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<!--ID level2Center--> USA Aircraft The Tri-Service system defines the designation of aircraft as follows: 4321-##5 1 - Vehicle type (optional) G -- (Glider) -- ex. Waco CG-4A H -- (Helicopter) -- ex. AH-64 Apache V -- (V/STOL) -- ex. AV-8B Harrier Z -- (Lighter than air) -- ex. LZ-129 Hindenburg 2 - Basic Mission A -- (Attack) -- ex. A-10 Warthog B -- (Bomber) -- ex. B-52 Stratofortress C -- (Cargo transport) -- ex. C-5 Galaxy E -- (Special electronics) -- E-3 Sentry F -- (Fighter) -- ex. F-16 Flacon O -- (Observation) -- ex. OA-10 Thunderbolt P -- (Maritime patrol) -- ex. P-3 Orion R -- (Reconnaissance) S -- (Anti-Submarine Warfare) -- ex. S-3 Viking T -- (Trainer) -- ex. T-38 Talon U -- (Utility) -- ex. U-2 Dragon Lady X -- (Experimental/Research) -- ex. X-15 3 - Modified Mission (optional) This includes A, C, E, F, O, P, R, S, T, and U from (2) as well as: D -- (Drone control) -- ex. DC-130A H -- (Search and rescue) -- ex. HH-60 Jayhawk K -- (Tanker) -- The "K" comes from Kerosene -- ex. KC-135 Stratotanker L -- (Cold weather) -- ex. LC-130H - ski equipped C-130H M -- (Multi-Mission) -- ex. MH-53E Sea Dragon Q -- (Drone) -- ex. QF-106A - remote control equipped F-106A V -- (VIP/staff transport) -- ex. VC-137C - presidential C-137C transport W -- (Weather observation) -- ex. WC-130J - weather reconn. of C-130J 4 - Status (optional) G -- (Permanently grounded) -- ex. GF-101B J -- (Special test - temporary) -- ex. JB-26C N -- (Special test - permanent) -- ex. N-9M Flying Wing X -- (Experimental) -- ex. XF-89 - lead to F-89 Scorpion Y -- (Prototype) -- ex. YF-17 Cobra Z -- (Planning) 5 - Variant Specifies a particular variant of an aircraft -- ex. F-16A - F-16B, F-16C - F-16D Falcon A few outliers to these standards would be outdated aircraft and exceptional aircraft, such as: ER -- (Earth Resources) -- ex. ER-2 SR -- (Strategic Reconnaissance) -- ex. SR-71 Blackbird TR -- (Tactical Reconnaissance) -- ex. TR-1 P -- (Pursuit) -- ex. P-51 Mustang (discontinued) L -- (Liaison) -- ex. L-19 Bird Dog (discontinued) So a completely made-up yet possible aircraft would be the XFBG-109C, which would be: An experimental glider-bomber modified for a fighter mission, the third variant of the 109th glider aircraft. RUSSIA An -- (Antonov) A plane made by the Russian company, Antonov -- ex. An-225 Cossack Be -- (Beriev) A plane made by the Russian company, Beriev -- ex. Be-12 Tchiaka IL -- (Ilyushin) A plane made by the Russian company, Ilyushin -- ex. IL-76 Candid Ka -- (Kamov) An aircraft made by the Russian company, Kamov -- ex. KA-50 Hokum Mi -- (Mil) An aircraft made by the Russian Helicopter company, Mil -- ex. Mi-26 Halo MiG -- (Mikoyan-Gurevich) A plane made by the Russian company, Mikoyan-Gurevich -- ex. MiG-29 Fulcrum Su/S -- (Sukhoi) A plane made by the Russian company, Sukhoi -- ex. Su-25 Frogfoot, S-37 Berkut Tu -- (Tupolev) A plane made by the Russian company, Tupolev -- ex. Tu-95 Bear VOCABULARY / ACRONYMS A- B- C- D- E- F- G- H- I- J- K- L- M- N- O- P- Q- R- S- T- U- V- W- X- Y- Z- A <!--ACRO-->AA<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Amrée de l'Air (French air force)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->AAA<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Anti Aircraft Artillery<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->AAC<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Army Air Corps (UK)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->AAM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Air-to-Air Missile<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ABM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Anti Ballistic Missile) -- a missile capable of destroying hostile ballistic missiles or their payloads before they impact on their target.<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ACC<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Air Combat Command<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ACM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Air Combat Maneuvering<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ACMI<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ACMR<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Air Combat Maneuvering Range<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ADF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Australian Defense Force<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ADIZ<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Air Defense Identification Zone<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->AEW<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Airborne Early Warning) -- An aircraft which serves as a radar manager, which manages and broadens the span of radar. The radar from AEW aircraft are sent to all aircraft in the area to give them a more detailed view of the field<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->AEW&C<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Airborne Early Warning and Control) An aircraft which serves as a radar manager and operations control, which manages and broadens the span of radar. The radar from AEW aircraft are sent to all aircraft in the area to give them a more detailed view of the field<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->AF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Air Force<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->AFB<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Air Force Base<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->AFCS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Automated Flight Control System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->AFMC<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Air Force Materiel Command (USAF)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->AFRES<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Air Force REServe<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->AFV<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Armored Fighting Vehicle<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->AGM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Air-to-Ground Missile<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->Aircraft<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Any vehicle capable of atmospheric flight<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->Airplane<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->A vehicle with wings and a jet engine or propellers, that is heavier than air, and is able to fly<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ALAT<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ALBM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Air Launched Ballistic Missile<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ALCM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Air Launched Cruise Missile<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->AMC<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Air Mobility Command<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->AMP<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Avionics Modernization Program<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->AMRAAM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile) -- the Hughes AIM-120<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ANG<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Air National Guard<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->AoA<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Angle of Attack<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->APC<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Armored Personnel Carrier<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->APU<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Auxiliary Power Unit<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ARIA<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ARM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Anti-Radiation Missile) -- Missiles designed to intercept or seek out radar emitting stations<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ARNG<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->ARmy National Guard<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->AShM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Anti-Ship Missile<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ASM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Air-to-Surface Missile<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ASMP<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Air-Sol Moyenne Portée<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ASPJ<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Airborn Self Protection Jammer<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ASRAAM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile) -- An IR guided missile under development by BAe<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->AST<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Air Staff Target<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ASTOVL<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Advanced Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ASV<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Anti-Surface Vessel<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ASW<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Anti-Submarine Warfare) -- All measures designed to reduce or nullify the effectiveness of hostile submarines<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ASuW<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Anti-Surface Warfare<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ATARS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Advanced Tactical Air Reconnaissance System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ATBM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Anti-Tactical Ballistic Missile<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ATF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Advanced Tactical Fighter<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ATGM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Anti-Tank Guided Missile<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ATM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Anti-Tank Missile<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->AUW<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->All Up Weight<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->AWACS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Airborne Warning And Control System) -- An aircraft which serves as a radar manager and operations control, which manages and broadens the span of radar. The radar from AEW aircraft are sent to all aircraft in the area to give them a more detailed view of the field<!