ground radars.

V/STOL   Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing.
vane    A flat or curved surface exposed to a flow of air, so as to be impelled
    to move or to rotate about an axis to redirect the flow (as in a turbine) or
    itself to be the impeller.
vectored thrust   See  thrust vectoring.
vertical velocity   The sink or climb rate of an aircraft.
vulture's row   Slang for the observation deck on an aircraft carrier's island,
    from which flight operations  can be seen.

Warsaw Pact   The Soviet bloc counterpart of NATO. 
wave off   A signal from the landing signal officer ordering a pilot to abort a
    landing attempt on an aircraft carrier.  Compliance by the pilot is
    mandatory.
white shirt   A deckhand responsible for inspecting aircraft about to be
    launched from an aircraft carrier.
whiteout   The inability to distinguish colors during the initial stages of a
    blackout.  (See  blackout.)
wild weasel   A method of hunting surface-to-air missiles by using one's