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FRASEOLOGIA NATO

AGM : Air to Ground Missile

AIAA: Area of Intense Aerial Activity, usually military

Aircraft Captains: The Aircraft Captain is to be responsible for the safety of theaircraft and occupants over land and water. In any aircraft inwhich instruction is being, the flying instructor is the aircraftcaptain.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF AIRCRAFT CAPTAINS: efore flight the a!c captain is tofile a flight plan for the a!c and to sign for responsibility for the a!c frame andcomponents. After flight the a!c captain is torecord any defect or unserviceability he has

noticed in flight and report this to the officer incharge."#rom Australian Army #light manual $

AIM: Air Intercept Missile

AIRBRAKE: %art of the a!c surface which is e&tended during flight to create e&tradrag and therefore reduce airspeed.

AIRSPEED: TA' ( True Air 'peed IA' ( Indicated Air 'peed

AIR STRIKE: Air attac) against the enemy*s Command, Control, Communicationsand Intelligence nodes, )ey production facilities, and transportationinfrastructure + in other words, against his homeland, nationalinterests, resources and war+ma)ing capacity.

The obectives of an Air 'tri)e campaign can range from sustainedattac)s to destroy the war potential of an enemy nation, to a singlestri)e as an e&pression of political will.

AIR TRAFFIC: Aircraft operating in the air or on an airport surface.

ALPHA: Angle of Attac) or A-A

ALT: Abbreviation for Altitude in feet.The device which displays altitude to the pilotis called the Altimeter.

ALTERNATE: Aerodrome specified on a flight plan to which an aircraft chooses todivert if a landing at its intended destination is not possible "for reasons of poor weather for e&ample$.

ANGELS: Altitude e&pressed as ,///*s of feet. e.g. Angels 0 ( 0,/// ft

ALTIMETER:

+ arometric Altimeter It displays your attitude above sea level "A'1$.That iswhy is is particularly important to ma)e a note of the runway altitude beforeta)eoff.2 + 3adar Altimeter ! AG1 "Above ground 1evel$ lndicator.

AMRAAM: Advanced Medium 3ange Air+to+Air Missile. A fire+and+forget weapon.-nce the missile has been released you are free to manoeuvre.


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ANALOGUE: 4lectronic system in which 5uantities are represented by variationsin electrical signals "i.e by electrical analogues$

ANGLE OF ATTACK OR AOA: Also )nown as alpha.The angular differencebetween the wing and the direction of the

airflow.3epresented on the 678 by thedifference between the #8I and the #%I.

Most important to monitor during landing andany low speed flight. see 678.

ANHEDRAL: 8ownward angle of wing or tailplane e.g. 1oo) at the tailerons on the#+9G %hantom.

A/P: Airport or Autopilot.

APC: Armoured %ersonnel Carrier e.g. M+0 .... often seen in base securitydetachments at 7' Air #orce and Marine bases.

ASI: Air'peed Indicator, a flight instrument which measures the speed of an aircraftthrough the air. see 678

ASL: Above 'ea 1evel

ASM: Air to 'urface Missile

ASPECT RATIO: 3atio of the wingspan to the wing area, e&pressed as span

s5uared divided by wing area

ASR: Air+'ea 3escue. "see 'A3$ This role is usually fulfilled by helicopters, e.g.'6+/

ASRAAM: Advanced 'hort 3ange Air to Air Missile, replacement for the AIM+;series, underdevelopment

ATC: Air Traffic Control. These guys will give you clearance to ta)e+off and land.

AUTHORIATION OF FLIGHTS: 4very flight is to be authorised by the

commanding officer of the unit concerned

AUTOPILOT: 'ystem which ta)es control of an aircraft, relieving pilot wor)loadThere are many different types of a!p. The Most basic will holdaltitude and heading.If lin)ed to an I


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BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER: This device controls the alt readouts on your 678.Itshows altitude above sea level.

BAT TURN: A very tight @/ degree turn "as e&ecuted by the atmobile or #+$

BATTLEFIELD INTERDICTION: Close Air 'upport + 'uppress, delay or interruptthe activities of enemy ground forces

BINGO: #uel 'tate at which 3eturn To ase "3T$ must be initiated.

BIRDSTRIKE: Collision with a feathered friend.

BIT: uilt in Test, self testing systems fitted to most modem avionics.

BOB: attle of ritain, a wee) period of intense ritish versus German air activityduring >orld >ar 2, at the conclusion of which 6itler*s plans for invasion of

ritain were deferred.