--DEF \--> » Top « B <!--ACRO-->BAe<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->British Aerospace<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->BERP<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->British Experimental Rotor Program<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->BVR<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Beyond Visual Range<!--DEF \--> » Top « C <!--ACRO-->C2<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Command and Control<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->C3<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Command, Control and Communications<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->C³I<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->CAF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Canadian Armed Forces (now Canadian Forces)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->CAP<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Civil Air Patrol; Combat Air Patrol<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->CAS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Correct Air Speed; Close Air Support<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->CBU<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Cluster Bomb Unit<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->CDU<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Control Display Unit<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->CEA<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Circular Error Average<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->CEP<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Circular Error Probable) -- a measure of the accuracy of missiles or bombs. The CEP is the radius of a circle in which half the shots are statistically likely to fall.<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->CF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Canadian Forces<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->CFE<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Conventional Forces Europe<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->CFT<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Conformal Fuel Tank<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->CIA<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Central Intelligence Agency<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->CIS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Commonwealth of Independent States<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->CIWS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Close-In Weapon System (US)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->COD<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Carrier Onboard Delivery<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->COIN<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->COunter-INsurgency<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->CRT<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Cathode Ray Tube<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->CV<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Attack aircraft carrier, conventionally powered (US)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->CVN<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Attack aircraft carrier, nuclear powered (US)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->CVW<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Carrier Air Wing<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->CW<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Continuous Wave<!--DEF \--> » Top « D <!--ACRO-->DA<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Dalnuaua Aviatsiya) -- Long Range Aviation, Russian AF command in charge of strategic bombers.<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->DACT<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Dissimilar Air CombaT<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->DARPA<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->DEW<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Distant Early Warning (US)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->DFC<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Distinguished Flying Cross) -- air force decoration<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->DGPS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Differential GPS<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->DIANE<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Digital, Integrated Attack and Navigation Equipment<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->DLIR<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Down Looking Infra-Red<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->DoD<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Department of Defense<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->DOSAAF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Dobrolvol'noe Obshchestvo Sodietstviya Armii, Aviatii Flotu (Russian voluntary society for the support of army, aviation and fleet)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->DVI<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Direct Voice Input<!--DEF \--> » Top « E <!--ACRO-->EAS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Equivelant Air Speed) -- Calibrated airspeed corrected for compressibility errors. Compressibility is when the aircraft reaches faster speeds where air starts to pile up in front of the pitot tube. This is only relevant for aircraft moving at speeds of 200 knots or more<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ECCM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Electronic Counter CounterMeasures) -- a form of electronic warfare designed to overcome enemy use of ECM.<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ECM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Electronic CounterMeasures) -- A form of electronic warfare designed totally or partially to prevent effective use by the enemy of part of the electromagnetic spectrum<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ECR<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Electronic Combat Reconnaissance<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->EFIS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Electronic Flight Instrument System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->Elint<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Electric Intelligence) -- Intelligence derived from enemy electronic transmissions other than telecommunications (ie. radar)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->endurance<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->The length of time an aircraft's fuel load will permit it to remain airborn.<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->EO<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Electro-Optical<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ESM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Electronic Surveillance Measures<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ESSS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->External Stores Support System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->EVS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Electro-optical Viewing System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->EW<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Electronic Warfare; Early Warning<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->EWO<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Electronic Warfare Officer<!--DEF \--> » Top « F <!--ACRO-->FA<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Frontal Aviation) -- Russian AF command in charge of tactical fighters.