flak Anti-aircraft fire -- from the German word Fliegerabwehrkanone. Flanker Su-27. flaperon A combination flap and aileron. FLIR Forward-Looking Infrared. Flogger-B MiG-23. Flogger-D, -J MiG-27. FLOLS Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System. The primary optical landing aid aboard an aircraft carrier, called the "ball". fly-by-wire A design whereby all the controls of an aircraft are controlled directly by a flight computer, which processes input from a control stick. flying wing An aircraft whose entire fuselage generates lift. Fokker Anthony Fokker, Dutch aircraft designer who built fighters for the Germans during WWI. After the Armistice, Fokker continued building aircraft in Holland. fouled deck An aircraft carrier deck that is not ready to receive aircraft. Foxbat MiG-25. Foxhound MIG-31. free-fall bomb A bomb propelled solely by its own weight. Frogfoot Su-25. Fulcrum MIG-29.