Laser/master arm switch   Arming device which activates weapons
    controls on an aircraft.
leading edge   The foremost edge of an airfoil or propeller blade. 
lift   The force that counters the weight of the aircraft and enables it to fly;
    it is produced by the wings and fuselage and acts perpendicular to the
    relative wind. 	
low observable technology   Methods used to suppress an aircraft's
    acoustic, electronic, or infrared signature, thereby making it difficult to
    detect except at close range.  Radar cross-section, for example, is reduced
    by absorbing the radar energy striking the craft and/or re-radiating it in
    another frequency or redirecting it so that it does not return to the hostile
    radar receiver.
LSO   Landing Signal Officer, responsible for all aircraft recoveries on an
    aircraft carrier.  The LSO judges the quality of each approach, and guides
    and critiques pilot landings.
 
Mach   Unit of speed measurement equal to the speed of  sound
    (approximately 740 ft/sec at sea level).  Named after Ernst Mach.           
Maverick   Nickname for the AGM-65.
MFD   Multi-function display.