BOGE": 4nemy a!c

BOGE" DOPE: earing, range, altitude of enemy a!c

BOLTER: Touch and go carrier dec) landing, usually e&ecuted because of a badapproach or missing the arrestor wires

BOUNDAR" LA"ER: Thin layer of slower moving air which tends to cling to thes)in of an aircraft

BRA$O SIERRA: ull 'h +& + t, opposite of 'ierra 6otel

BRG: earing, the hori?ontal direction to or from any point e&pressed in degreesof the compass.

BUG OUT: 8epart the area

B$R: eyond isual 3ange.>eapons such as AM3AAM and %6-4


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CAP: Combat Air %atrol, . 'ubspecies are: TA3CA%, A3CA%, 34'CA%

CARDINAL DIRECTIONS: Are


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DEEP PENETRATION BOMBING: -il refineries, supply depots, command andcommunication entres, munition factories,military bases. These missions usually followa high+low+high profile.6igh altitude + to conserve fuel, possible air+

refuelling1ow attitude + to avoid detection andinterception6igh altitude + egress

DEPARTURE: The point at which an a!c goes out of control "8eparture fromcontrolled flight$

DIGITAL ALTITUDE: This readout shows your altitude above sea level in feet. see678.

DME: 8istance Measuring 45uipment

DOPPLER: 3adar mode using 8oppler 'hift to determine range information

DOPPLER: 8oppler effect "or shift$ is the change in fre5uency of light, radio or sound waves when source and receiver are in relative motion.

DR: 8ead "deduced$ 3ec)oning.%lotting position by calculating the effect of speed,cour*se, time and wind against last )nown position.

DUAL CONTROLLED AIRCRAFT: The captain of an a!c is to arrange before

ta)eoff a clear and easily understood drill for handing over control of the a!c.

EAT: 4stimated Approach Time, see Charlie Time

ECM: 4lectronic Counter+Measures

ECCM: 4lectronic Counter+Counter+Measuses

EFATO: 4ngine #ailure After Ta)e+-ff refer to #1AM4 -7T chec)list

EGO DRI$ERS: #l H pilots

ELECTRIC 'ET: # #alcon "also )nown as the lawn dart*$

EMCON: 4mission Control, 3efers to a flight during which the a!c emits noradiation. e.g. 6# or 76# transmissions, 3adar, 4CM

ETA: 4stimated Time of Arrival

FAC: #orward Air Control

FAM: #amiliarisation "as in #AM #light$, #angs -ut: Going all+out for aerial victory

FB#: #ly+y+>ire "Computer flight control system$

FEBA: #orward 4dge of the attle Area

FINALS: #inal approach.That part of the 1anding procedure in which the aircrafthas made its final turn and is inbound to the active runway.system.

FLAPERON: Control surface doubling as flap and aileron


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FLIGHT PLANS: efore flight the a!c captain is to file a flight plan for the a!c and tosign for responsibility for the a!c frame and components

After flight the a!c captain is to record any defect or unserviceability he has noticed in flight and report this to the

officer in charge.

FLIR: #orward 1oo)ing lnfra 3ed

FM: #re5uency Modulated

FOD: #oreign -bect 8amage to turbine blades through iingestion of runway debrisetc.

FO! ONE: %ilot call on launching a 3adar Guided AIM

FO! T#O: %ilot call on launching an lnfra 3ed Guided AIM

FO! THREE: %ilot call on launching a %hoeni& AIM

FPM: feet per minute, a measure of an aircraft*s rate of climb or descent.

FURBALL: A mufti a!c engagement, often confused

G (OR G): Gravity + the acceleration force due togravity.7se as a measure of theaccelerative vectors a pilot can e&perience during manoeuvering ana!c. >e may define three main areas of g+force:

* + % G: G e&perienced by pilots during standard turns in most combat ets.


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HOLDING PATTERN: A racetrac)+shaped manoeuvre which )eeps aircraft within aspecified airspace while awaiting further clearance from air traffic control.

HASSLING: Moc) dogfight

HEAD MOUNTED COMPUTER: The pilot*s brain

HOTAS: 6ands -n Throttle and 'tic).

A concept of allowing the pilot to control most of the a!c systems withouthaving to ta)e his hands off the throttle and stic).#irst saw maor development in the #+H 4agle.

HUD: 6ead+7p+8isplay.Information relevant to the pilot which is proected onto a glass lens in the

pilot*s field of view.

HUD BRIGHTNESS CONTROL: Control for adusting the brightness of the678.This is particularly useful when flying atnight or in bad weather.

HUD DISCRETE: A te&t abbreviation on the 678 displaying status of a particular aircraft system.4&amples are >4A%-< 8I'C34T4',TA3G4TIorld >ar 2 ritish fighter plane.

