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"Boom" – Hugh Trenchard, British World War I Royal Flying Corps general and founder of the Royal Air Force (for his loud voice) [5] "Boy" Peter Mould, British Second World War fighter ace; Geoffrey Wellum, British Second World War fighter pilot [6] "Bubi" (German, "young boy", "kid") Erich Hartmann, German fighter ace [3] Alfred Schreiber ...
This is a list of initials, acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Air Force.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank).
It is primarily used as a small transport aircraft by Air Force Special Operations Command. UV-18B Twin Otter: Canada: utility transport 3 [4] STOL capable aircraft.It is primarily used as a training aircraft for parachute troops at the military academy. VC-25: United States Presidential transport: 2 [6] Helicopter; HH-60 Pave Hawk: United ...
Kette – chain, in the air force a sub-unit of 3–6 aircraft; Ketten – chains, chain-drive, tracks (e.g. Panzerketten) Kettenantrieb – track, such as a tank track; tracked vehicle. Kettenhund – "chained dog", slang for a Military Policeman (derived from the metal gorget worn on a chain around the neck).
For aircraft, this air is usually bled off from the gas turbine engines at the compressor stage, and for spacecraft, it is carried in high-pressure, often cryogenic tanks. The air is cooled, humidified, and mixed with recirculated air if necessary, before it is distributed to the cabin by one or more environmental control systems. [36]
The P-39 was used by the Soviet Air Force, enabling individual Soviet pilots to collect the highest number of kills attributed to any U.S. fighter type flown by any air force in any conflict. 1938 1941 9,558 P-40 Warhawk: Fighter Curtiss-Wright The P-40 design was a further development of the P-36 Hawk. [8] [9] 1938 [9] 1939 [10] 13,738 [11] [8]
Basic fighter maneuvers (BFM) are actions that a fighter aircraft makes during air combat maneuvering, historically known as dogfighting.The development of BFM began with the first fighter aircraft, during World War I, then continued with each following war, adapting to the changing weapons and technologies.
Bell Tone – US Air Force air defense detachment at Don Muang Air Base from 1961 [3] Operation Big Buzz – a DOD entomological warfare field test probably conducted by the Army Chemical Corps in the U.S. state of Georgia in 1955. Operation Big Star – Minuteman Mobility Test Train rail-mobile test of deployment of Minuteman ICBMs, 1960.