<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->FAA<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Federal Aviation Administration (US); Fleet Air Arm (UK, Australia); (Fuerza Aerea Argentina) -- Argentine AF<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->FAB<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Forca Aera Brasileria) -- Brazilian AF<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->FAC<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Forward Air Control; (Fuerza Aerea de Chile) -- Chilean AF; (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana) -- Colombian AF<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->FAE<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Fuel Air Explosives; (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana) -- Ecuadorian AF<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->FBW<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Fly By Wire) -- Flight-Control system with electric signaling<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->FCS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Flight Control System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->fire and forget missile<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->AAM or ASM with electronic signalling<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->FIS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Fighter Intercept Squadron<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->FLIR<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Forward Looking Infra-Red<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->FMS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Foreign Military Sale (US)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->FSD<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Full-Scale Development<!--DEF \--> » Top « G <!--ACRO-->g<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Force of Gravity<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->GAM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(GPS-Aided Munition) -- Mk 82 bombs with GPS guidance tail kit)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->GCA<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Ground-Controlled Approach<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->GCI<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Ground-Controlled Interception<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->GE<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->General Electric<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->GPS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Global Positioning System) -- A worldwide system by which the user can derive his position by receiving signals from navigation satellites<!--DEF \--> » Top « H <!--ACRO-->HARM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile) -- A high speed missile that seeks out radar stations<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->HDD<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Head-Down Display<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->HDU<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Hose-Drum Unit<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->HF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->High Frequency (3-30 MHz)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->HIRSS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Helicopter Infra-Red Suppression System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->HMMWV<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->High-Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->HOT<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Haut subsonique Optiquement Téléguidé tiré d'un Tube<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->HOTAS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Hands On Throttle And Stick<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->HOTCC<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Hands On Throttle, Collective and Cyclic<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->hp<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->horsepower<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->hr<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->hour(s)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->HUD<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Head-Up Display<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->HUDWAC<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Head-Up Display Weapon Aiming Computer<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->HUDWASS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Head-Up Display Weapon Aiming SubSystem<!--DEF \--> » Top « I <!--ACRO-->IADS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Integrated Air Defense System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->IAS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Indicated Air Speed) -- The airspeed that is read directly off the airspeed indicator. This airspeed does not take into account any corrections for altitude, temperature or compressibility<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ICBM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(InterContinental Ballistic Missile) -- Land based missile with range in excess of 3000nm (5600km)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->IDF/AF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Israeli Defense Force / Air Force<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->IFF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Identification, Friend or Foe<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->IFR<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->In-Flight Refueling<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->IGE<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->In Ground Effect<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->IIR<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Imaging Infra-Red<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ILS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Instrument Landing System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->INS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Inertial Navigation System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->INAS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Inertial Navigation and Attack System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->INS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Inertial Navigation System) -- A navigation system in which displacement from the point of departure is determined by measuring the acceleration exerted upon a gyroscopically stabilized platform by vehicle movement<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->IOC<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Initial Operating Capability<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->IR<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Infra-Red<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->IRS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Inertial Reference System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->IRST<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Infra-Red Search and Track<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->IRAN<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Inspect and Repair As Necessary<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->IRBM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile) -- Land based missile with range of 1500nm (2780km) to 3000nm (5600km)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->IRCM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Infra-Red CounterMeasure<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->IRST<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Infra-Red Search and Track<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ISA<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->International Standard Atmosphere<!--DEF \--> » Top « J <!--ACRO-->J-STARS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->JASDF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Japan Air Self-Defense Force<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->JAST<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Joint Advanced Strike Technology<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->JDAM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Joint Direct Attack Munitions) -- INS and GPS guidance kits for conventional bombs. Mk 84 with JDAM is GBU-31<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->JGSDF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Japan Ground Self-Defense Force<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->JMSDF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->JPATS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Joint Primary Aircraft Trainer System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->JSF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Joint Strike Fighter<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->JSOW<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Joint Stand-Off Weapon<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->JTIDS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Joint Tactical Information Distribution System<!--DEF \--> » Top « K <!