(l)(b)5.
Tactical Withdrawal - See classified description para 4-2d(l)(b)5.
TAF - Tactical Air Forces.
Target - Object being attacked.
TC - Transit Corridor (NATO). Air lanes established for transit in the
rear area of the battle theater.
TFR - Terrain-following radar or reference to low altitudes pertaining to
terrain-following radar.
TIC - Troops in Contact..
TL - Transit Level (NATO). Altitude blocks for deconfliction and
identification of inbound/outbound air traffic.
Tiger - F-5.
Tigershark - F-20.
Tally /ho/ - I see it.
Target bearing - The angle of the target from the front of your F-16.
TAS - True Airspeed.
Taxiing - Steering your aircraft around while it is on the runway.
TD box - The Target Designator box on the HUD.
Terrain masking - Flying behind terrain features to prevent radar
detection.
Threading the needle - Flying through the gaps in the air defense radar
systems.
Threat - (GCI/AWACS) Informative that an untargeted bandit/bogey is within
10 NM of a friendly.
Thrust - RPM.
Thunderchief - F-105.
TIED - Positive radar contact with element/aircraft.
Tomcat - F-14.
Tone - An audio cue emitted by missile control systems to indicate that
the
target has been acquired and is being tracked; an indication that it
is time to launch a missile.
TOF - Time of flight or actual time of flight. The time from weapon
release to weapon impact
TOT - Time Over Target.
Total G - Indicated G.
TRACK - A series of related contacts indicating direction of travel.
TRACKING - Stabilized gun solution.
TRAIL - Tactical formation of two or more aircraft following one another.
TRAILER - The last aircraft in a formation.
TRASHED - Informative call; missile in flight has been defeated.
TTA - AMRAAM time to active.
TTI - AMRAAM time to intercept.
Track Crossing Angle - See Angle Off.
TTP - Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures. Vc
Closure between fighter and target expressed in knots, relative velocity.
TUMBLEWEED - Describes one who is "NO JOY, " ·BLIND· and rapidly losing
situation awareness, in a request for directive commentary and
orientation. Colloquially NO TALLY; NO VISUAL, NO CLUE!
Turn circle - The radius of the turn circle.
Turn rate - How fast your plane is moving around its turn circle.
TWI - Threat Warning Indicator.
TWS - Threat Warning System
UCMJ - Uniform Code of Military Justice. The legal systems governing the
conduct of all members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
UNIFORM - UHF/AM radio.
UPWIND AIM POINT (UAP) - A point on the ground whose distance and
direction from a target represents an adjusted aim point, usually for wind
compensation in manual bombing.
VECTOR - Aircrew request / WC directive for a cutoff heading to the entity
described.
Vectored thrusting - Changing the direction of an airplane engi`s thrust
with angled nozzles or vanes.
Vertical axis - The line perpendicular to both the longitudinal and
horizontal axes.
Velocity Vector - A line representing the current direction and magnitude
of the path of travel.
Vertical Rolling Scissors - A defensive descending rolling maneuver in the
vertical plane executed in an attempt to achieve an offensive position on
the attacker.
VIC - Three groups/contacts/formations with the single closest in range
and an element in trail.
VICTOR - VHF/AM radio.
VID - Visual identification.
VISUAL - Visual contact with friendly aircraft. Opposite of "BLIND".
Vmax - Maximum possible speed for that altitude.
Vmaxp - Maximum sustainable speed for a given altitude.
VMC - Visual Meteorological Conditions.
Vmc -Practical maneuvering cruise speed.
Vmin - Slowest practical speed.
Vk - Target velocity.
Visual - I see whatever it is you are describing.
VMS - Voice Message System
Voodoo - F-101.
WALL