H$AA: 6igh alue Airborne Assets or 6igh alue Assets refers to any importantbird that must be protected. A>AC' is the the number one guy therebecause without it, a lot of the airwar is blinded. ut 6AA can refer to a lotof birds to include tan)ers.

H"PO!IA: -&ygen+deprivation, usually or+cur*s at over /,/// ft altitude.

IAS: Indicated Air 'peed

IFF: Identification #riend or #oe

IFR: Instrument #light 3ules, flying purely by reference to instruments.

ILS: Instrument 1anding 'ystem

INS: Inertial


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KTS: Dnots "hile 6AA is not not an out of date term, it*s been largely replaced by the

term 1ow 8ensity 6igh 8emand "1868$. This refers to the fact that therearen*t a lot of them to go around, but they are in great demand for whateversituations develop. It*s a good reminder to those putting the battle togetherto plan wisely.

>hen it was first developed during the Cold >ar, the 4+0 was not veryadvanced, and was thusly sent out to warn and control fighters in on'oviets coming over the


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NOE: nap of earth, 1ow flying, usually by the military, using contour+flyingtechni5ues and terrain+mas)ing to avoid being seen.

NOTAM: e call this attractionof Gravity. The measure of that we call >eight.


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#rom the pilot*s perspective it means Gravity is pulling his aircraft in downwardsdirection.If the 1ift is Greater than the >eight, the aircra will stay aloft.

PIO: %ilot+induced -scillation, An undulating flight pathbrought about by over+controlling.

PIONEER MODE:


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RUN#A" DENIAL: A stri)e mission with the obective of reducing enemy air

activities. A!c are usually dispersed in hardened shelters,neccesitating multiple attac)s to destroy.4ven the most severerunway cratering can usually be fi&ed within hours.Add to thisthe fact that anti+air defenses are at their most dense aroundairbases.

As ritish Tomado pilots found during the Gulf >ar, airfieldattac)s are at best a ris)y business=

R12: 3unway

R#R: 3adar >arning 3eceiver

R!: 3eceiver

SAC: 'trategic Air Command

SAM: 'urface to Air Missile

SAR: 'earch and 3escue

SARSAT: 'A3 satellite.

SARH: 'emi+Active 3adar 6oming

SIERRA HOTEL: 'h + t 6ot, an laudatory apellation

SID: 'tandard Instrument 8eparture. A standard I#3 departure route enabling air traffic controllers to issueabbreviated clearances and thus speed the flow of traffic.

SOCKED IN: An airport closed to air traffic by bad weather.

SOP: 'tandard -perating %rocedure

STABILATORS: All+ moving one piece tailplane

STANDARD CLIMB: / degree climb.

TECHNI&UE: Momentarily pull the stic) about !0 to indicate 2 !2 degrees A-Aand then rela& pressure on the stic) until the #8I and the #%I settleon the / degrees %ITC6 A3.

STOL: 'hort Ta)e+-ff and 1anding.

Also T-1, vertical ta)e+off and landing !'T-1, verbcal!short ta)e+off andlanding

STO$L: 'hort Ta)e+-ff, ertical 1anding.

STT: 'ingle Target Trac) "air combat radar mode$

SUPER CRUISE: The capability of sustaining supersonic flight without the use of afterburner.


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SUPPL" ROUTE INTERDICTION: Modem mechanised armies are very dependenton %-1 %etroleum, -il, 1ubricants$supplies. Most common supply routes are3ailways, 3oads, 'hipping and Air transport. Cho)e %oints should be

targeted.

TAILERON: Tail planes with differential movement to provide roll control

TACAN: Tactical Air ing

TO: Ta)e+off

TO#: Tube+launched, -ptically+trac)ed, >ire+guided. An anti+tan) missile used byhelicopter and ground forces.

TRAP: Arrested 1anding

UFC: 7p+ #ront Controller

UHF: 7ltra 6igh #re5uency

U/S: 7nserviceable " not wor)ing$

O$ERSPEED: The pilot of an a!c is to declare it u!s as soon as possible after anyincident involving overspeed.

USAF: 7nited 'tates Air #orce

$ERTIGO: loss of balance

$DU: isual 8isplay 7nit

$FR: isual #light 3ules.8efined as five miles visibility or more and ,/// feet vertical and onenautical mile hori?ontal clearance from cloud.

$HF: ery 6igh #re5uency

$ID: isual Identification, also called a IK

$I: isual Identification

$TOL: ertical Ta)e+-ff and 1anding


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$: 8ecision speed, at which it must be decided whether or not to continue theta)eoff.

#AKE: 8isturbed air left behind a moving a!c.

#A$EOFF: The 1'- wants you to abort the landing attempt due to a badapproach or fouled dec).

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