--ACRO-->KCAS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Calibrated airspeed in knots<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->kg<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Kilogram(s)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->KIAS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Knots Indicated AirSpeed<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->km<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Kilometer(s)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->km/h<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Kilometers per hour<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->kN<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(KiloNewton) -- 1 newton == 0.2248lb of force)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->Knot<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Aviation and maritime unit of velocity. 1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->KT<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->KiloTon<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->kt(s)<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Knot(s)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->KTAS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->True airspeed in knots<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->kW<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->KiloWatt<!--DEF \--> » Top « L <!--ACRO-->LABS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Low Altitude Bombing System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->LAMPS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Light Airborn Multi-Purpose System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->LANTIRN<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Low Altitude Targeting Infra-Red for Night<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->LAPES<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Low-Altitude Parachute Extraction System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->LASTE<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Low-Altitude Safety and Targeting Enhancement<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->lb(s)<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Pounds for mass or thrust<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->LCD<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Liquid Crystal Display<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->LERX<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Leading-Edge Root eXtentions<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->LF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Low frequency (30-300 kHz)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->LGB<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Laser-Guided Bomb<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->LLLTV<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Low-Light-Level TeleVision<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->LO<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Low Observable<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->LOROP<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->LOng-Range Oblique Photography<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->LRMP<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Long Range Matitime Patrol aircraft<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->LRMTS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Laser Rangefinder and Marked Target Seeker<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->LZ<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Landing Zone<!--DEF \--> » Top « M <!--ACRO-->MAC<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Military Airlift Command (Now AMC -- USAF)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->Mach<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Ratio of true airspeed to speed of sound in the surrounding air which varies with temperature. In normal conditions, the speed of sound (Mach 1) is 1223km/h (661kt) at sea level and 1063km/h (575kt) at 36,000ft<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->MAD<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Magnetic Anomaly Detection) -- ASW equipment designed to detect disturbances in the Earth's magnetic field.<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->MAP<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Military Assistance Program (US)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->MAW<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Marine Air Wing (USMC)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->MBT<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Main Battle Tank<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->MCM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Mine CounterMeasures<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->MFD<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Multi-Function Display<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->min(s)<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Minute(s)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->MIRLS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Miniaturized Infra-Red Landing System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->MLU<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Mid-Life Update<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->MMW<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->MilliMetric Wave<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->MoD<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Ministry of Defense<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->MPA<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Maritime Patrol Aircraft<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->MPLH<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Multi-Purpose Light Helicopter<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->MR<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Maritime Reconnaissance<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->MRBM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Medium Range Ballistic Missile (range of 600nm to 1500nm)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->MSIP<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Multi-Stage Improvement Program<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->MTOW<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Maximum Take-Off Weight<!--DEF \--> » Top « N <!--ACRO-->NACA<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (Later named NASA)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->NACES<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Naval Aircrew Common Ejection System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->NAS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Naval Air Station<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->NASA<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->National Aeronautics and Space Administration<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->NATO<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->North Atlantic Treaty Organization<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->Nautical mile<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Measurement of distance. 1nm is one minute of the great circle of the earth.<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->NBC<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Nuclear, Biological, Chemical<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->nm<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Nautical mile<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->NVG<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Night Vision Goggles<!--DEF \--> » Top « O <!--ACRO-->OCU<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Operational Conversion Unit<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->ODR<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Overland Downlook Radar<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->OGE<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Out of Ground Effect<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->OTH<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Over The Horizon<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->OTHR<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Over The Horizon Radar<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->OTHT<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Over The Horizon Targeting<!--DEF \--> » Top « P <!--ACRO-->P&W<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Pratt & Whitney engine designers<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->PACAF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Pacific Air Force (USAF)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->Passive<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Not itself emitting<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->Payload<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Weapon and/or cargo capacity of an aircraft or missile<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->PGM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Precision-Guided Munitions<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->PID<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Passive Identification Device<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->PLA<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->People's Liberation Army<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->PLSS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Precision Location Strike System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->PNGDF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Papua New Guinea Defense Force<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->PNVS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Pilot's Night Vision System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->PVO<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Protivovosduzhnaya Oborona (Russian Air Defense)<!