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Bale out (or Bail out) – to jump out of a stricken aircraft and parachute down to earth. [7] [9] Banana Boat – an aircraft carrier. [10] Bandit – an enemy aircraft. [11] Bang-on – right on target, a direct hit on a target by a bomb, bullseye. [5] Belt–up – RAF slang from the 1930s meaning to be quiet. [12]
Fox is a brevity code used by NATO pilots to signal the simulated or actual release of an air-to-air munition or other combat function. Army aviation elements may use a different nomenclature, as the nature of helicopter-fired weapons is almost always air-to-surface.
Aircraft is out of or unable to employ active radar missiles. Skunk A radar or visual maritime surface contact whose identity is unknown. Slapshot Directive for an aircraft to employ a range-unknown high-speed anti-radiation (type/bearing) missile (HARM) against a specified threat at the specified bearing. Slide
Aircraft Maintenance Manual AMO Approved Maintenance Organization AMS Air management system AMSL Above mean sea level: AMP Aircraft maintenance program AMT Aircraft Maintenance Technician: ANC Active noise cancellation AND Aircraft Nose Down ANN Annunciator panel: Caution warning system normally containing visual and audio alerts to the pilot ANPT
Short Brothers plc, usually referred to as Shorts or Short, is an aerospace company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.Shorts was founded in 1908 in London, and was the first company in the world to make production aeroplanes. [1]
NORDO aircraft declaring an emergency are given priority over other aircraft (providing a more serious emergency does not occur on another aircraft). If the radio failure occurs in visual flight rules (VFR) conditions in an area where radio communication is required, the pilot is expected to continue under VFR and land when feasible.
A domestically made fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed on Tuesday in the western state of Rajasthan, the first such incident since the jet was inducted nearly eight years ago. Prime ...
GUMPS is an acronym widely used by retractable gear aircraft pilots as a mental checklist to ensure nothing critical has been forgotten before landing. Its popularity is widespread, appearing in flight student curricula, FAA publications and aviation magazines.