--DEF \--> » Top « R <!--ACRO-->R&D<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Research & Development<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->RAAF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Royal Australian Air Force<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->RAAWS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Radar Altimeter and Altitude Warning System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->RAF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Royal Air Force (UK)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->RAM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Radar Absorbent Material) -- Materials that absorb more radar waves then they emit, thus giving the aircraft a lesser radar signature<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->RAN<!--ACRO \--> - 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<!--DEF-->Search And Rescue<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->SARH<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Semi-Active Radar Homing<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->SEAD<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->SEAL<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->SEa, Air, Land<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->SENSO<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Sensor Operator<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->Sigint<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Signals intelligence<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->SLAM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Stand-off Land Attack Missile<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->SLAR<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Side Looking Airborn Radar<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->SLEP<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Service Life Extension Program<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->Smart<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Device possessing precision guidance.<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->Sonobuoy<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->A buoy fitted with equipment for detecting underwater noises and transmits them by radio<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->SRAM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Short-Range Attack Missile) -- Cancelled nuclear missiles designed for the B-2 Spirit<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->SSM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Surface-to-Surface-Missile<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->STAR<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Surface-To-Air Recovery<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->Stealth<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Designed or constructed in such a way and using requisite technology and materials so as to be invisible to enemy radar. Stealth depends on many variables; heat signature, radar reflection, visibility of an aircraft, and sounds the aircraft emits. Stealth can be greatened by radar absorbent material, a technique called faceting, smooth curves, and many other ways<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->STO<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Short Take-Off<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->STOL<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Short Take-Off and Landing<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->STOVL<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing<!--DEF \--> » Top « T <!--ACRO-->TAC<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Tactical Air Command (USAF, now merged into ACC)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->TACAMO<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->TAke Charge And Move Out<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->TACAN<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->TACtical Air Navigation<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->TACCO<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Tactical coordinator<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->TADS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Target Acquisition and Designation Sight<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->TANS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Tactical Air Navigation System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->TAS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(True Air Speed) -- Calibrated airspeed corrected for non-standard temperature and pressure<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->TBO<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Time Between Overhauls<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->TCS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Television Camera System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->Teline<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Telemetry intelligence<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->TFR<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Terrain Following Radar<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->TIALD<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Target Identification Airborn Laser Designation<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->TINS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Tactical Inertial Navigation System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->TJS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Tactical Jamming System<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->TRAM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Target Recognition and Attack Multisensor<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->TOW<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Tube-launched, Optically-sighted, Wire-guided<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->TSSAM<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Tri Service Stand-off Attack Missile<!--DEF \--> » Top « U <!--ACRO-->UAV<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Unmanned Aerial Vehicle<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->UHF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Ultra-High Frequency (300MHz to 3GHz)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->UK<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->United Kingdom<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->UN<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->United Nations<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->USAF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->United States Air Force<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->USAFE<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->United States Air Forces in Europe<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->USCG<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->United States Coast Guard<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->USMC<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->United States Marine Corps<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->USN<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->United States Navy<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->USSR<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Union of Soviet Socialist Republics<!--DEF \--> » Top « V <!--ACRO-->V/STOL<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Vertical or Short Take-Off and Landing<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->VertRep<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Vertical Replenishment<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->VG<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Variable Geometry<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->VHF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Very High Frequency (3 to 3000MHz)<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->VIP<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Very Important Person<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->VLF<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Very Low Frequency<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->VTA<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->(Voenno-Transportnaya Aviatsiya) -- Russian military transport command<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->VTAS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Voice, Throttle, And Stick<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->VTO<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Vertical Take-Off<!--DEF \--> <!--ACRO-->VVS<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Voenno-Vozdushnye Sili (Russian Air Forces)<!--DEF \--> » Top « W <!--ACRO-->WSO<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Weapons System Operator<!--DEF \--> » Top « Z <!--ACRO-->Zero-Zero Seat<!--ACRO \--> - <!--DEF-->Ejection seat qualified for operation at zero height and zero airspeed. 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